\u2019n Vriendelike rugbywedstryd tussen die Porterville- en Never Despair-rugbyklubs Saterdag (3 Junie) is op \u2019n onsmaaklike noot be\u00ebindig nadat die rugbyspeler Ruan Rass (27) glo met \u2019n mes gesteek is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 eerstespan-rugbyspeler van die Never Despair-rugbyklub is in die nek gesteek nadat die spelers n\u00e1 rustyd pas na die veld teruggekeer het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lance Levendal, die voorsitter van Never Despair, s\u00ea die voorval was heeltemal onverwags en het uit die bloute gebeur. Hy vertel daar was geen onmin in die spanne of aanduidings voor die wedstryd dat s\u00f3 iets te verwagte sou kon wees nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Randall Swarts, voorsitter van die Porterville-rugbyklub, beaam Levendal se siening en s\u00ea \u2019n goeie gees het deur die dag tussen die spelers en toeskouers geheers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNever Despair het sy veiligheidsplan voor die wedstryd bekend gemaak en veiligheidswagte was by die hekke en langs die veld sigbaar. Dit was \u2019n ge\u00efsoleerde voorval \u2013 sonder \u2019n vermoede dat s\u00f3 iets sou gebeur,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns het in die eerste helfte voorgeloop, lekker gespeel en gereed [gemaak] vir die tweede helfte. Ek het beweging op die veld gesien, maar nooit gedink dit sou s\u00f3 uitdraai nie,\u201d vertel hy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Levendal het hy die man agterna gesit, maar die man het weggekom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel die span veiligheidsmaatre\u00ebls en veiligheid ingestel het, meen Levendal die velde en stadions waar hulle speel, maak dit soms moeilik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns maak gebruik van talle veiligheidswagte, maar daar is altyd \u2019n ingang of uitgang waar kwaaddoeners kan inglip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie veiligheid van die spelers en toeskouers bly vir ons die belangrikste.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Levendal s\u00ea die spelers is steeds geskok, maar hy glo hulle het nog \u2019n verantwoordelikheid teenoor die gemeenskap om rugby aan te bied. Hy beskou rugby as \u2019n manier om jongmanne uit die kwaad te hou en met positiewe aktiwiteite besig te hou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die wedstryd is n\u00e1 die voorval be\u00ebindig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Beradingsessie is Dinsdag (6 Junie) deur die Boland-rugbyunie aan die spelers en toeskouers gebied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kapt. Tania Helfrich, \u2019n woordvoerder van die Weskus-polisiedistrik, het bevestig \u2019n klagte van aanranding met die doel om ernstig te beseer ondersoek word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie slagoffer is na \u2019n plaaslike hospitaal vervoer en later na die Tygerberg-hospitaal oorgeplaas. Niemand is in hegtenis geneem nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Levendal het teen druktyd bevestig Rass is intussen uit die hospitaal ontslaan en sterk tuis aan. Die motief vir die voorval is steeds onbekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Intussen het Mark Alexander, die president van die Suid-Afrikaanse rugby-unie (Saru), aanvalle op skeidsregters en wedstrydbeamptes ten sterkste veroordeel n\u00e1 voorvalle waarin wedstrydbeamptes in die Oos-Kaap aangerand is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alexander s\u00ea ook hy sal aan al 15 vakbondlede van Saru skryf en hul tugkomitees versoek om die sterkste stappe moontlik te doen teen individue en klubs onder hul gesag, wat wedstrydbeamptes fisiek of verbaal mishandel of nie daarin slaag om beamptes voldoende te beskerm nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns moet ons wedstrydbeamptes beskerm. Sonder hulle sou daar geen sport wees nie. Die boodskap moet in die sterkste taal moontlik uitgaan dat sulke optrede nie geduld sal word nie. Aanvalle op skeidsregters is skaars, maar wanneer dit voorkom, moet provinsies nie huiwer om op te tree nie,\u201d s\u00ea Alexander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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