Rugby followers have been left shaking their heads in response to a medic’s classless act of unsportsmanship on the sideline of a sport in Australia this week.
Samoa’s win over Tonga in Spherical 2 of the Oceania Rugby Girls’s Championship was overshadowed by a case of obvious sabotage at Sunnybank Rugby Membership in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Cassie Siataga, Samoa’s fly-half, was lining up her conversion try on the sideline and was about to start out her method when a medic walked proper between her and the kicking tee.
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She seemed aggravated and shook her head, however composed herself to nail the conversion from a decent angle to increase her facet’s result in 14-0.
Rugby author Jamie Wall shared imaginative and prescient of the second and wrote on X: “That is pathetic from this bloke. Medics needs to be required to sit down down and shut up till they’re wanted…nice kick although.”
Commentary on that video defined: “Siataga going for that conversion and one of many medics for Tonga rocking via casually, simply seeing what’s taking place.
“I believe the response from Cassie stated all of it.
“However we all know what Cassie’s like, nothing fazes right here. She strains up seconds later and slots it.”
Watch the rugby conversion sabotage try within the video above
One other commentary of the second stated: “Little bit of a distraction however no worries for Cassie Siataga. She bangs it over.
“Don’t fear about any distractions, I’m simply going to stroll straight in entrance of you earlier than you kick.”
Rugby followers slammed the conduct of the medic, though it was unclear if he in actual fact labored for Tonga’s workforce or the competitors.
Mike Bubbins summed it up on X: “What a d*ck. Nice kick.”
One particular person commented: “That’s surprising – he must serve a ban if he’s a workforce official and if he’s not then he must be stood down till he can be taught to respect the kicker.”
A second stated: “Ref ought to’ve ordered him off the pitch for the remainder of the sport.”
One other urged: “I believe he’s simply the venue physician, not related to a workforce. Pretty certain I’ve seen him doing the identical function across the Brisbane Premier comp. Appears like he’s bought his blinkers on although.”
“The bloke is a bellend, wonderful composure to nonetheless put the kick over like that,” commented one other.
Samoa went on to win the sport 29-7, establishing a winner takes all showdown between Fiji and Samoa on Sunday afternoon.
Each groups are tied on 10 factors on prime of the competitors desk.
The winner of the occasion will qualify on to subsequent yr’s Girls’s Rugby World Cup in England.
