about 1 hour ago

All Sunday fixtures were cancelled due to poor sideline behaviour.

All junior rugby league matches in the Waikato have been cancelled due to what organisers say has been an "unacceptable increase" in poor sideline behaviour including fights and abuse.

League organisers pointed to ongoing incidents at Hopuhopu Sports Park in Ngāruawāhia.

In a Facebook statement, Waikato Junior Rugby League lists a litany of incidents - "adults engaging in physical altercations in car park areas, fights occurring in non-permitted areas, threats being made, verbal abuse directed at our junior referees, and our operations staff being subjected to inappropriate and unacceptable treatment."