Mass brawl breaks out at rugby match
A MASS brawl at a rugby match between Chipping Sodbury and Southmead meant that the game had to be abandoned.
The referee was forced to abandon the game between the two sides before the 60-minute mark because of “crowd trouble”.
Chipping Sodbury were winning 13-0 when the game had to be abandoned on Saturday, September 20.
A disciplinary hearing involving representatives from both sides will be held in Thornbury on Tuesday, October 7.
David Parry-Jones, Discipline Secretary for Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union, said: “The referee had to abandon the game because of crowd trouble.”
He was unable to provide any further details until after next week’s disciplinary hearing.
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