There is absolutely no excuse for this to happen, but I was nearby and only heard the challenges.
If you looked at this game 'fairly' you will remember that Gordon were ahead, and looking the goods when the referee completely ignored the linesman who had signalled for foul play with two Uni players scuffling with one Gordon player in the backplay- and allowed a try which put Uni ahead.
In normal circumstances the try would have been disallowed, and play bought back for a penalty to Gordon, but the ref decided to ignore the foul play as he had already ruled a try. This certainly caused some upset feelings. And the number of forward passes allowed to go were another reason to get upset.
On the sideline (taking pics) all I could hear was the Uni coaching team telling the Physio runner to tell his captain to keep in the ref's ear, and this happened consistently during the game.
The ref should have been telling him to go away and let him do the reffing as he didn't need any help. I think the ref seemed to lose the plot when the game didn't go according to plan - "how the hell could Gordon be leading".
As far as defence, it is a shame that you have decided that it must have been Uni playing poorly rather than Gordon playing well. Credit where credit is due.
And, and now I'm starting to sound upset myself, how the heck could the Uni linesman in second grade put up his flag for a conversion when the ball bounced under the posts. This same linesman was then asked by the ref whether a Uni player had gone into touch before a try - of course he said "no".
You could even hear some Uni spectators taking a gasp.
Uni definitely deserved their wins, but surely spectators getting upset at some of the decisions is completely understandable. The F bomb, certainly not.
Why didn't you come over and say hello????
