Overview
- The discovery, which happened Sunday at Goole’s Victoria Pleasure Ground, led Humberside Police to call in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
- Specialists confirmed the object was a non-explosive replica grenade and removed it, and police declared the scene safe with no injuries reported.
- Play restarted at 4:20 pm BST after the club asked fans to arrive from 4 pm, and Whitehaven beat Goole Vikings 36-22.
- Club officials found the item during routine pre-match safety checks and kept it behind a cordon in a controlled lockdown while protocols brought in police, the local authority and the Rugby Football League.
- The incident shows how standardized pre-event inspections at lower-league grounds can identify risks before gates open and limit the impact to scheduling delays.