World Rugby has welcomed the prosecution against a person who sent abusive messages on social media targeting a match official and his family.
“a landmark” after a man in Australia was prosecuted for targeting a match official and his family online during last year’s Rugby World Cup in France.and “further cases are pending across five jurisdictions”., a youth worker from Brisbane, pleaded guilty an online harassment charge on Monday and was handed an A$1 000 good behaviour bond.“World Rugby welcomes this landmark outcome,” chief executive Alan Gilpin said in a statement.
“The vile and toxic abuse is an all-too-common occurrence for many sports men and women and public figures. “We hope that this sends a very strong message to online trolls that such behaviour is totally unacceptable and that the sport and the authorities are prepared to take action.”The New Zealand-born Isaia, 22, sent a television match official and his wife threatening and abusive messages via Facebook during the World Cup.
He was tracked down by a World Rugby online abuse programme supporting match officials and their families. Separately, Wayne Barnes, who refereed the World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand in Paris, reportedly received death threats afterwards, as did TMO Tom Foley.
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