Pascal Pape and Wenceslas Lauret red carded after tense Paris derby brawl
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The drama surrounding Stade Francais and Racing 92 took another ugly turn on the weekend as the match between the two rival clubs descended into an a brawl, with two players sent off.Â
Fresh off their failed merger, the two clubs came out swinging - literally - and the punches resulted in red cards for both Pascal Pape, who was playing his last home match for Stade, and Racing's Wenceslas Lauret.
Proceedings began with the typical grabbing and shoving before the Stade lock decided to throw a fist that - albeit possibly unintentionally - landed in the face of Henry Chavancy.
Laurent was then…