Coaches suspended after coming to blows in Major League Rugby clash

Tempers flared in the match on Sunday as Sabercats head coach Human and New York head of high-performance Richardson locked horns during a break in play.

According to a post by a supporter, Richardson came onto the field during a water break and was 'yelling and pointing at Houston players'.

South African-born Human did not take kindly to this and stormed onto the pitch to tell Richardson off, and that's where the pair clashed.

Human hit out first, slapping Richardson across the face, and the New York coach reacted after breaking through from someone holding him back. He headed straight for Human and punched the Sabercats' coach before the pair were separated again.

Both coaches were ejected from the match by the referee and have now been suspended and fined an unspecified amount that will be donated to charity.

Human is the former head coach of the Bulls and also held roles with the Griffons, Ricoh Black Rams and UP Tuks before he joined the Sabercats under former Springbok head coach Heyneke Meyer.

Houston went on to win the game 34-27 thanks to tries from Davy Coetzer, Carlo de Nysschen, Vereniki Tikoisolomone, Dean Muir and Christian Dyer. Fly-half Coetzer also added three conversions and a penalty taking his personal haul to 14.

New York scored tries through Conor McManus, Brooklyn Hardaker, Andrew Coe and Nick Feakes.

The win for Houston keeps them in the running for the Western Conference as they are just four league points shy of their next opponents and Conference leaders, San Diego Legion.

Meanwhile, the loss for New York saw them slip to third place on the Eastern Conference as Old Glory DC moved into second spot after their 36-22 win over Utah.