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Jon Doel

Pitch intruder at England v Barbarians match sparks wild scenes

Pitch invaders are never generally welcome at sporting occasions. Unless you're at a Barbarians game, of course.

This was the brilliant scene at Twickenham on Sunday when a man on his stag do, dressed as a dinosaur, invaded the pitch after the Baa Baas remarkable 52-21 win over England.

And, instead of being hauled away by men in bright orange coats, the stag got a warm welcome from the Barbarians players, who were in pretty good spirits after a week on the beers and a record win against Eddie Jones' side.

Footage released by the team shows the players tossing the man in the air repeatedly as his costume falls off. A couple of them even helped him out with his attire after the fun was over.

In an age of often sanitized professionalism, rugby needs the Barbarians more than ever.

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