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a few days old but still kinda funny.
Police detain players for participating in game
Associated Press
Tuesday, June 13, 2006, Page S5
Rostov-on-Don, Russia -- Scrums, mauls and rucks and an oddly shaped soccer ball? To police in southern Russia, this rugby match sure looked like a mass brawl. Police responding to a report of a large group of men fighting on Sunday found dozens of cars and people gathered in an empty field on the outskirts of this southern Russian city and what appeared to be a fight between members of criminal gangs. More than 70 police officers detained about 100 people before determining they were playing rugby instead of brawling. The police released them several hours later after scolding them for not alerting authorities ahead of time. The southern Russian region is adjacent to the troubled North Caucasus, where violence from Chechnya regularly spills into nearby areas.
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