Ugly scenes as rugby league players go into crowd to confront troublemakers

"You go towards your fans at the end of the game to acknowledge their support and when you see your family are there and need your help, regardless of whether you're a policeman or a player, the human instinct is to jump in and help them out. "

Salford Rugby owner Marwan Koukas will ban for life anyone found to have been involved in the trouble that marred the end of his Salford side's win at Huddersfield on Monday.

Shortly after the Red Devils had beaten the Giants 26-24, photographs emerged on social media of some of Salford's players becoming embroiled in ugly scenes with some of their own supporters in the away end of the ground.