I was involved with 2 games at youth level (U15s) around 88/89.My team St Helens Crusaders were playing Thattoheath on both occasions and despite the fact we all new each other the was no love lost.Town rivalry and all that.

The first game in an end of season sevens tournament was abandoned due to an all in brawl which was started after just single punch in a tackle.3 months later in a league game my fellow prop 'clothes lined' and then kicked their prop and cue another brawl with parents streaming onto the pitch to break it up.It looked worse than what it was but the game was abandoned again.

We played them again later that season without incident-mind you our prop was still banned so that probably helped!

Sam Moa?

Tonga were captained by Sol Haumono and he was repeatedly having to calm his players down around the ruck through the game. He was having a spell on the bench when the brawl started, got up and tried to stop the fighting. He was then yellow-carded (correctly I suppose) for entering the field without permission.

He was sent off, not yellow carded. Harsh, but you can't come back on the field.

The only thing that annoys me about this is the lack of punishment to Tonga.

I was at that game and - if memory serves - the ref John Mean did a runner down the tunnel when it kicked off and left the police to sort it. Rumour has it that he locked himself in his dressing room and refused to come out and restart the game.

it was jeff grayshon - think he got a long ban for his actions. remember it was a big backpage headline in the tabloids