Owen Farrell lashes out at ‘pathetic’ England prop after ‘Lionel Messi dive’

during a highstakes Premiership clash between sarason and S sharks tensions flared as Owen Ferell sarason Captain confronted sales Bavon Rod over what he deemed a theatrical fall the incident occurred after sail earned a penalty at a scrum leading to a minor altercation between sarason's Christian judge and Rod judge lightly shoved Rod who dramatically fell to the ground apparently attempting to draw further sanctions from the referee Luke Pierce Pierce unimpressed by Rod's theatrics quickly intervene instructing him to get up frell visibly frustrated pointed at rod and called him out for his behavior labeling it pathetic and comparing the fall to a Leonel Messi dive despite the referee's efforts to manage the situation and prevent Ferell from escalating it the sarason playmaker voiced his displeasure with Rod's actions Pierce addressed Rod acknowledging the push but criticizing the exaggerated fall stating I'm not sure it needed a lonel Messi dive the penalty stood but the incident sparked wider commentary with former England fly half Andy good echoing feral sentiment good took to social media to criticize Rod's actions as seriously pathetic highlighting the growing issue of gamesmanship in rugby this episode reflects broader concerns within the sport about unsportsmanlike conduct frell referenced a previous incident against bath to underscore the negative impact such Behavior has on Rugby's reputation Piers while sympathetic to frell's frustration maintained that rules had to be enforced referencing another penalty where sarason's Ivan vanel was penalized for retaliating against Ben Curry's gamesmanship overall the incident underscored the importance of maintaining the Integrity of the game with both players and officials striving to balance competitive spirit with sportsmanship