Daniel Jarvis aka ‘Jarvo 69’ could face up to five years in prison if he disrupts any sporting event in England, Wales or Northern Ireland in the next five years
A notorious prankster has been hit with a five-year ban for an “immature” pitch invasion at England and Australia’s rugby league clash at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Daniel Jarvis managed to get alongside the Australian players during their national anthem last year, before security personnel escorted him away. Jarvis, aka ‘Jarvo 69′, is known for stunts including when he disrupted Sky Sports’ transfer deadline day broadcast with a sex toy and infiltrated the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games with Team GB.
He infamously broadcast ‘sex noises’ during the BBC’s live coverage of an FA Cup match between Liverpool and Wolves – leaving Gary Lineker and co in stitches – and similarly disrupted the Euro 2024 draw. Meanwhile his behaviour during a Test cricket match between England and India at the Oval in 2022 resulted in him being convicted of aggravated trespass, after he invaded the pitch dressed in Indian cricket whites and crashed into England player Jonny Bairstow, earning himself a suspended prison sentence.
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The 37-year-old, of Gravesend, Kent, was arrested over the incident at Everton’s new stadium on Saturday, November 1 last year and later charged with obstructing/disrupting a person engaged in a lawful activity.
Jarvis appeared at South Sefton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 21, when he was issued with a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO); given a 10-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months; and ordered to complete 110 hours unpaid work and a 10-day rehabilitation order. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £150 and £500 costs.
The terms of the CBO mean he’s banned from disrupting any sporting event and from entering any playing pitch, playing/competitive area, racetrack, racecourse, or other sporting area to which spectators or general members of the public are not permitted access in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
If he attends a sporting venue he will also be required to have a valid ticket as a condition of entry and produce it for inspection by police on demand. And if he fails to comply with the terms of the order, he could be sentenced to up to five years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.
At the time in November he was already subject to a Football Banning Order after an incident in Dublin. That saw him try to join England players before their Nations League clash against the Republic of Ireland in September 2024, but fail miserably and brand himself ‘England’s fattest ever player’.
As a result he was banned from attending all domestic and international football matches for five years. He was also ordered to surrender his passport during international tournaments.
Inspector Stuart McLoughlin said: “Jarvis – a 37-year-old man – thought it would be funny to run onto the pitch in an Australia kit. But his immature attention-seeking has real life consequences beyond a few extra hits on social media.
“It is impossible in the early moments of such an incident to ascertain if the person entering the pitch poses a genuine threat, and stunts like this can cause concern for sportspeople and young mascots as well as diverting security staff from performing their core role of keeping people in the stadium safe.
“The detention of Jarvis and subsequent investigation also occupied a lot of police time and a substantial amount of taxpayers money. But we are determined to ensure that such actions are not tolerated, and will take robust action should anyone attempt a similar stunt in future.
“I hope today’s sentencing and the extensive requirements it imposes on Jarvis encourages him to reflect on the childishness of his actions and that he acts more responsibly in future.”
Dave Lewis, head of security and stadium safety officer, said: “Everton Football Club welcomes the outcome of this case and the action taken following the incident in November.
“Entering the field of play without authorisation is a serious offence. It places players, officials, staff and fellow spectators at risk, and will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
“The club operates a zero-tolerance approach to anyone seeking unauthorised access to the pitch on match or event days and will continue to work closely with the relevant authorities to ensure those responsible are identified and held to account.
“The club has worked with the authorities and partners involved in the fixture to review the circumstances and ensure appropriate enhancements to security and stewarding have been implemented. The safety and wellbeing of everyone attending Hill Dickinson Stadium remains our absolute priority.”