Bristols bloodgate?

[Offside]

So how significant do you think the shambles and particularly the statement Pat Lamb made to the referee that it would he his fault if Afoa got injured. Lamb did say in interview that it was his call as to what was on the subs card but that he was busy at half time!

Should it go further?

[Crofty]

So how significant do you think the shambles and particularly the statement Pat Lamb made to the referee that it would he his fault if Afoa got injured. Lamb did say in interview that it was his call as to what was on the subs card but that he was busy at half time!

Should it go further?

It absolutely should but it absolutely won't, Bristol are the darlings of the administration...

[TiltonTiger]

Not as bad as Bloodgate IMO but pretty cynical and should not go unpunished

[amazing tiger]

It was a very unsportsmanlike thing to do and pat lam will have lost some respect in the rugby community but it’s going over the top to say this is the equivalent of bloodgate

[OakhamTiger32]

No he's injured.. but it says it was a technical sub, no he's injured.. he's definitely injured... what's that? we will be down to 13 and have to lose another player? No he's fine, technical sub honestly Sir! Disgraceful.. as was the skirmish after the whistle..

[Scott1]

No he's injured.. but it says it was a technical sub, no he's injured.. he's definitely injured... what's that? we will be down to 13 and have to lose another player? No he's fine, technical sub honestly Sir! Disgraceful.. as was the skirmish after the whistle..

Six minutes it took too,got the Bristol scrum legs some rest! Disgraceful all round

[JP14]

Not quite equivalent to bloodgate but certainly has really decreased my estimation of Lam and the Bears.

[Robespierre]

Pure and simple poor gamesmanship and bears no comparison with Bloodgate.

[JP14]

Pure and simple poor gamesmanship and bears no comparison with Bloodgate.

[Knee slap]

[Robespierre]

Pure and simple poor gamesmanship and bears no comparison with Bloodgate.

[Knee slap]

! No intention !!

[sam16111986]

I should think it'll be a minor charge, quick fine and don't let it happen again. Not in the same level as bloodgate by any stretch of the imagination.

And yes Pat Lam has fallen drastically in my estimation.

[JP14]

Pure and simple poor gamesmanship and bears no comparison with Bloodgate.

[Knee slap]

! No intention !!

To be fair I didn't think it was intentional ...

[BFG]

Perhaps what happened was nothing to do with trying to cheat in this match but more about future matches.
Having lost Sinckler to injury before the match today then Afoa becomes an even more important player and maybe having been sat on the bench with muscles stiffened Afoa's coach simply did not want his best prop risked further even if only for a minute.
In the end Afoa came back on anyway so they all got there in the end.

[Robespierre]

Perhaps what happened was nothing to do with trying to cheat in this match but more about future matches.
Having lost Sinckler to injury before the match today then Afoa becomes an even more important player and maybe having been sat on the bench with muscles stiffened Afoa's coach simply did not want his best prop risked further even if only for a minute.
In the end Afoa came back on anyway so they all got there in the end.

That sounds far too much like the voice of reason, which is rare in this forum

[RagingBull]

Perhaps what happened was nothing to do with trying to cheat in this match but more about future matches.
Having lost Sinckler to injury before the match today then Afoa becomes an even more important player and maybe having been sat on the bench with muscles stiffened Afoa's coach simply did not want his best prop risked further even if only for a minute.
In the end Afoa came back on anyway so they all got there in the end.

It's either both or neither surely?