Gloucester head coach George Skivington

Skivington quiet on Farrell’s high tackle

By PAUL REES

George Skivington has put the controversy of the defeat to Saracens in the last Premiership round behind him, refusing to make an issue of match-winner Owen Farrell escaping a red card for a high tackle.
Referee Karl Dickson did not review the challenge by the Saracens and England captain on back rower Jack Clement five minutes from the end, saying the incident had occurred too many phases before for it to be looked at.
The score was then 16-16 and Farrell won the match with a drop-goal. He was cited the following Monday and banned for four games when an independent disciplin...

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