Kyle Sinckler apologises after his foul-mouthed rant at referee goes viral

Saturday, 09 January 2021 at 19:55

bySteven Smith

Bristol Bears prop Kyle Sinckler has responded after his foul-mouthed rant directed at referee Karl Dickson went viral on Twitter.

Andy Goode

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Really poor form by Kyle Sinckler screaming “Are you Fu**ing serious” at referee Karl Dickson. They are ex teammates but it should have been a yellow card. We berate footballers for similar so we don’t want this in rugby and should respect the ref! x.com/jamesfl6858524…

6:52 PM · Jan 9, 2021

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Audio picked up Sinckler asking referee Karl Dickson: ‘Are you ****ing serious?’

Dickson told the Lions tighthead that the ‘language you used is unacceptable’ but took no further action against him.

Kyle Sinckler

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Want to apologise for my reaction today. Not the example I want to be setting. Heat of the moment stuff. Will make a conscious effort to improve. My bad 👊

7:19 PM · Jan 9, 2021

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The England forward has now apologised on Twitter: "Want to apologise for my reaction today. Not the example I want to be setting. Heat of the moment stuff. Will make a conscious effort to improve. My bad"

The Bears beat rivals Exeter 20-7 in a bruising encounter to go above the Chiefs at the top of the Premiership.