Rugby World Cup: Welsh pair allegedly attacked by England fans
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Both Wales and England played their quarter final matches at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille
Two Welsh rugby fans were taken to hospital after an alleged attack by two England supporters in Marseille following the World Cup quarter-final.
Police were called to an altercation on the Canebière, the city's main avenue, at 23:45 local time (22:45 BST) on Sunday, a French police spokesman said.
A Wales fan, 57, was treated for head injuries and later discharged along with his son, 24, the spokesman said.
A British man in his thirties was arrested, the spokesman added.
He said the man who was arrested had been in possession of a "small amount" of cocaine.
Thousands of Welsh fans flocked to the Stade Velodrome in the city in southern France for Wales' defeat against Argentina in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
The city was also host to thousands of England fans who watched their team beat Fiji on Sunday to progress to the tournament's semi-final.
The UK Foreign Office has been asked to comment.
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