Tigers boss mauls Lancaster for going public on Flood’s injury
ENGLAND boss Stuart Lancaster has been slammed by his Leicester counterpart Richard Cockerill for revealing details of fly-half Toby Flood’s injury.
Cockerill called Lancaster “naive” for disclosing “privileged information” as the Tigers prepare for next week’s Premiership final.
The England head coach this week admitted Flood could miss next month’s tour of South Africa as he was struggling to recover from an ankle problem.
“It’s very unhelpful,” said Cockerill. “He is on club duty, it’s our business and it’s not helpful there is speculation surrounding his fitness.
“I would not be telling anyone else that information. It’s privileged and should be kept private.”
Tensions reached a head on Wednesday when Leicester denied England physio Phil Pask access to Flood to assess his condition.