Massive 30-man brawl breaks out at Rugby World Cup clash as benches join in

A huge 30 man brawl erupted between Wales and Georgia players as their Rugby World Cup match got nasty.

Warren Gatland's side needed a strong victory to ensure they got themselves out of a competitive Pool C with plenty of momentum. They managed to get just that as three tries from Louis Rees-Zammit alongside tries from George North, Tomas Francis and Liam Williams helped secure a 43-19 score.

However, the biggest moment of the contest came in the final ten minutes when an almighty brawl broke out. Considering the sheer size and mass behind each player, it was a terrifying brawl for those who do not like violence.

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Taine Basham was introduced as a late substitute into the contest by Gatland. He was brought on in the 62nd minute for Aaron Wainwright.

But the 23-year-old's game was over before it even started as he caused a huge fracas barely ten minutes after he came on. One of his first contributions was to hit Georgian winger Davit Niniashvili with a high and hard tackle.

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While the challenge would have taken anybody's breath away, Niniashvili immediately retaliated and got into Basham's face. In the same way Pavlov's dog salivated upon the ring of a bell, everybody on the pitch and many more on the sidelines erupted and started grabbing opposition shirts.

The officials watched on like zookeepers witnessing a mass Gorilla fight as each player looked to make their mark on their opponent. Georgian substitute Tamar Tapladze even took it upon himself to start kneeing any man wearing a red shirt in the back of the leg.

When the trouble de-escalated. the officials placed Basham and Niniashvili into the sin bin, thus ending their respective matches. Perhaps with their noses out of joint, Wales responded by crushing any hopes of a Georgian comeback, as Rees-Zammit completed his hat-trick.

"It's a massive result after a long pre-season and all the hard work, the players have prepared so well for this campaign," Wales centre North said after the game. "It was a hard game but we've ended well and look forward to the quarter-finals now."

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