Todd Blackadder had no complaints over Freddie Burns’s red card after watching his Bath side record a bonus-point success. Exeter back on top in Premiership with bonus-point defeat of Newcastle Read more“It was definitely a red card and I’ve got no complaints about the decision. But finally Bath got their crucial fourth try, Burn’s long pass finding Brew who dived over in the corner. Blackadder said: “Jonathan [Joseph] hyper-extended his elbow but he’s OK. Worcester did a great job disrupting our exits and we pride ourselves on those. This group is still buoyant.”Burns’s red card means he will likely serve a three-match ban and Rhys Priestland’s inflamed patellar tendon gives Blackadder a fly-half dilemma.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 16:33 UTC