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Dylan James

Shirtless rugby stars chase down thief in Manchester days after Michael Cheika's laptop stolen

The Lebanon Rugby League World Cup team chased down and caught a thief in Manchester while barefoot and shirtless.

The incident occurred at roughly 9PM on Saturday night, where the perpetrator was caught breaking into the team hotel.

This occurred just before their match against Jamaica, which was played at Noon the following day. Lebanon would crush their opposition 74-12.

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According to 9News Australia, one player had "just hopped off the massage table" and was seen chasing the thief down the street with no shoes, socks or shirt on.

You can watch the CCTV footage below.

This wasn't the first time the team hotel had been burgled, with head coach Michael Cheika's laptop having been stolen along with team kit just days before.

When the players caught the intruder, they escorted him back to the team hotel and waited for police to arrive.

"They say we're part timers, I think the other part time we're doing is security work," joked Cheika.

"They thought they were in an episode of Law & Order I think, I don't know what they were doing. It has been a bit of a crazy week with all that happening."

Their win against Jamaica the following day has booked them a place in the quarter-final of the World Cup against Australia, which will be played tonight (Friday, November 4th) at John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield.

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