England and Georgia training ground brawl sparks online debate

After the news emerged recently that the England team were embroiled in a fight with Georgia during a training session, fans have given their opinion on Twitter.

The brawl occurred during a scrum session watched by school children in Oxford, although no photos or videos were taken. Georgia head coach Milton Haig said that tension will be inevitable between two sides that go toe-to-toe in this manner, but that has not stopped some fans being critical of the events that occurred, particularly the example set to those watching.

Additionally, some people mentioned the treatment that the England rugby team would receive compared to the England football team, if something like this occurred.

https://twitter.com/JonathanOllie/status/1101054118934822914
https://twitter.com/jimmy_smallwood/status/1101076607815639040

Won't somebody think of the children https://t.co/0WjLg1k5jV

— Jack Yates (@JackYates94) February 28, 2019

On the other hand, there was a number of England fans that thought nothing of this. Many highlighted the fact that a scrum session will unavoidably get heated, and that is the nature of rugby at the end of the day.

These sentiments were echoed by second-row George Kruis, downplayed the events, claiming that it is a contact sport.

https://twitter.com/chjones9/status/1101134165234384901
https://twitter.com/Jamesrayner69/status/1101009045631238144
https://twitter.com/GThomas_3/status/1101064766381064192
https://twitter.com/ScarletFever72/status/1101018298832039937
https://twitter.com/gilbertxgreen/status/1101115408264900608

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— Lee Woolward (@Leewoolward) February 27, 2019

Furthermore, some fans were saying that this fighting spirit was what was missing in England’s miserable loss to Wales last weekend in the Six Nations.

Eddie Jones’ men were dominated by the Welsh in the second half at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, and some feel that England should have shown a similar attitude towards their bitter rivals.

https://twitter.com/mrpazz/status/1101086203384868864
https://twitter.com/amoscraig/status/1101057215493033989
https://twitter.com/Youngsy1989/status/1101096654541860865

It is clear that events like this can perhaps be blown out of proportion, and that is perhaps why it does not phase many fans.