I think you will find that the hatred spoken of only exists in football. Fans of these other sports go to the game for the occasion, unlike many that go to football.

You only have to watch these rugby games to get an understanding that players have equally the same, if not more passion, than football players but show the referee’s the upmost respect.

England had two tries disallowed yesterday, one quite controversially, but the ref with TMO, made the decision. Captain called over and the decision was explained and the game restarted. No backchatting. The best thing is, you can hear everything the ref says even if you are sitting in the stands.

The crowds are not the same as footie crowds. You can see people drinking beer etc at rugby and cricket yet there is seldom trouble. Why?

There reason is, they enjoy the sporting spectacle and do not lose site that it is just that.