This is the moment a Royal Marine accidentally sets himself on fire while abseiling into Twickenham in a stunt at the Army vs Navy rugby match.
Footage from the match showed the soldier descending from the stadium’s rafters as he appeared to set off a red flare.
But soon that massed into a fireball as a blaze suddenly sparked on his back – as he descended from the heavens.
And as he landed alongside other soldiers he was left flailing as he tried to remove the rope, before the camera dramatically cut to the second marine.
The stunt – which apparently left him unharmed as he was seen laughing with a pal shortly after – was mercilessly mocked online as fellow soldiers joked about his blunder.
One laughed: ‘Bro is on fire!’
Footage from the match showed the soldier descending from the stadium’s rafters as he appeared to set off a red flare
But soon that massed into a fireball as a blaze suddenly sparked on his back – as he descended from the heavens
As he landed alongside other soldiers he was left flailing as he tried to remove the rope, before the camera dramatically cut to the second marine
The footage cut to a second soldier as he flawlessly performed the feat into the stadium
The Marines were layer seen with the match ball as they carried it onto the pitch, apparently unphased by the inciden
A second joked: ‘Fantastic stuff from the Marines.’
And an account dedicated to Commando operations added: ‘Royal – always making an entrance!!!’
The Marines were layer seen with the match ball as they carried it onto the pitch, apparently unphased by the incident.
Walking alongside the historic pitch, they appeared to chuckle to each other as they marched around the perimeter.
The stunt came as the force delivered the ball to the Army vs Navy Inter Service rugby union match, played this weekend.
The honour came as the Marines came as the corps celebrated their 360th year.
Commentating on the match Invictus Gold Medallist and Strictly Come Dancing quarter-finalist JJ Chalmers said: ‘You are seeing the Royal Marines there, they are just about to bring the match ball down into it.
‘Two real reasons for this – one, Royal Marines don’t need any excuse to jump off a big building on a rope.
‘Two, this is the 360th year of the Royal Marines being celebrated this year. On the 28th October 1664, the Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot was formed.’
The Army sailed to victory as they trounced the Navy 42-31 – with a dominant ladies team also beating the Navy 78-5.
