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Livid coach of top English side shoves Craig Doyle after ‘bantz’ fail

Published 17:23 28 Mar 2026 GMT

Updated 17:23 28 Mar 2026 GMT

Colman Stanley
Livid coach of top English side shoves Craig Doyle after ‘bantz’ fail

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He was not happy...

Leicester Tigers travelled to play Gloucester at Villa Park in the English Premiership this afternoon.

The visitors, who are third in the league, finished as 17-36 winners.

However, there was a touch of controversy before the game when TNT presenter Liam MacDevitt took a penalty kick at the goal posts, under which Leicester were training.

Head coach Geoff Parling began walking towards MacDevitt and his TV partner Craig Doyle, with the latter asking the coach whether he would 'sign' his colleague, not realising the seriousness of the situation.

Parling then shoved Doyle and issued an expletive, while telling them to get off the pitch.

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