A well-known Auckland CBD bar has posted a ferocious and discriminatory tirade against fans of rugby league on social media.
HeadQuarters Viaduct, situated on Auckland's waterfront, posted a rant to its official Facebook page explaining it played the first State of Origin game on its big screen on Wednesday night after receiving "dozens of requests".
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From there, the post went on to describe the sport as "some bogan game of criminals and sons of criminals in cane toad purple v criminals and other tattooed bogans in blue".
The bar says it agreed to screen the game on high volume, causing many of its regular customers to leave the premises.
"Then the low league following scum decided to behave just as they look," it wrote.
The bar alleges that some of the league fans did unspecified damage to the establishment, which staff will now have to repair.
"If you want decent people at HQ support rugby, if you want mongrel scum and vandals support league," they wrote.
"Two words you low scum...and the second one is off....unless of course you have a shred of decency and you come back and apologise and pay for the damage you did (sic)."
In the comments of the post the bar expanded on their feelings about league fans:
"We've had a year of great rugby, the Lions tour for example, plus cricket and racing etc...and no problems, then the league scum drift in and try to wreck the place.
"I've made my decision, never again you losers, you behave like animals and I'll treat you exactly like that, with pleasure.
"Apologies to those who love that game and behave, but I’m not having my precious asset put at risk again."
In another comment the bar said they wouldn't back down on their anti-league position.
"I'll be happy to never see another bogan league supporter in my life thanks, and if I lose a couple of decent people along the way so be it, but I'll save a fortune on repairs so it'll equal out.
"Roll on the rugby crowd Saturday, they know how to behave."
Newshub has approached HeadQuarters Viaduct for comment.
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