A bit of third tier French rugby for you here, where the lads playing for Nevers and Lombez-Samatan threw down in some style over the weekend.
The Federale 1 clubs engaged a in mass brawl sparked by an unceremonious tip tackle delivered to a Nevers player.
The teams scrapped for over a minute before the referee finally got things under control, sending off the offending tackler from Lombez and also one of the Nevers players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0RY4zRTVwE
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