Moment when football fans laugh at the pitch invader as his pants fall off and have to be pulled back up by a guard during the Dolphins vs Cowboys NRL game: ‘Phins up, dacks down!’
- Serious case not reported to police
- Stoned Pitch Invader’s shorts end up around his ankles
- The incident made its way to Instagram
A pitch intruder has been embarrassed after a guard had to pull his pants up for him in front of laughing fans during Saturday night’s NRL game between the Dolphins and the Cowboys.
The man was being escorted from the field of play at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium when his shorts began to fall down as security personnel guided him to the exit.
In the end, the intruder was left with his underwear completely exposed, his pants sliding all the way down to his ankles, the crowd bursting into laughter as one of the guards saved his dignity by pulling the garment back up around his waist.
The crowd had a great day as the field invader’s shorts fell down as security pushed him off the ground – before one of the guards pulled his pants back up for him
The employee who hoisted the shorts back up even got a pat on the back from one of his colleagues for saving the young man from further embarrassment.
Footage of the incident made a big splash on social media, with one viewer joking after watching the video saying “Phins up, dacks down.”
In an unusual twist, it emerged that the pitch intruder had not been reported to the police, as is almost always the case when the NRL and ground staff continue their crackdown on fans entering the field of play.
“No one has reported to us an incident at Suncorp Stadium, so I suspect the grounds themselves are involved,” a Queensland Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
“Perhaps the embarrassment of the pants falling down was punishment enough for thousands of people.”
The NRL stepped up its crackdown on pitch invaders when a man (pictured) was charged with common assault after running onto the pitch and hugging Dragons star Zac Lomax in an incident that saw Roosters skipper James Tedesco and his St George’s Ben Hunt made nervous.
Scott Drinkwater (pictured with ball) was a standout in the Cowboys’ 34-10 thrashing of the Dolphins as the North Queenslanders continued their march to the Finals
In April, Dragons skipper Ben Hunt and his Sydney Roosters counterpart James Tedesco admitted they feared for player safety after a fan invaded the field during their annual Anzac Day game.
The 19-year-old man ran to the center of the field and managed to hug Dragons star Zac Lomax before being removed by guards.
He was arrested and charged with common assault and entering a sports ground, the incident prompting the NRL to tighten security.
“Who knows what the intruder might have of them … it’s a little scary,” Tedesco said.
In July, a man who ran onto the field during Newcastle’s win over Wests Tigers ran onto a guard’s shoulder to try to apprehend him, dropping the man to the ground before appearing to evade staff and run out of the stadium could come.
Dolphins star Jamayne Isako is caught off guard during his team’s 34-10 loss to the Cowboys, leaving them 14th on the ladder
Saturday night’s incident didn’t stop the game for long, as North Queensland stormed to a 34-10 win with fullback Scott Drinkwater at his brilliant best.
The win kept alive the team’s slim hopes of a playoff football.
The Cowboys travel to Penrith next Saturday, where they must win to play in the semi-finals.
“I was really happy with the way we handled the pressure all week,” said Cowboys coach Todd Payten.
“If we play finals we deserve it because we have to play Penrith next week and we’ll have to find another kit.”