A Hawke's Bay rugby player has been charged by the police after Saturday night's Shield celebration.

An image has surfaced on social media of white powder on the broken Ranfurly Shield, which Hawke's Bay Rugby say was accidentally dropped on a concrete floor.

TVNZ rugby commentator Scotty Stevenson says it's obvious that the Hawke's Bay players and associates have no respect for the history of the game. 

"What we're left with is a picture of carnage and contempt, as people are taking videos laughing about it. And by the looks of it, possibly much worse."

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