Last night's protests by Tongan rugby league supporters in Auckland's CBD has been viewed by police as being in "largely good spirits" with no arrests made or damage reported.
Mate Ma'a Tonga fans took to Auckland city streets for a second consecutive night to protest a controversial decision in the final minute of their team's narrow semi-final loss to England on Saturday.
Senior Sergeant Matt Rogers said police monitored the situation with "good intentions".
Officially it was a protest, but Tonga fans were certainly celebrating they RLWC team’s effort in Auckland. (Source: Other)
"Our aim is, as always, to keep people safe and keep the peace," he said.
"What we have been doing is encouraging people to stay on the footpath as much as possible, and discouraging any disorder or violence.
"So far we have received no reports of people being assaulted, or any damage, or theft, in relation to the gathering. There have been no arrests at this stage."
Tongan fans almost universally thought the disallowed try by Andrew Fifita should have been reviewed by the ref. (Source: Other)
One fan told 1 NEWS the thing that riled protesting fans the most was that fact Andrew Fifita's last minute disallowed try wasn't reviewed by the video ref.
"For us as supporters all we want is just to say 'hey, how come our last try didn't get a review?'," Jo said.
"That was the most poignant moment of the game and we felt that could have turned the tide."
For the second night in a row fans have march in the city over Tonga's exit from the Rugby League World Cup. (Source: Other)
It is not yet known whether fans will protest referee Matt Cecchin's decision for a third night tonight.
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