GRAPHIC: Northampton star shares gruesome bloody snaps of ‘horrific’ burns from playing on 4g pitch

Northampton Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell suffered a gruesome burn injury against Saracens this weekend from the 4g pitch at Saracens.

Mitchell, who suffered bad burns, Tweeted posting a picture under the words ‘Say No to these 4G pitches @theRPA’

Warning – it’s pretty nasty!

Say No to these 4G pitches @theRPA pic.twitter.com/Qirb89ChIh

— Alex Mitchell (@alexmitchell97) March 4, 2019

Another player, Fraser Dingwall, is set to be sidelined ‘for a few weeks’ with what looks to be an ankle injury, which he blamed entirely on the pitch.

Agreed. Both times on 4G @theRPA pic.twitter.com/cLfIVoh0a6

— Fraser Dingwall (@FraserDingwall_) March 4, 2019

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