Burns, who committed a terrible blunder, and his Bath team-mates were beaten by Toulouse in a match their owner wants replayed over officiating errors

In an unprecedented, highly controversial move, Bath are writing to the organisers of the Heineken Champions Cup demanding a replay of their game against Toulouse last Saturday that they lost by two points.

“I think the game should be replayed,” Bruce Craig, the Bath owner, told The Times, “and we will do what we can to get equity.”

Bath lost the game 20-22. However, the club feels aggrieved on two counts. The final whistle was blown when there were still a few seconds on the clock and when Bath had just won a lineout close to the Toulouse tryline. The game should have been played on and Bath should have been allowed one last crack at winning.

The clock had not reached the 80-minute mark when the final whistle was blown

Secondly, there were two incidents on the