Pau and Agen resembled more of a street brawl at times than a Pro D2 semi-final as three red cards were issued in the space of two minutes in a tempestuous encounter.
By Declan Whooley
We know the French like their rouge, but this was a little ridiculous. Pau won 30-16 to book their place in the final but may have a few bruised bodies ahead of the decider in a game that saw a series of incidents throughout with passions running very high.
The video shows a few scuffles but one in particular late on was all-out warfare with the referee required to take drastic action.
Pau were always in control of the game and while there is previous between the two sides, Pau backs coach David Aucagne was not happy after the game.
“It’s ugly. They (La Rochelle) managed to get what they wanted. This is great,” he added sarcastically.
Here is the ugliness for you below, with the serious action kicking off 1.30 into the video. More punching in this clip than your average Audley Harrison fight.
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