Tongan World Cup hero Andrew Fifita has urged fans to stop sending death threats to NRL referee Matt Cecchin.
Cecchin was hurled with abuse across social media and received a number of death threats after a controversial decision saw Tonga eliminated from the World Cup.
Cecchin had to even go to the extent of changing his name on social media to stop the abuse from continuing.
However, Fifita has now taken to Instagram to plea with fans to stop the abuse.