Australian Rugby Fans Pelt Officials With Bottles After Unfavorable Call and Game Result

The South Sydney Rabbitohs beat the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in an NRL matchup on Friday. After a controversial call in the final minutes of the game, the home crowd of more than 40,000 was quite upset with the referees. As the officials exited the field, fans threw bottles. Bulldogs coach Des Hasler is worried that the incident will paint the club in a bad light. Via NRL.com:

"“I know there is going to be comment, I know there will be a lot of social comment, but you people with the pen also need to be responsible for the way you write about it and the way you report it,” he said. “It is not about what this club is about. Again, on behalf of all the officials and players and everybody involved in the club, our sincerest apologies for what appeared and it won’t happen again.”"

As you can see from the video, one official slipped and another was sent to the hospital with a shoulder injury.