Referee Attacked with Bottles in Disgraceful Scenes as New Zealand Warriors Crash Out of NRL Play-Offs

Referee attacked with bottles in disgraceful scenes as New Zealand Warriors crash out of NRL play-offs

Disgraceful scenes marred the conclusion of the New Zealand Warriors’ season on Saturday as angry fans hurled full beer cans and plastic bottles onto the pitch following their straight-sets exit from the NRL play-offs. The Auckland-based side suffered a painful 26-10 semi-final defeat at home, bringing a sudden and bitter end to a campaign that […]

Warriors fans, we lost fair and square. Stop blaming the refs

Whether you agree with the calls or not, pelting match officials with projectiles is never a good look. Last night, the New Zealand Warriors played their final game of the 2026 National Rugby League season at Eden Park. A tight contest played in front of the largest rugby league crowd our country has seen, the game went the way of the Newcastle Knights, who won 12-10. After the final whistle, the game’s officials were pelted with beer cans and o…

Officials pelted with cans at Eden Park after the Warriors’ season ends in controversy

Their finals exit has been marred by referee Ashley Klein and his assistants getting pelted with beer cans after their painful loss to the Knights.

Top rugby match ends in ugly scenes as referee attacked and security intervene

The match ended in controversial circumstances as the crowd turned on the officials

Warriors boss seeks clarification on contentious calls, investigation into ref abuse

There was plenty to address following full-time at Eden Park.

‘Extremely obvious’: Warriors demand answers from NRL as NZ goes scorched earth

‘Extremely obvious’: Warriors demand answers from NRL as NZ goes scorched earth