Alarming signs of football’s culture seeping into rugby cropped up at Twickenham and Gloucester last weekend.

Culprit-in-chief at England HQ was Argentine Felipe Contepomi who, after sprawling onto the turf following his trip on Serge Betsen’s offending foot, got back to his feet to remonstrate with the referee to get his yellow card out, apparently neglecting the fact that he had executed the exact same trip on Dominic Waldouck minutes earlier.

At Kingsholm the following day, Gloucester hooker Olivier Azam went down like a sack of Jersey Royals after Cardiff wing Tom James made contact with the Frenchman’s noggin through his well-padded scrum cap.

James deserved his red card.

Azam deserved an Oscar.