It can only happen in France... the sorts of incidents that make the rest of the rugby world thankful they played the game elsewhere. It's another all-out French rugby brawl! A fortnight ago we saw Oyonnax's full backÂ*Silvère Tian's late match tiradeÂ*at referee Romain Poite nearly erupt into a fracas, while the last group bust-up sawÂ*French and British navies do battleÂ*in Toulon in March. The latest ugly scenes took place in Biarritz where its junior team (Espoirs) took on Béziers. Rivalries between teams in the south of France are typically fierce but events at the Parc des Sports Aguiléra went over the top. The footage is not the best but it shows the sheer chaotic scenes as players, and what appears to be staff, get embroiled in the mass brawl off the pitch We don't quite know what started it, or how it ended up off the field, but extras joined in and around the 40 second mark you can see a hooker being knocked out by a much bigger, older man. We've got two videos that show the fight - one from across the field and the other from a spectator in the stands, filmed on his phone. What are your thoughts on these scenes, as well as in general violence in French rugby?

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