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Mass brawl erupts in French match! 5 reds and a thousand punches

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By Tolulope Dolapo Thomas

Over the weekend, five players received their marching orders after a series of huge confrontations during a local derby in the southeast of France.
Hyères-Carqueiranne and La Seyne sur Mer were the two teams competing.
After 55 minutes, the first brawl broke out, resulting in a red card for one of the players on either side.
The remaining 28 players were then embroiled in a huge brawl barely five minutes later, resulting in two further red cards – one from each team.
Veteran Samoan wing David Smith, who enjoyed a long career at the top level with the likes of the Hurricanes, Toulon and Castres, is now with Hyères-Carqueiranne.
He posted a video of one of the shocking scraps, filmed from the stand, on his Twitter account.
It shows the violence spilling over on to the running track at the side of the pitch, with players flying in and throwing punches amid a number of separate altercations.
A fifth red after another brawl
There was a fifth red card shown later in the match after another fight during the 80 minutes of mayhem.
As for the result of the match, it finished 22-6 to Pool 2 leaders Hyères-Carqueiranne.

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Tolulope Dolapo Thomas, BSc, is a Public Health Educator and Broadcast Journalist with extensive experience in radio and television. She specializes in Health Promotion, Sexual and Reproductive/Fertility Health, and Environmental Health. Certified in CPR and First Aid, Tolulope is passionate about empowering women through evidence-based public health education, fertility awareness, and community sensitization. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Public Health and is the founder of Everywoman Health by TD, a women-focused health platform dedicated to providing accurate, accessible, and trustworthy guidance for women at every stage of life.