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Derek Flynn/Stuff A Wellington rugby player has been suspended for 12 weeks after his penalty for kicking an opponent was appealed. A Wellington rugby player who kicked an opponent in the head has been sidelined for the rest of the season after the local union successfully appealed against the penalty hed previously received. Meanwhile, the head of the club for which the victim plays is concerned that another of its teams is set to play against a team that was involved in a separate violent in...

Report from RNZ The father of a Wellington club rugby player was attacked and players subjected to “repeated vile racial slurs” by another club’s supporters before a fight broke out after a match on Saturday, according to Marist St Pats chairman Rob Evans. The match between MSP and Old Boys University clubs at Wellington College was marred by a brawl in the final minutes, which Evans said involved players and spectators. Wellington Rugby is investigating the brawl, which Evans said invol...