Edinburgh's Burleigh sent off amid Papé playacting

Edinburgh overcame a 17 point half-time deficit to beat Stade Français 28-23 at Murrayfield on Saturday to maintain their unbeaten start to the European Challenge Cup, despite losing Phil Burleigh to a controversial red card. The Kiwi centre was sent off after striking Pascal Papé in a seemingly unprovoked attack. But it was Papé's actions afterwards that generated the most press coverage, and mockery. The former French internationalist, who has been known to make the most of innocuous incidents in the past, fell to the floor, clutching his face in what was a farcical yet almost comical ep…

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