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Maro Itoje’s cousin has been sent off for Bath in the Premiership final

Bath prop Beno Obano has been sent off in the Premiership final for a high tackle against Northampton Saints at Twickenham.

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One fan wrote: “I would rather spoon my eyes out than be Obano right now. Imagine having to sit on the sidelines and watch your team struggle for 60 minutes in the final.”

A second said: “Mad start!! I agree it’s a red. But really feel for Obano. Gutted for him. Up hill battle for Bath against a red hot Saints team. Seen it happen before though!”

Another commented: “How? It’s a red card and he’s done his job by awarding it. He’s gifted nothing. You can see from how Obano immediately reacts after the hit that he knows.”

A fourth added: “Oh great – I’ll switch over. Biggest game of the season over after 20 mins. Yes Obano got high – but the sport has lost its way if it thinks this is credible way of promoting the sport.”

2025 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SQUAD, ACCORDING TO THE BOOKIES

Andy Farrell faces numerous challenging decisions leading up to finalising his Lions squad, yet bookmakers appear confident in predicting the players destined for Australia next summer.

We found it intriguing to project a smaller squad based on the favoured contenders according to bookmakers’ odds as of April19, 2024.

BACK-THREE (6)

  • Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland) – 1/16
  • James Lowe (Ireland) – 1/8
  • Hugo Keenan (Ireland) – 1/5
  • Tommy Freeman (England) – 4/9
  • Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England) – 8/11
  • Mack Hansen (Ireland) – 2/1

CENTRE (4)

  • Bundee Aki (Ireland) – 1/5
  • Ollie Lawrence (England) – 1/4
  • Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland) – 2/7
  • Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) – 8/11

FLY-HALVES (3)

  • George Ford (England) – 1/10
  • Marcus Smith (England) – 8/15
  • Finn Russell (Scotland) – 8/11

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