It was pathetic behaviour from both sets of players. Quite why they were so wound up when the game was dead and buried is strange.

But both sets of players are to blame.

There needs to be plenty of bans for individuals and perhaps some kind of club punishment for both.

Answers on a post card to Huddersfield, I wondered why they're imploding, it's a bit drastic I know, but if they go down they could pull out of the deal.

Didn’t Edwards get involved with some Saints fans last year?

He was also goading Leeds fans at Headingley last year on his way off at the end of a controversial game.

So you’re saying they had an issue 10 years ago but not now?

Yup! Seen it at the GF and even more bizarrely some Wire muppets in the car park at Wembley even though they had won and they didn't even stay in the ground to watch the trophy presentation. Strange lot!

I wasn't there either, have also never been to Catalans away, and really couldn't care less about some scrapping that had nothing to do with me. I haven't seen the game because I've been at a music festival in Blackpool all weekend, but the main thing that concerns me is yet another dreadful result to add to the recent list (and I have been at all of our defeats this season other than the two in Perpignan). I'm also concerned about the apparent injury to Austin and any bans our players might get after Saturday. A bit of scrapping in the stands at a match I wasn't at? Erm, no, sorry, not my problem.

That's a strange attitude, if you're a fan of the *game* - which you must be, unless you think that Warrington should just play themselves every week?

It's an embarrassing and shameful day when RL is in the news because of supporters fighting in the stands; regardless of who started it, what the players did on the pitch, or how the referee handled it - there is absolutely no excuse for this kind of thuggery. Both clubs should be facing serious investigation and if necessary, censure, along with criminal charges for any supporters involved who can be identified.

I don't care what your club loyalties are - we all have some responsibility to condemn this kind of behaviour.

Great attitude "not my problem" ???
Let's just ignore what happened and move on to next week then



More Brits abroad that cant handle their drink or, maybe it's ok to get lashed up and start fighting, just because you're in another country.
Are you not embarrassed that these hooligans attach themselves to your club and drag RL through the dirt, again ? not your problem, eh.

Why do we always blame alcohol for this sort of fan behaviour? It's a cop out! Plenty of us go to matches having had a few beers and can behave ourselves. The fact is, those causing the trouble are likely to be thugs with or without alcohol in their bloodstream....

Pictures on twitter of Ben Pomeroy goading the wire fans from a balcony above, which is odd given that he was a Warrington player himself only a short while ago!

Kenny Edwards not only running into the brawl but jumping in head first - another Catalans player follows shortly with a similar action - disgraceful.

Also hardly surprised to see Sam 'V-sign' Tomkins and Micky McIlorum involved , both have significant previous that should be taken into account when deciding the size of their bans. RFL/SL (IMO) need to make a big statement about not tolerating this sort of thuggery, against players of both teams.

What happened off the pitch was entirely separate, but in the eyes of the media both happenings will be conflated - not good for the reputation of the game IMO - up there with Ben Flower and Hull fans pulling up the sticks.

Feel free to list all said significant previous.

Nothing like digging up the past, that was only 19 years ago.

To get on top of the issue of crowd violence, custodial sentences!

Does someone really have to mention rectumgate

Doesnt count, was off the field

Plus it was all Joel. Curse that lad.

Mate, i've seen a wigan fan bring up the maine road incident yesterday in order to tar warrington fans having a problem, only 1989.

Any news on the players bans in the aftermath? Cant find any updates yet

I did as soon as I saw the final score. Soz for not getting hysterical about something I couldn't care less about on the internet.

Isn't the disciplinary panel meeting tomorrow? Which is a bit tough on Warrington as they play again on Thurday. Thankfully it's only Saints.

charges are announced Monday, panel hearing if it needs one is Tuesday. it will probably be late on tday when they are announced, they have a lot to look at

Looks like it wasn't as dirty a game as we thought looking at disciplinary results

Tomkins 3 games is the stand out a few one games and Kenny Edwards to appear

This is off the Wire forum:

I find it incredible the amount of anti-Wire BS being spoken of on here when there was another set of fans, and an ex-player of both clubs, who were all involved.

No “Catalans fans are a disgrace” “Catalans fans are thugs” “rugby league players are a disgrace” “rugby league players are thugs”... no, it’s just “Wire fans are a disgrace” “Wire fans are thugs”.

I messaged my mate who was there within minutes of the incident and he replied with “they were throwing missiles into our away section”. Now, the natural reaction to that would be one of a few things:
1. Go and tell the stewards (happened to Cas fans at Catalans on another occasion and the stewards said they couldn’t do anything about it)
2. Leave
3. React

Humans are a fighting species. Fighting happens a lot, in all walks of life. Some people will always stand up for weaker people than themselves by fighting in retribution, many people will only take so much before they lose their cool and fight, some people even enjoy fighting...

There were Wire fans who did just leave as well.

But this thread tells me all I need to know about a lot of posters on this site: too bitter to consider it might not have been just Wire fans at fault in all this. Or just WUMs, of course.

Pathetic from the RFL, how on Earth has Chris Hill not been banned? His behaviour throughout the match was nothing short of embarrassing and the constant swearing at Child towards the end was pathetic. He came across like a teenager not getting their own way and he’s got away with it.