Video: Bastareaud in trouble again
WATCH as France international centre Mathieu Bastareaud viciously attack Castres lock Christophe Samson during their Top 14 match on Sunday.
Although Toulon edged out the 28-27 win, they could potentially be without the services of their star centre in the coming weeks.
It appeared the massive Bastareaud took exception to being tackled from an offside position in the ruck and took his frustrations out on the prone Samson.
It was an extremely dangerous move, one which was even labelled as “bordering on assault” by some commentators.
Bastareaud was shown a straight red card, while Samson was shown a yellow for his part in the incident. At the time, Castres held a 27-23 lead.
Due to the time of the offence, both teams played with 14 for the last 10 minutes. Castres couldn’t hold under Toulon’s pressure and lost the lead late when Filipo Nakosi touched down with under five minutes to play.
The jury is still out on any suspension Bastareaud could face, but with the occassional blip on his record over time, he’s likely to sit out for a number of months.
Earlier this year, Bastareaud was also in the hot water following his homophic outburst against Italian second row Sebastian Negri.
Television footage appeared to show the France international calling Italian second row Sebastian Negri a “f***ing faggot” after an altercation in the final minute of the match.
Source: Rugbydump
Video credit: Top Rugby/canal+
