Ollie Lawrence of Bath Rugby apologized for his reaction to a head clash with Alex Mitchell during their Premiership match against Northampton. The incident resulted in a yellow card for Mitchell and a penalty for Bath. Despite the concussion protocol not being triggered, Lawrence's exaggerated reaction drew criticism from the home crowd.
Alex Mitchell's tackle on Ollie Lawrence was punished with a penalty which Finn Russell kicked to give Bath a two-point lead with four minutes remainingBath centre Ollie Lawrence has apologised for his reaction to the clash of heads which led to the sin-binning of Alex Mitchell in the Premiership defeat at Northampton.
The force of the impact brought their heads together and Lawrence, despite having open field in front of him, slowly went to ground holding his face. Lawrence did not have a head injury assessment because the collision did not merit medical intervention according to data collected on the sidelines.Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson said: "The one who matters had a whistle and Anthony Woodthorpe said it was head on head.
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