Bath lock Dave Attwood has been handed a three-week ban following a previously unseen incident against Northampton Saints.
Whilst Attwood was not reprimanded during Bath Rugby’s match against Northampton Saints, he was cited post-match for an act contrary to World Rugby Law 9.12, striking or punching, on Saturday 22 October.
He has received a three-week ban and will miss the following games:
- 5 November v Newcastle Falcons
- 11 November v Leicester Tigers
- 20 November v Barbarians
In a statement, Bath said: “Speaking to Northampton Saints’ Fraser Dingwall after the match to apologise for his actions, Attwood said he is a better person than the way he acted and was very sorry for losing his cool.
“Attwood spent the night apologising to his teammates, coaches and family and is sorry to have breached his commitment to maintaining good discipline.”
Reacting to the incident, Northampton’s head of media Tim Percival wrote: ‘Taken from judgment: “The TMO has a look at the incident informally but doesn’t see any clear footage to bring it to the attention of the referee.” Staggering.’
‘Maybe when the officials miss things like this they are stood down for the same period of time,’ commented another onlooker.
A this said: ‘The ref is literally 5 yards away.’
Dave Attwood facts:
- He graduated from Bristol University with a joint Honours degree in Physics and Philosophy with the support
- Attwood funds a performance sports scholarship at the University of Bristol called the Dave Attwood Rugby Scholarship Scheme
- As at October 2022, Attwood had been awarded 24 England caps
- He was England under 16 discus champion and still enjoys throwing although he complains that “he never finds the time
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