Mass arrests as police mistake rugby for brawl.

I wonder if that could be used as a legal defense if I get in a fight? It might work as well as a self-defense plea. *starts carrying a rugby ball with me* Fascinating article--thanks red terror.

posted by curtangle at 08:45 PM - reply - flag:

I went to a hockey game and a rugby match broke out.

posted by tommytrump at 09:02 PM - reply - flag:

Personally, I think they are all fibbing about the rugby match. Rostov-On-Don? Yeah, I think Rostov was on Don, Boris, Yevgeny (that's eugene to us), Vladamir, and a bunch more of those fun-loving, kinky Russians. There must have been some fun stuff going on, even down under good ole Boris and Vladimir, not that Rostov wasn't taking advantage of his position at the top of the heap. You have to have law and order. The cops had to do what they did, since huge piles of that stuff going on in public places might be a real nuisance.

posted by Bud Lang at 10:23 PM - reply - flag:

Oooops.

posted by dbt302 at 11:13 PM - reply - flag:

Damn Police just have nothing better to do these days.

posted by CrazyRamsFan at 12:27 AM - reply - flag:

Great story. Does that make the All Blacks the mafia of the rugby world then?

posted by Fence at 03:05 AM - reply - flag:

Makes me wonder what kind of martial law is going on when a police force can spare and dispatch SEVENTY OFFICERS on a Sunday afternoon.

posted by the red terror at 10:07 AM - reply - flag:

"Does that make the All Blacks the mafia of the rugby world then?" The current AB coaching and selection panel have been ridiculed by media and fans alike as "The Cartel." I suspect that makes Graham Henry the new Pablo Escobar.

posted by the red terror at 10:11 AM - reply - flag:

The current AB coaching and selection panel have been ridiculed by media and fans alike as "The Cartel." Well hopefully the ridicule will only grow when we beat the AB in the second test (I can still hope).

posted by Fence at 10:26 AM - reply - flag:

Isn't this a self-link?

posted by rocketman at 10:57 AM - reply - flag:

Looks like it Rocketman

posted by sgtcookzane at 12:30 PM - reply - flag:

Uh, yeah, it is. Is that a faux pas? [ . . . ] I just checked the user guidelines. I guess I did make a faux pas. (I can see how this policy is good for eliminating spammers, but I thought this was a community. e.g. "Our goal is to bring sports fans together and foster a thriving community." Oops, another mistake.) Feel free to remove it. (It's up on Deadspin right now, people can read it there instead.) Cheers!

posted by the red terror at 05:42 PM - reply - flag:

It is a community, but if you want traffic to your site, feel free to buy some GoogleAds to support your sports community. Otherwise, write a column for your community to foster the thrivingness of said community. Also, community. Community. And finally, community.

posted by jerseygirl at 09:53 AM - reply - flag:

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