![]() ![]() "I just wanted to make it interesting but I stuffed up Origin. "It all happened so quickly, I don't know what was going through my head," he said. "I'm sorry, I apologise about what happened, am I in trouble now?", Holmwood asked a reporter from Sydney's Daily Telegraph last night. His action didn't affect the result but could have had untold impact had the Blues managed to somehow snatch victory late in the game. Wati Holmwood, 33, removed his clothing and ran almost the length of the field at ANZ Stadium last night, tripping just short of the tryline in an adventure which cost Queensland a try two minutes from fulltime. Photo Getty ImagesA streaker who threatened to halt State of Origin's greatest dynasty is a Kiwi, who by his own admission 'stuffed up' and is sorry. In the normal scheme of things, the standard security report would have been with the NRL in Australia almost before the victorious Broncos had returned to Brisbane, which was itself a prompt arrangement with the team going direct to Hawke’s Bay Airport to fly out a few hours after the game.Streaker Wati Holmwood runs on to the field in the final minutes of the of Origin match between New South Wales and Queensland at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. “It’s just not good enough for a professional organisation like the NRL.” “I’ve been a big advocate for having as much rugby league in NZ as we can going forward, with big games all around the country, but the way that crowd behaved last night, it’s going to be impossible - the NRL can’t let more games go there. NRL On Nine commentator and league legend Paul Gallen did not hold back either, saying the behaviour of the McLean Park crowd had been awful. ![]() On a Twitter account he described it as “appalling”, and added: “People encouraging these streakers should be embarrassed!! Don’t applaud them!! Boo them!!” Photo / Ian CooperĪnother who condemned the errant spectator antics was former All Black and Hawke’s Bay Magpies idol Israel Dagg, whose own bottom was a victim when patted by a naked female streaker during a Rugby Championship match against Argentina at McLean Park in 2014. ![]() Warriors replacement Tom Ale in the frantic moments of trying to save the game as the clock ticked down. The 12 were booed and condemned as they entered the field in the final quarter of the game, but they were also applauded by parts of the crowd as a ground announcer pleaded for spectators not to encourage them.Įventually they were nabbed by the more than 40 Red Badge security staff in the arena and could have also been fined up to $5000 under the Major Events Management Act, which was enacted mainly to target offences at more global events such as the Rugby World Cup.īut police media staff said the groups, darting from various points around the ground but none of meeting the requirement of nudity to qualify as a “streaker”, were handed over to police, given warnings, trespassed from McLean Park, and released. The Napier City Council events manager behind getting Saturday night’s NRL blockbuster to Napier is calling for a legislative big-hit for pitch invasion, after revelations the 12 miscreants caught in the last quarter of the game were let go with nothing more than trespass notices telling them not to come back to the park. ![]() The red and lemon tackle of the security man all but stopped one pitch invader in his goal of a Centennial Stand end touchdown. ![]()
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