Adam Hastings admits it was ‘dumb’ to ruffle Sam Prendergast’s hair in an incident which blew up during Glasgow Warriors’ win over Leinster last season.
There was a significant needle between the two sides and it boiled over in the closing stages with a stramash between both sets of players.
Hastings was shown a yellow card - alongside Leinster’s Rabah Slimani - for cheekily rubbing his opposition fly-halves hair and laughed as he clapped the Scotstoun support as he left the field.
A section of the Leinster supporters didn’t see the funny side as they later resurfaced the incident on social media after Glasgow exited the Champions Cup and URC. Furthermore, Irish legend Donncha O’Callaghan exploded in an X-rated tirade on Glasgow after the game.
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It was ultimately a costly decision by Hastings as it formed one of three yellow cards that earned him a two-game suspension for repeated offences.
While the 29-year-old admits it was ‘a bit stupud’, he sensibly points out there was no malice in the Prendergast incident.
“It was dumb,” Hastings said in an interview with Scotland Rugby News. “I know that. Whether it warranted a yellow, I don't know.
"But at the end of the day, I've put myself in that position. I've got another yellow the week after and I've got a ban. That's affected me. That's affected the team. I'll own up to that. It was a bit stupid. Something I'll learn from.
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“Franco said what he said to me. He said it was a bit silly, this and that. But it's just one of those things. It's a bit stupid and I won't be doing it again. Honestly, there was no malice behind it. Whatever it was. I completely understand the referee’s decision.”
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