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Assault, racial abuse claims emerge after Tokoroa school rugby team’s ban

Tokoroa allege racial abuse, but St Peter's staff say they heard none.
Assault, racial abuse claims emerge after Tokoroa school rugby team’s ban

Jordan Smith - Local Democracy Reporter

27 Sep, 2026 10:16 PM6 mins to read

Tokoroa High School assistant coach Arthur Motley (left) says he was assaulted by a St Peter's of Cambridge supporter at an Under-14s match. Motley is pictured with headmaster William Ford. Photo / Mark Taylor, Waikato Times

Weeks after a Tokoroa High School rugby side were banned from their competition after a supposedly violent end to a match, fresh allegations of assault and racial abuse have emerged against the other team, St Peter’s School, Cambridge.

The assistant coach of Tokoroa’s Under-14 side claims he was shoulder-charged by

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