Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw was an analyst on ITV for their coverage of England vs Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday evening,
Their caption choice, however, was more than a little harsh on the scrum-half and was deemed by many as inappropriate & disrespectful.
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Jeez. The Scotland captain deserves a whole lot more respect than that crass caption https://t.co/s9iWRhB9Uq
— Tom English (@BBCTomEnglish) March 11, 2017
Very Classy By ITV !!!!! Greig Laidlaw- Scotland Captain!!!! pic.twitter.com/iolxRhgAdp
— Julian Lewis Jones (@JulesLewisJones) March 11, 2017
How can ITV get away with taking the piss out of Greg Laidlaw yesterday like they did? @philsteele1 it can’t be allowed surely?
— Myles Evans (@MylesyBro) March 12, 2017
.@ITV unimpressed with how you titled Greg Laidlaw at end of game commentary basically as a loser!!! Totally inappropriate
— Heather Williams (@heatherw1976) March 11, 2017
@ITVRugby Truly pathetic captioning. Greig Laidlaw was a guest. Show some respect. pic.twitter.com/GwC8r4oVNo
— Chiaroscuro (@EricNorthcote) March 11, 2017