Pat Lam insists Siva Naulago’s red card against Bath for a high tackle was the result of poor decision-making by the Bristol Bears wing rather than a technical deficiency, with the Fijian suspended for the next four weeks.
Naulago received his punishment this week following his second such dismissal of the season as he was sent off against Bath at the Rec for a dangerous tackle on Will Butt after just 33 minutes of an intense derby clash.
Having only returned from a two-game suspension for a similar offence against London Irish in February, questions are obviously being asked of the 30-year-old’s tackling technique, given it’s caused him to miss six games this season.
