Saturday, January 07, 2012
Fight Night in France - Agen vs Biarritz mass brawl
Biarritz moved out of the Top 14 relegation zone last night with a 15-6 win over Agen in a match that was fiery to say the least. Dimitri Yachvili kicked most of their points for their second successive win, following on from th 25-6 win over Toulon last weekend.
Marcelo Bosch kicked a dropgoal to make up their total score as they beat a determined Agen side to move into third from the bottom of the table. That position is subject to other results this weekend however.
"We needed this success to back-up our win over Toulon and confirm our form," said prop Sylvain Marconnet. "It's all smiles in the dressing room. We'll savour this win and we continue with this spirit then we will be on our way. Of that, I'm absolutely certain," he added.
In tryless game in bitter conditions, things soon got heated and with twenty minutes left, the gloves came off following a bit of foul play off the ball at the lineout. Marconnet, and quite possibly 29 other players and officials, got in the thick of it as things boiled over.
While the original instigator appeared to be Benoit Guyot as he struck an Agen forward on the floor, flanker Wenceslas Lauret was shown yellow for what appears to be escalating the fight. Damien Lagrange was also sent to cool down for ten minutes.
Biarritz are already facing all sorts of sanctions for their part in the chaos with Imanol Harinordoquy's father against Bayonne recently, so you can be sure this won't be taken lightly, and a few suspensions will follow for both sides.
Have a browse through the related posts below the video for more rugby fights from the archive.
Posted at 5:13 pm | 19 comments
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cheyanqui January 07, 2012 7:43 pm
Save the play acting for the drama club boys.
Merja January 07, 2012 7:54 pm
That kind of behavior deserves no more than a big stamping between the legs, where his man parts once were.
moddeur January 07, 2012 8:57 pm
This muddy match was horribly boring on the attacking side of things, but was really thrilling in terms of combat. When the fight started, you could just feel everyone ready to boil over ...
tl250 January 07, 2012 9:04 pm
themull January 07, 2012 9:20 pm
Guest January 08, 2012 12:41 am
Pretzel January 08, 2012 12:43 am
Sankeor January 08, 2012 4:57 am
And as a matter of fact Agen is involved ! For sure they know something about fighting spirit, and I'm a bit surprised Agen coaches Deylaud and Lanta didn't take part in the scuffle !
Reminds me of this, in september:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REzNsIrsHA8&feature=autoplay&list=PL682D7FAC746F4EAF&lf=player_embedded&playnext=1
bnations January 09, 2012 8:58 pm
Erik January 08, 2012 1:26 pm
Pretzel January 08, 2012 2:02 pm
Erik January 08, 2012 9:45 pm
Pretzel January 08, 2012 11:41 pm
Therefore I'd say they are working pretty well on reducing the scraps, that being said, its a contact sport, there is a lot at stake... so tempers are bound to boil over. Fighting in rugby is not old in ANY country therefore I'm pretty sure "the children" will survive...
filth January 08, 2012 3:46 pm
BRING BACK THE BIFF!!
Rodofle January 09, 2012 1:01 am
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