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Come for the Rugby, Stay for the Porn

by Jordan Yerman | July 6, 2008 at 10:29 am

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This is actually a Highlight article, and not an advert, so fuhgeddaboudit. If you ever wondered what happens when you replace a sports program with adult entertainment mid-broadcast, the answer is "bad things".

Viewers of a grassroots rugby television programme in New Zealand received more than they bargained for on Sunday when on-field play gave way to hardcore pornography.

Nearly four minutes of a porn segment were screened on the free-to-air Prime Channel before order was restored and the rugby returned.

... and I feel bad when spam slips through for a few minutes...

One father said that it had robbed his 8-year-old son of his innocence, the rival TV3 channel reported.

Sky Television issued an apology, blaming a 'system distribution fault' for screening 3 minutes 50 seconds of 'inappropriate material.'