Big Dave
14th September 2005, 22:28
Hoppa has a week
September 14, 2005
John Hopoate has a week to respond to allegations he threatened and abused junior match officials while acting as waterboy during his son's under-13 league match.
The former Manly winger could be banned from all rugby league sidelines after he was banished from the field by a referee for allegedly using abusive language and challenging a touch judge to meet him after the match.
The NSWRL received reports from the referee and touch judge involved in the semi-final between Manly Cove and Western City Tigers, which have been passed on to Hopoate.
NSWRL chief executive Geoff Carr said Hopoate would have a chance to respond to the claims before Tuesday's NSWRL board meeting.
Darren Morrisby, coach of the Tigers' under-13 team, said Hopoate's behaviour was inappropriate. "[He was] … giving them a bit of a bagging for decisions he thought was against him," Morrisby told Channel Ten.
AAP
September 14, 2005
John Hopoate has a week to respond to allegations he threatened and abused junior match officials while acting as waterboy during his son's under-13 league match.
The former Manly winger could be banned from all rugby league sidelines after he was banished from the field by a referee for allegedly using abusive language and challenging a touch judge to meet him after the match.
The NSWRL received reports from the referee and touch judge involved in the semi-final between Manly Cove and Western City Tigers, which have been passed on to Hopoate.
NSWRL chief executive Geoff Carr said Hopoate would have a chance to respond to the claims before Tuesday's NSWRL board meeting.
Darren Morrisby, coach of the Tigers' under-13 team, said Hopoate's behaviour was inappropriate. "[He was] … giving them a bit of a bagging for decisions he thought was against him," Morrisby told Channel Ten.
AAP