Leicester boss Geoff Parling says he was protecting his players when he was involved in a heated exchange with TV presenters ahead of their Gallagher Prem match with Gloucester at Villa Park on Saturday.
Footage showed TNT Sports' Craig Doyle inviting Liam MacDevitt to attempt a conversion, saying it was an initiation as a new member of the presenting team.
MacDevitt sent his kick from out on the touchline towards the posts in the direction of where Leicester players were warming up, prompting a furious response from Parling.
He marched over, pushing Dubliner Doyle out of the way after the presenter asked: "Would you sign him, Geoff?".
"It’s f****** not on," Parling said.
Doyle apologised for the language, saying: "Geoff not happy about that."
Speaking after the game to BBC Radio Leicester, Parling said: "The producer from TNT has just come and apologised to me. They had something set up that wasn’t passed with anybody, without our knowledge.
"I’m very wary I need to protect my players and certainly balls flying towards our players that could go anywhere where there’s an injury risk, then I’m obviously not going to be happy."
