I cannot help feel cross about this as well. It's not the judo as much as it being the day after a premiership game. Bodies, whether professional or not, take time to recover. Add into the mix a young man out to impress, on the verge of acheiving a cap for England and it just doesn't sound ideal.
Anyway, as I say, it's just how I feel. I guess it is history now and I hope Sam finds a new and enjoyable career.