Protesters invaded the pitch midway through the first half of the match between Sale Sharks and Saracens
Two men have been charged after protest at a rugby union Premiership final between Sale Sharks and Saracens.
It comes after two people went onto the pitch midway through the first half of the Gallagher Premiership final at Twickenham on Saturday. Orange paint powder was thrown on to the field. Samuel Johnson, 40, of Reydon, Suffolk, and Patrick Hart, 37, of Brislington, Bristol, have now been charged in connection with the incident, the Metropolitan Police said.
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