Burns apologises for showboat try blunder
Published on: Monday, October 15, 2018
PARIS: Bath full-back Freddie Burns apologised after a showboating blunder cost his team a winning try as Toulouse claimed a 22-20 victory in the European Champions Cup on Saturday.With just five minutes to play, Burns scythed through the defence and gave a cocky nod of the head and slap of his chest as he approached the tryline for what would likely have been the decisive score.Trotting in towards the back of the posts, the 28-year-old five-time capped England back slowed as he went to ground the ball one-handed, only for the ever-lively Maxime Medard to pounce, tapping Burns' forearm to cause the ball to spill and roll dead.
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A tearful Burns collapsed to the ground, face buried in the pitch.The bungled try attempt came shortly after Burns missed a penalty in front of the posts that would also have edged Bath back into the lead."Love this sport for the highs and the lows. Today was an ultimate low and a mistake I'll learn from," Burns tweeted."I'll continue to give my best as I always do. Lastly just apologies to the boys and the supporters for the mistake. I'll bounce back... thanks for the support."
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Two minutes after the botched his try, Bath's director of rugby Todd Blackadder took the full-back off, because he was "a little bit" mentally shot."It's just an honest mistake, and he will never do it again," Blackadder told BBC radio. "A really disappointing way to finish the game."
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