Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam has voiced his frustration at messages of inconsistency in rugby’s judicial system, following the three-match suspension of Siale Piutau for punching – claiming the team’s captain only acted in self-defence.
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Bristol centre Piutau and Worcester Warriors lock Andrew Kitchener both received three-match bans after an altercation during their English Premiership clash last week.
Pat Lam wanted the floor to address Siale Piutau’s three-match ban.
“You’ve got to have self-defense. You should be able to defend yourself if someone attacks you lie that.”
“What do I say to his wife & kids if he gets a whack in the head?”
“Things have got to change…” pic.twitter.com/8q9xCbhLy2
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) September 8, 2020
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Watch the incident in question below
Afters included… pic.twitter.com/zOyX30YY3Q
— Scott & Bailey (@ScottBaileys) September 4, 2020
