Summary
Police are investigating an alleged assault during a schoolboy rugby game between Napier Boys’ High School and Gisborne Boys’ High School, where a hooded man punched a Napier player following a high tackle that initiated an on-field altercation. Gisborne Boys’ headmaster Tom Cairns stated that the assailant was not affiliated with the school community. The incident occurred in the first half of the Super 8 Rugby First XV game, causing significant disruption as players reacted to the tackle and subsequent attack.
