Bizarre Super League pre-match parade goes horribly wrong as rampaging bull breaks loose

Rugby league stars were seen running for cover after a bizarre pre-match spectacle involving bulls went horribly wrong.

A bull sent players running.

Catalans Dragons players got the fright of their lives as a rampaging bull interrupted their pre-match warm-up.

The Dragons were going through their motions to prepare for their hotly-anticipated Super League clash against St Helens at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.

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Players could scarcely have imagined the chaos that would ensue from Catalans owner Bernard Guasch’s bright idea to have a pre-match parade featuring the animals to emphasise the quality of beef in the area.

Guasch, who is also the head of a meat processing company in the region, arranged for “three prize-winning bulls, as well as two cows from the same Gascon breed” to “perform a lap of honour during the warm-up” according to a club statement before the game.

Guasch, who is also the head of a meat processing company in the area, wanted to emphasise the quality of beef in the area.

But things quickly got out of control.

WOW!!

The new warm up at @DragonsOfficiel have really been spiced up at home this season!!!#Bullsintown#SkyRLpic.twitter.com/IwYM2xqYT5

— Sky Sports Rugby League (@SkySportsRL) May 5, 2023

The bull got loose during a pre-game parade. Picture: Supplied

Lucky this wasn't Pamplona! Picture: Supplied

One bull decided it would make a run for it and break free from its handler, who was helplessly dragged along the ground.

The bull then decided to make a run for the Dragons players who were warming up near the posts at one end of the field.

It didn’t help that Catalans’ stars were wearing red warm-up tops, either.

The Dragons players quickly bolted in all directions to get to safety as the bull continued trotting around, with one player and a trainer even seen jumping into the stands.

Thankfully, the bull was recovered with no damage done and the game began as planned.

Catalans ultimately ran out 24-12 winners over the defending champions to snap their three-game winless streak.

Originally published as Bizarre Super League pre-match parade goes horribly wrong as rampaging bull breaks loose