More than 1,000 protesters gathered at Old Trafford and 200 separately at the Lowry Hotel in Salford - where United were staying ahead of the game - that afternoon. GMP said it had been aware of the planned protest and worked to ensure the demonstration was peaceful. Rafiq, who played at Yorkshire across two spells between 2008 and 2018, first made his allegations in a September 2020 interview withESPNcricinfo Aliyah Zaranyika, Bella Baylis, Beth Ecuyer-Dale, Britney Clarke, Chloe Essam, Georgia Lees, Jameela McCarthy, Jodie Gibson, Kadeen Corbin and Sasha Corbin.Strathclyde Sirens: Principality Stadium manager Mark Williams has warned that rugby's traditional match atmosphere is "under threat" from the likes of pitch invaders, with the WRU ready to tighten up rules for spectators.