stadium collapses at rugby match in Australia

stadium collapses at rugby match
Dramatic footage shows the moment a stadium terrace holding fans collapsed, sending patrons face-first into the concrete below.Show more

Fans watching a Sydney schoolboys rugby match were sent tumbling to the ground about 5pm on Saturday after the rail of a stadium terrace at Leichhardt Oval fell over.

The frightening scene unfolded in front of about 15,000 fans towards the end of a match between St Joseph's and St Ignatius Riverview.

Surely today seals it that Leichhardt Oval should be immediately condemned and Wests Tigers should never play there again,' one person wrote.

'Leichhardt Oval is a safety risk,' another said.

'An upgrade of Leichhardt oval is still not going to fix muddy hill, portaloos and minimal food and drink outlets without major changes that would upset most. I've great memories of ground, but it's had its day for big events,' another wrote.

'Seriously though this incident is caught in 4K. It'll have to be a line in the sand with Leichhardt Oval in terms of improvements,' another said.

'Hopefully everyone is ok as this has the potential to be a nasty accident with a crush of bodies falling on concrete.'

A spokesperson for Ambulance NSW told Daily Mail Australia no one was seriously injured in the collapse.

Ambulance officers were already on stand-by at the scene for the match and were able to quickly attend to the fallen fans.

The news comes just days after NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet failed to deliver on a promise to upgrade Leichhardt Oval.
'These are elite sporting stadiums for the community,' he told the Weekend Australian.

'We have made our displeasure well known. He would be aware of it. As a club, we have sat down and formulated a stadium strategy for the next five or 10 years predicated on Leichhardt Oval being upgraded.

'The facilities at Leichhardt are third world, bordering on dangerous. He has attended Leichhardt on many occasions. He would be aware of it.'