Football referee believed to be seriously injured after bystander rugby tackles him to the ground

A referee is believed to have been seriously injured after being rugby tackled by a bystander during a football match.

The incident took place during a match between Athletic FC and FC Pumas at the home ground of Barry Athletic, in Paget Road, on Saturday.

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The fixture was part of the Barry and District Football league and the incident happened around 20 minutes into the game, when the score was 1-1.

A video of the "bizarre" incident was caught on camera and was posted on social networking site Facebook.

Watch the video of the fan tackling the referee courtesy ;