French energy union cuts power at rugby match as pension reform protests continue

A rugby club match at the Armandie stadium in Agen, France was interrupted by a power cut Thursday night in an act of protest over recently passed pension reform legislation. The local head of the CGT Energy Group claimed responsibility for cutting the power 49 minutes and 30 seconds into the game, an allusion to Article 49.3 of the French constitution that President Emmanuel Macron used to pass the reform without a parliamentary vote. Credit: Gauvain Peleau via Storyful