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Find out by using News24&#8217;s CrimeCheck<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Two St George&#8217;s players spoke to News24 on condition of anonymity, after they were barred from talking to the media.<\/p>\n<p>They alleged that they heard Helderberg players making racist comments as they were leaving the field, after shaking their opponents&#8217; hands.<\/p>\n<p>One Helderberg player &#8220;pointed hands in our face&#8221; and continued to shout &#8220;hurtful words&#8221;, one of them claimed.<\/p>\n<p>When the others heard, they became angry and approached their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>He said there was lots of &#8220;pushing and shouting&#8221;, and that players were in each other&#8217;s faces.<\/p>\n<p>One of the players said:<\/p>\n<p>This escalated the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the first half was done and we came back on the field, we scored two tries, which probably upset them,&#8221; he said in response to a question about what caused the fracas.<\/p>\n<p>But a Helderberg supporter who witnessed the incident denied the claims.<\/p>\n<p>The spectator, who also did not want to be named, described the entire affair as appalling and claimed that St George&#8217;s started the fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was at the match as an outsider. Helderberg won all four matches against St George&#8217;s players.<\/p>\n<p>Another anonymous supporter added: &#8220;After the main match, spectators ran onto the field and started hitting Helderberg&#8217;s players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The supporter claimed the incident allegedly started when St George&#8217;s supporters spewed rude remarks at the Helderberg team.<\/p>\n<p>Another St George&#8217;s player said many of them went into the game with built-up anger from years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the past seven years that I have played for the team, we have always been told rude words by them, and it&#8217;s not right,&#8221; he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>He said he believed the whole debacle could have been avoided, adding that coaches and medics should not have gotten involved, or used pepper spray.<\/p>\n<p>The player said there was no debriefing after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He said:<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the Helderberg team claimed the players were instructed not speak to the media or to post anything on social media.<\/p>\n<p>News24 contacted Helderberg team manager Herman Pretorius on Sunday, but he didn&#8217;t &#8220;really want to talk now&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Western Cape police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said Strand police were aware of the incident, adding: &#8220;No cases were registered for investigation, yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An SA Rugby representative said the organisation was aware of the incident and was waiting for a report from the WPRFU.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts to reach the WPRFU were unsuccessful. 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