England Rugby League stars Ben Currie and Mike Cooper jump into stands as Warrington fans argue after loss to Leeds
ENGLAND stars Ben Currie and Mike Cooper waded into the stands following a heated fan row after Warrington’s heavy defeat to Leeds.
Tempers were high among Warrington fans on Friday night as Leeds ran riot at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, hammering the hosts 40-4.
One irate fan came all the way down from the plush hospitality box to have a stern word with a fellow supporter.
The incident prompted Currie and Cooper to jump into the crowd to try to diffuse the situation.
According to The Mirror, Cooper shouted toward the box “as if the disgruntled spectator was a member of his party”.
Currie and Cooper, 23 and 33 respectively, were eventually convinced to leave the scene of the commotion and return to the changing room.
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Warrington chief Daryl Powell said of the incident: I don’t really know the full situation there. But you don’t want to see that, do you?
“I understand everyone getting frustrated because people pay their money and they want to see a winning team, don’t they?
“And they have a right to vent their frustration. I don’t think they have a right to get physical with anybody.
Warrington’s battering at the hands of their Big Four rivals was their fourth defeat on the trot.
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Powell said: “Whether that happened or not I don’t know. But if it did, it shouldn’t because, whether it’s players’ families or whoever, we can’t have that. It’s just not on.
“Players are putting their bodies on the line. Whether they are getting everything right, that sometimes is difficult.
“When you play rugby league it’s a tough sport out there. And we don’t want that. We want all our fans to be happy and to enjoy what they’re seeing.
“At the moment, that’s inconsistent. And we need to make it more consistent.”
Powell was far from impressed by his troops’ latest poor display, admitting: “It hurts like hell. I thought Leeds were excellent tonight. I think we’re up and down.
“We’re training pretty well but it hasn’t translated to a performance tonight.
“In the second half we had 11 sets and completed 4, you won’t win any game like that. Some key lessons for us.
“We’re on a journey, I understand the fans’ frustrations.
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“The frustrating thing is you see a pretty good effort against St Helens and that tonight was clearly not good enough.
“We’ve got a lot to improve from a consistency point of view.”