WATCH: Angry rugby league player knocks out ref cold!
The unidentified French player from Saint-Esteve clearly has a temper problem as he had already been suspended earlier in the season.
Rugby league ref Benjamin Casty is floored by a player. Photo: Screengrab.
We all know rugby is a physical game.
But what happened to French referee Benjamin Casty simply, to paraphrase a cliche, wasn’t rugby.
Casty, whose brother Remi is a reasonably well-known rugby league player, was knocked out cold by a player during a semifinal of France’s rugby league junior cup between Saint-Esteve and Toulouse.
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The unidentified Saint-Esteve had just been sin binned for a professional foul when he walked up to Casty and hit him with a nasty right hook.
He thew punches at some opposition players too, who tried to calm him down.
The player clearly has a problem with Christian Cozza, president of Saint-Esteve, confirming that he had already served a four-match ban earlier in the season.
Cozza was so embarrassed by the player’s conduct that he’s subsequently resigned from his post.
Casty was taken to a nearby hospital and apparently managed to avoid a broken jaw.
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