Tonight’s rugby news as pundit ‘feels sorry’ for overlooked man and police investigate fan incident

Here are your rugby evening headlines for Tuesday, June 4.

Police investigating fan incident at Premiership semi-final

Police are investigating a report of assault following an incident involving England international Jonny Hill and a fan.

Police have confirmed that one man received medical treatment from a paramedic as they appealed for any witnesses to contact them.

In a statement, Avon and Somerset Police said: “Officers are investigating after receiving a report of one man assaulting another at Bath Rugby grounds, in Spring Gardens Road, Bath, on Saturday 1 June.”

Sale Sharks launched an investigation on Saturday into a heated incident involving injured lock Hill that resulted in a spectator allegedly being put in a headlock and cut above the eye.

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Hill was seated amongst the Sharks’ coaching staff when tempers flared following the intense match. A 28-year-old man, who wished to remain anonymous, ended up with a cut above his right eye and broken sunglasses

The fan recounted: “I was sat there, and he came down the stairs, grabbed me around the throat, snapped my sunglasses and cut the top of my eye. I don’t want t