Chaos erupts at Welsh rugby match as brawl breaks out between rivals

Chaos erupts at Welsh rugby derby match as brawl breaks out between rival teams…and crowds cheer them on!

  • Rival rugby teams Blaenavon RFC and Pontypool United faced off last weekend 
  • Players from the Division One East clubs appear to throw punches in a video  
  • Fans cheered amid a flurry of pushing and shouting at the South Wales grounds

This is the moment a brawl erupts at a Welsh rugby derby after tensions boiled over between rival teams.

Division One East rivals Blaenavon RFC and Pontypool United were facing off last weekend when the fight erupted shortly before half time, Wales Online reported. 

Punches seem to be thrown by players on both sides amid a flurry of pushing and shouting, as rugby fans cheer on the confrontation, with one observer yelling ‘go on boys! F****** lay into him!’


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Division One East rivals Blaenavon RFC and Pontypool United were facing off last weekend

The cause of the conflict, which broke out at the main stand of Blaenavon’s Recreation Ground in South Wales, remains unknown.

WalesOnline reported that no cards were shown on the back of the incident but the Welsh Rugby Union will examine the referee’s report before deciding if it will take further action.    

A source at Blaenavon told the news outlet that players were reminded of their responsibilities while chiefs at Pontypool United reportedly played down the incident.

President Mark Jones said the referee had decided not to take any further action and the incident was ‘quickly forgotten’.


Punches appear to be thrown by players on both sides amid a flurry of pushing, shoving and shouting

Mr Jones added that the players were all in the club house together that evening as there was no ‘bitterness’ between the teams.

‘Our disciplinary record over the last two seasons has been exemplary,’ he said.

‘It was just one of those where it was so wet and cold I think they were perhaps just trying to keep warm!

‘We’ve not heard anything from the WRU about it.’ 

The game ended in a 8-0 win for the visitors.

A spokesperson for Gwent Police confirmed that the incident had not been reported. 

The town of Blaenavon, where the incident took place, is a hillside town with a population of roughly 6,000 people.

It is the birthplace of several international rugby union players, including Mark Taylor, Ken Jones, John Perkins and Terry Cobner.  

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