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he said to the ref that if Afoa got injured it would be the refs fault
Yup. As I said above. This, for me, is the worst of it. The rest was trivial by comparison (if anyone doesn't think all of the teams have been fiddling the HIA and front row sub rules all season, they've been under a rock). Massive red flag for me here, as a Bris supporter also. As I understand it, it's not his place (or Borthwick's) to speak with the refereeing team either. They have Team Managers to relay the official comms.
I was amused by Afoa getting more and more fed up with it all and seeming to just go on anyway, regardless of Lam. The Team Manager fella,whose name escapes me (used to play in the 1st team, double-barrelled surname), seemed more nervous of Afoa than Pat… “Tactical” he said as big John was practically already in the scrum!
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Yes, the rest of it was a bit of a storm in a teacup.
What I really wanted was for Afoa to come back on then Leicester to change their mind and take a quick pen instead (guessing they would not be allowed to do that though).
I really love the way that Bristol play (coming from a chiefs supporter no less!), but this does take them down in my estimation a bit.
Chiefs now likely to have back to back home matches against Sale, assuming Bris win, and we get one point off sale this weekend. Sale are a team I'm not sure on, feels a bit odd that they have so many South Africans, apparently there are 45 SA players in the premiership and Sale have 11 of them...
Sam_w
Yeah, not a good look from Pam. Didn’t hear the direct quote, but seen it reported that he said to the ref that if Afoa got injured it would be the refs fault, if he did say that then I think he might be in hot water.