Pre-match rituals vary from sport to sport and from athlete to athlete.
Their purpose is simple: to get a player in the zone before they start playing and give them a psychological edge over their opponents.
However, this French prop took it one step too far when he headbutted a teammate of regional French team, RC Cubzaguais (to possibly to prepare himself for the collisions he'd suffer over the course of the game) and broke his own nose.
Insolite en Gironde : à l'échauffement, il... by journalsudouest
He felt that.
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