Man charged after appearing to urinate off SCG roof

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A man has been charged after climbing onto the roof of the Sydney Cricket Ground's big screen during Saturday night's rugby Test between the Wallabies and England.

Social media footage showed the man on the roof of the Bill O'Reilly Stand where he appeared to urinate in the direction of the stadium's big screen, during the second half.

A NSW Police spokesperson said the 31-year-old man was arrested, taken to Surry Hills Police Station and charged two offences.

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Police were called to pull down a man who climbed up the SCG big screen.

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"About 9.20pm, Saturday 16 July, a man was at a sporting stadium at Moore Park when he allegedly climbed onto the top of a scoreboard within the stadium, and onto the roof of a spectator's stand," the spokesperson said.

"Officers attached to Surry Hills Police Area Command and the Police Rescue attended and safely removed the man a short time later, before he was arrested."

The 31-year-old was charged with "behaving in [an] offensive manner in/near public place and climbing on buildings on scheduled lands without approval".

The man was granted conditional bail and will appear in court on July 25.

It was a wild night at the deciding Test of the three-Test series, with England coach Eddie Jones captured berating a heckling spectator after being branded a "traitor".

Footage of the incident was posted to social media following the 21-17 win at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The video shows a fan in a Wallabies cap with a beer in hand, starting with the cameraman prompting the spectator to "spray him" as Jones walked past.

Source: 9News