BREAKING NEWS: CHAOS for thousands of England and Argentina rugby fans as they face crushes and long queues in a rush to get inside the Stade Velodrome in Marseille for kick-off at Rugby World Cup
LATEST NEWS: CHAOS for thousands of English and Argentinian rugby fans as they face crushes and long lines in a rush to get into Marseille’s Stade Velodrome for the Rugby World Cup kick-off
Fans attending England’s Rugby World Cup match against Argentina in Marseille on Saturday faced long delays entering the stadium.
MailSport reporter Chris Foy was on hand to witness the scene, which saw large numbers of fans lined up around one of the main entrances to Stade Velodrome 40 minutes before the start at 9pm local time.
The delays have been blamed on a slow security screening process, as well as fans arriving just before the match and swarming around the gates. It is likely that many supporters will miss the kick-off because of the problem.
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