By Joseph Curtis For Mailonline
Published: 15:54 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 20:10 BST, 23 May 2019
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A drunken Grenadier Guardsman punched a military policeman on the nose while brawling outside a pub following the annual Army vs Navy rugby match.
Wimbledon Magistrates' Court heard Lance Corporal James Porter, 22, had been drinking since the morning of the clash at Twickenham earlier this month, which was attended by 80,000 service personnel.
Porter then went to The Timberyard pub nearby after the match - won 27-11 by the Army - and became involved in fight that was broken up by military police who were on duty to keep the peace around the west London stadium.
Local residents have long campaigned for the fixture to be moved due to 'excessive drunken rowdy behaviour', vomiting and urinating in nearby streets and spectators 'passing out in the street'.
Lance Corporal David Osbourne pulled the pair apart only for Porter to punch him in the face when he refused to calm down.
Porter admitted assault and Magistrate Barry Wareing told him: 'Undoubtedly this was not your finest hour and it is very unfortunate that it occurred in and around Twickenham stadium when the Army versus Navy match was going on.'
Grenadier Guardsman Lance Corporal James Porter, 22, pictured, punched Lance Corporal David Osbourne when the military police officer tried to break up a fight he was involved in at a pub near
