As has been said earlier on the thread, this was an accident waiting to happen. It was pretty obvious from about 5 minutes into the game that the stewards were unable to control those from Queens (deliberately avoids referring to them as supporters).

By the time the second half got underway, the sitution was clearly spiralling out of control. Someone connected with the Stadium Management / Security should have got the police down then.

I find it totally staggering that it appears that it was supporters who sought the attendance of the police (was told this around the time they arrived).
As for the players from Queens, there were a couple of them who made their way over to the area where the trouble had broken out. I'm prepared to accept the they may have had family in that area and were concerned for their safety - I may be giving credit there where it's not due? Either way, applauding people who had been involved in trouble just leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

The fact that this is not the first time that followers of this Club have caused trouble suggests that they are 'getting away with their animalistic behaviour' and unless the Club is sanctioned, they will expect to continue to behave in this way!

To conclude, a very sad day for Doncaster RLFC and for Rugby League in general.

I was sat having a drink about 6 o'clock and was almost speechless and in all honesty somewhat disillusioned. I don't like the 'Keepmoat experience' at the best of times and that is just another nail in the coffin as far as I am concerned.

There were no police at the game until half time. This was because the satium management didnt anticipate any trouble so didnt see the need for the police presence.

At half time one of the match officials (think it was the TJ on the far side) complained that he had been spat at and also had a missile thrown at him from the Queens section of the crowd. At that point the police were asked to come to the ground but for reasons unknown they stood in the control room (at the opposite side of the ground to where the fans were)

I saw the trouble start and it was at least 3mins before a steward got anywhere near. IMO the level of stewarding on the game was not good enough and had Doncaster had done a little research they would have known about Queens reputation.

The referee was left with little option when 20 police officers ran across the middle of the pitch during play.

From what i was told the reason for the fighting in the crowd was down to an incident that happened last week at the Queens v Moorend game. Apparently after the match they were fighting in a pub at Moorend. For some reason Moorend players/supporters had decided to sit amongst the Queens crowd in the second half.

has an offical statement been made from any part either club or the rfl been made yet?

I don't know where you got that info from but there was no trouble at all between the Moorends & Queens players last week.. The Queens players and their 'genuine' fans all came back to the Social after the game for a drink and they were all perfectly ok... Moorends have played them twice this season and on both occasions they have been good hard games, with no bad feeling afterwards...

As for the Moorends lads purposely sitting in with the Queens fans in the second half, that is not true.. They had been sat on that side all through the game, as were a lot of other Donny fans... It wouldnt have mattered where they had sat to be honest,, those thugs were gonna kick off anyway..

PBGIANT wroteand had Doncaster had done a little research they would have known about Queens reputation'"

from Sporting Life.com

The Rugby Football League will rule on the outcome of Saturday's Carnegie Challenge Cup third-round tie between Doncaster and Leeds amateur outfit Queens after it was abandoned due to crowd trouble.

Doncaster trailed 2-0 at half-time but had fought back to lead 16-12 when trouble broke out and the referee called a halt after 61 minutes.

Although it was a home tie for the amateurs, the match was switched to Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.

What aload of rubbish!! i was in the crowd where it all kicked off the only reason it kicked off was because a few fans from doncaster were chanting racist comments to our fans. Yes some of the queens fans had alot to drink and some should of been thrown out but this still doesnt deserve racist abuse from Your fans!! and the incident with the "young lad" what young lad is this???? because thats aload of bollox and so is that about a pregnant woman the only person who got involved in the punch up was a steward who you have mistaken for a young lad....

The incident with the 'young lad' certainly happened and the culprit was subsequently taken away by the police.

For your info this was away from the main area of trouble.

What a penis u are... its 2009 its a new team the players had nothing to do with the incident so why is it all on them?? yes a hand full of fans had too much to drink but like ive said that doesnt deserve racist chants from other fans

the only reason the lad got arrested was because he hit a steward nothing to do with a little kid if this is true then he deserves everything he gets the match should be replayed behind closed doors... queens would of won the game they were on top in the 2nd half and had doncaster on the back foot

Oooh, let's play the racist comments trick.
You know how it goes - use a smoke screen and shift the blame away from our door step.

I aint believing anything that comes from the mouth of any Queens fan. Dont think one of them was anywhere near sober enough to recall anything that happened. Heavily pregnant woman was told to 'sit the f down' the child she was with took offence to this naturally. The pleb from 'Queens' then decided he was gonna have a go at the lad. WTF is that all about?

Speaking to someone who was playing in the game, he admitted it was very tough game. Queens could easily of gone on to win the game.

The game wont be replayed.
Queens will probably get a bashing from BARLA
The t followers wont be phased by this at all, as it all adds to the Queens reputation
Most of the Queens players were disgusted by the behaviour in the stands. They knew how close they came to potential upset.

Dream on. Had there chance & there t followers fluffed it for them. What should Doncaster go out of there way to make time for a replay date & behind closed doors. This is Rugby League, not chavball.

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well thats aload of tripe!! there wasnt enough stewards in the 1st place but they were all on the side lines watching everybody, and if a touch judge had had something thrown at him or been spat at the match would of been abandoned straight away so thats aload of

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