During the Military Derby played by Green Eagles and Red Arrows on 27th May 2023, a complaint that stated that match Officials were abused during the match was submitted to Zambia Rugby Union. The Zambia Rugby Union receives two separate disciplinary complaints alleging abuse of match officials during the Mufulira vs KPF and the Green Eagles vs Red Arrows games respectively on Saturday. ZRU sent a strong statement to warn the parties involved in the abuse of the officials and part of the letter reads: The affected are Mulimbika Mwale, Chabu, and Lawrence Njovu of KPF against Referee Richard Chipanda and in the second incident Steven Mwansa of Green Eagles against Referee Isaac Mulula. The ZRU has since launched investigations on the complaints of the alleged abuse of match officials and will ensure that all individuals involved in disciplinary cases are given a fair hearing and the disciplinary action is taken within the stipulated time of 14 days from the date the complaint was lodged and, in the meantime, suspended the affected from rugby activities to pave way to the due process of the disciplinary procedure. The ZRU wishes to send a strong message that it will not tolerate indiscipline of any kind either from players, club officials, or match officials and is dedicated to improving the standards of rugby and fair play.