It might actually be a thing. Had beers before the game with a mate who does early shifts in a town centre boozer. Apparently they were extremely busy at lunchtime with Italians wanting fish and chips!
My response was “I was certainly in for the pizzas and wine in Rome”.
Exactly what I said to London Irish. Never seems to happen at rugby.
The items taken seem to constitute trophies, not an organised street robbery gang.