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Waterboys should keep out of the deep end | Nick Cain

Gloucester’s loss to Sale Sharks in the Premiership had its fair share of flash points

HAVING written about too much pitchside interference in the pro game in this column – whether from platoons of water-carrier coaches, or subs warming up in the in-goal area during play – the Billy Twelvetrees incident involving a Sale water-carrier Kingsholm last weekend was no thunderbolt from blue.
The Gloucester centre had every reason to be incensed when, with his club trailing 22-19 with a minute left to play, he was prevented from taking a quick throw-in after a Sale forward hoofed the ball into touch.
As the ball hit the pitch side safety barrier, the Sale waterboy standing behind the...

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