Hibs condemn fan disorder

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Hibernian have condemned the fans who invaded the pitch after Saturday’s Scottish Cup final and vowed to take the strongest action possible against those guilty of attacking Rangers’ players and staff.

The Easter Road club issued a statement on Monday evening after the Scottish Football Association said it was commissioning an independent review into events after the final whistle.

Several thousand Hibs supporters flooded onto the pitch following their 3-2 win and a number of Rangers players and staff were assaulted and injured.

Three of them – captain Lee Wallace, goalscorer Andy Halliday and midfielder Jason Holt – are understood to have required medical attention.

Hibs chairman Rod Petrie – also the vice-president of the SFA – drew criticism for initially putting what happened down to ‘over exuberance’ at winning the trophy for the first time in 114 years.

But in the statement, he …

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