A well-known troublemaker stormed onto the field just moments before England and Australia’s rugby league clash at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium got underway on Saturday.
‘Jarvo 69’ managed to position himself alongside the Australian squad during their national anthem. Security personnel have faced strong criticism for their failure to prevent the incident.
“That is a true embarrassment,” one supporter wrote on X. “Well known pitch invader Jarvo has managed to get into the pitch, stand with the Aussies, sing the national anthem while getting on TV….”
‘Jarvo 69’ serves as the pseudonym for Daniel Jarvis, whom sports enthusiasts might remember as the architect behind numerous other sporting disruptions.
In September 2024, he attempted to join the England football squad before their fixture against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
The troublemaker had previously disrupted Sky Sports’ transfer deadline day broadcast with a sex toy and infiltrated the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics whilst disguised as a Team GB member.
Jarvis infamously broadcast explicit audio during the BBC‘s coverage of an FA Cup match featuring Liverpool and Wolves, and he similarly disrupted the Euro 2024 draw. His behaviour during a cricket encounter between England and India at the Oval in 2022 resulted in him being convicted of aggravated trespass.
Jarvis charged onto the pitch wearing an India strip and crashed into England player Jonny Bairstow, subsequently receiving a suspended sentence.
District Judge Daniel Benjamin stated: “Players and sporting officials do not know whether a person crossing the boundary is intent on doing them physical harm.
“Even if the person is not intent on doing physical harm, as your own conduct shows it is possible for physical contact to be made with a player inadvertently, risking such harm. As with any other member of the public, players and officials deserve to feel safe within their workplace.
“Contrary to your attempts to do otherwise with your YouTube videos, the message needs to go out that wrongly entering the arena at a sporting fixture is not a silly matter. It is so wide of the mark of acceptable behaviour that it will be met with severe sanction by the courts.”