French navy wins battle of Toulon

Not a history lesson concerning the British defeat at the hands of French and Spanish navies in 1744, but the annual rugby match between the Royal Navy and the French Marine in Toulon, a major French naval port. A brawl broke out involving pretty well all 30 players and turning into individual scuffles on the pitch.

Eventually calm broke out and the match continued. The French won 28-6.
A Royal Navy spokesman said it was a storm in teacup. But that's what they said in 1744.
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