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Welsh rugby team involved in violent Canadian bar brawl as ugly video footage emerges
Welsh rugby team involved in violent Canadian bar brawl as ugly video footage emerges
The incident is understood to have taken place last Saturday outside a bar in Calgary
Ugly footage has emerged of a fight believed to involve a Welsh rugby team at a bar in Canada.
Videos of violence from last Saturday night in Calgary city centre have been circulating on social media and we understand several of those pictured are members of Nelson RFC's senior men's team, grappling with what are believed to be locals outside a bar.
Members of the rugby side, who are believed to be have been in the country on rugby tour, are understood to be dressed in shirts and ties and are seen in physical altercations with bar-goers. Don't miss a rugby story, sign up for our newsletter
Punches appear to be thrown while a growing crowd watch on from the pavement outside of the drinking establishment.
The brawl then looks like it separates into two smaller scuffles to the left and right of the bar.
At one stage a patron wearing a shirt and tie is lifted off his feet and dropped to the floor by a man dressed all in black. When he rises to his feet he is punched by a different man to the floor, falling backwards into the street.
Welsh rugby team involved in violent Canadian bar brawl
The fight appears to have taken place outside Spanky's Saloon, a "Nashville-inspired" bar on 10 Avenue, SW Calgary.
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office said: "We have not been approached for consular assistance in this case, but our staff stand ready to support British Nationals overseas 24/7."
Nelson Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club team based in Caerphilly who plays in the Welsh Rugby Union's Division One East League. Their club badge is a white unicorn on black.
Nelson RFC said they are working to investigate the incident with the WRU and will provide a comment in due course.
The WRU have been approached for comment.
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Calgary Police said: "While we are aware of the video circulating online, the Calgary Police Service can confirm no charges have been laid."
