Canberra Raiders fan has membership cancelled for spitting at NRL ref Ashley KleinGETTY IMAGES Referee Ashley Klein was the target of a fan's spit at halftime in the NRL match in Canberra. Canberra have cancelled the membership of a fan who spat at NRL referee Ashley Klein during Sunday's home loss to Penrith. The Raiders have revoked the fan's membership for 12 months. Video footage showed the fan leaning over the railing and spitting towards Klein as he headed into the tunnel. "We believe 12 months is a sufficient penalty for the incident and we will review his membership application after this time has expired.

Source: Stuff August 21, 2017 05:15 UTC