Shocking footage of South African schoolboy rugby brawl

A second brawl began as both players continued fighting while leaving the field. Photo / Twitter

Shocking scenes have been posted on social media of a brawl between two schoolboy teams during a rugby game in South Africa.

The brawl occurred in an under-19s clash between Eastern Province and Western Province over the weekend, Sport 24 reports.

In the video posted on Twitter, punches are thrown in an initial melee which resulted in two players being sent off.

However while leaving the field one of the red-carded players responded with a head-butt which kicked off a second all-in brawl.

Ugly scenes from WP U19’s 47-18 win over EP U19’s in PE this past weekend. pic.twitter.com/zdIUV2y57x

— Derek Alberts (@derekalberts1) October 1, 2018