Englishman in New York31 Aug 2006 10:48 am
Russian Police Mistake Rugby Match for Brawl
Police responding to a report of a large group of men fighting Sunday evening found dozens of cars and people gathered in an empty field on the outskirts of Rostov-on-Don, and what appeared to be a fight between criminal gang members.
More than 70 officers detained some 100 people before determining that they were playing rugby instead of brawling, releasing them several hours later after scolding them for not alerting authorities ahead of time.
Unfortunately the article fails to answer the most important question: League or Union? Read on here. (Via Private Eye.)
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There is only one kind of rugby, league!