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Wild football melee as players rush into stands to fight fans

Oct 19, 2010, 7:07 PM EDT

Wait, is this supposed to happen in Canada? Here we are at the Ontario Football Conference amateur league football game between the St. Leonard Cougars and host Hamilton Hurricanes. The game is almost over when St. Leonard players rush the stands and engage in a wild brawl with spectators, the battle including one fan being flattened with a plastic milk crate, and another being knocked out cold with a punch. Despite ambulances and police being called to the scene at Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton police have dropped their investigation into the fight because no one is willing to press charges.
Videos following the jump.




From The Hamilton Spectator:

Up to 20 St. Leonard players jumped into the stands after being heckled by Hurricanes fans. Fists, crates and helmets began flying.

For the championship game on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ivor Wynne, Hurricanes officials have decided that fans will all sit in the south side stands on the opposite side from the players’ benches.

Cougars head coach Jeff Rached said he requested added security in the second quarter. Hurricane officials went into the crowd and tried to calm some of the hecklers.

OFC players range in age from 18 to 22 and are sometimes recruited by the CFL.

I think that SOMEBODY needs a visit from the Always Enjoyable Giant Inflatable Beaver.
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St. Leonard takes fight from field to stands [The StarPhoenix]
Not investigating football donnybrook: Police [The Hamilton Spectator]

  1. bp - Oct 19, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    oh wow i got friends on this team what the hell happened haha

  2. Victor - Oct 20, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    This fight was caused when hecklers started using the “N word” at our players. I was there and saw the whole thing happen.

  3. schiebs - Oct 20, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    This is just absolutely ridiculous. Everyone of those players who went into the stands and started ganging up on people, stomping on them when they were on the ground, should be arrested. That is absolutely pathetic and I would feel sorry for myself if I was even associated with one of these idiots.

  4. YukonCracker - Oct 20, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    I was there, the fans wouldn’t give them Bananas and the rest is history.

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