"We had a working session with all our referees to ensure that space is created at the breakdown and that tacklers release the tackled player and roll away immediately within the existing laws, " added Andrew.

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"Danny mentions Roy Hodgson and myself in that context that we didn't wind players up, " said Gradi, who also makes the point that over-aggressive tackling puts the perpetrator at just as much risk as the player being tackled.

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After the break Browne became the second Bath player to see yellow after he tackled Evans high and late.

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Minutes after Everett was tackled, the Bills' team doctor ran an ice-cold saline solution through the player's body, putting him in a hypothermic state while he was on the way to the hospital.

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