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A first step in the fight against online harassment of referees. World Rugby announced on Monday that proceedings have been initiated in Australia against a person who sent offensive messages on social networks to a referee at the last World Cup, as well as to members of his family. During the last World Cup in France, a video referee (TMO) and his wife were the targets of threatening and abusive messages on Facebook. It was thanks to the online abuse program set up by World Rugby that an individual was identified and located in Australia. The case was referred to Australian authorities for prosecution.
As a result, the International Federation is considering banning this individual from purchasing tickets for upcoming events hosted by the governing body. In addition, World Rugby has confirmed that other cases are underway in five jurisdictions thanks to the implementation of this program to combat online harassment.
In a press release, Alan Gilpin, Managing Director of World Rugby, welcomed its progress which will be reinforced for the next three years: “World Rugby welcomes this historic judgment. Heinous and toxic online abuse is unfortunately commonplace for many athletes and public figures. We hope this sends a strong message to online trolls that such behavior is completely unacceptable, and the sport and authorities are determined to take action.”
At the end of the last World Cup, English referee Wayne Barnes, who notably led the Africa-New Zealand final, retired, citing the threats he and his family had received. Same case for video referee Tom Foley who deplored “a torrent of criticism and abuse online”. Frenchman Mathieu Raynal also announced that he will retire at the end of the season. In an interview with Rugbyrama, he explained: “The power of images and slow motion have found in social networks an important resonance chamber which favors the emergence of controversies, where, most of the time, people without competence display their points of view and turn them into truths, which, in my eyes, drags our sport into dangerous territory.
