"'The player clearly intended to pull Hawkins' arm backwards after the whistle had been blown so that the ball became available and his side could play the ball quickly.'"

many of the posts have been repeative

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"'The player clearly intended to pull Hawkins' arm backwards after the whistle had been blown so that the ball became available and his side could play the ball quickly.'"
many of the posts have been repeative

...including RFU statements highlighting Clarke's motives and making the foamers look like morons...but in a nice, nonviolent way...

"making the foamers look like morons" Mmmm.

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Old Fat Prop

Have you considered following orienteering? Its nonviolent and might help you from getting lost.

Thanks for the suggestion OFP, if rugby was full of players like Clark, I would be happy to take up other sports.

Fortunately it's not.

Maybe you should be pointing Clark toward orienteering as he'll need something to do with his time for a while and he obviously needs some direction.

I think he is teaching judo this summer.

Judo, "meaning " the gentle way"

"force an opponent to submit by joint locking"

Maybe needs to learn the meaning before he demonstates

Looked like judo to me. How about forcing a cheating player off the ball? Fault his technique? But Hawkins did finally let go of the ball...

B
Perhaps a few sessions for the lads at the castle on the hill above the Rec.

How about forcing a cheating player off the ball

By breaking his arm? Ok then if thats good for you fine.
Enough said.

According to the RFU ruling the injury was not intentional. Clark was punished for his clumsiness. Tigers shamed into giving Hawkins a contract...... Happy ending....

Some of you struggle accepting the rule of law...

Your lynch mob rule just will not work against us civilized folk.

accept it and move on.... and stay off my vvcking ball.....

Nice weather weve had recently

OFP - if you understood the first thing about the law you might realize where Clark should be sleeping for the next few months.

But then physical violence with the aim of injuring the oppo seems to be the reason rugby is played in your warped mind.

Too many of your few brain cells clearly deadened in the engagement when you played.

Shame you live 150 years too late and on the wrong side of the pond.

Boyu,

the RFU has ruled and stated....

Hawkins contributed to te event by continueing to old the ball up afte rhis penalty...

the inury was unintentional ....

...and Clark is not a thug...

And so says the discliplinary committee of Rugby Football Union....

just as I have said all along.....

It is you who are out of touch, bitter and twisted....


Stay safe... its only a game...


Your Hero,
OFP

They most certainly did not rule that Hawkins contributed to it.

You are correct that they believed him that it was unintentional. It's beyond me how they reached that conclusion.

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Stuart

Former ed.

It would seem that many things are beyond you Stew, but alas we are faced with much more pressing issues than "standard on pitch fisticuffs "


The club is in a shambles.

OFP

This incident has polarised opinion for sure. I think if this had been a Tiger cranking one of YOUR boys arm off your view may well be different but thats just what we rugby fans do

Fact is yours or my opinion matters not a jot now, the RFU verdict is in and the longest ban ever imposed in English rugby is in effect. Clark will play again on November 2nd.

You and some others will applaud his return as a prodigal son. I suggest 95% of the rest of the rugby world will always consider him to be a scumbag thug, and he will know this. That "sentence" will be somewhat longer lasting than 32 weeks.

Still a good chance he will be back playing before Rob Hawkins which is pretty rum.

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PB,
This thread has been great fun and I have enjoyed reading how many here run out of valid points and start screaming for torches after two posts.

Our own matt Stevens coped a two year ban for drugs. So clarks ban pales in comparison.

I think we will see more of this unless refs deal with strategic cheating. I am sure Hawkins will be back killing ball much before Clark returns from
Elba

I'd rather see Hawkins back killing ball than have to retire on medical grounds - I would expect the ref to deal with it of course.

At least we started with a valid point OFP...

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Former ed.

OFP - You are a better spin doctor than Alistair Campbell ever was. Well done! Have you ever considered political work?

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OFP - You are a better spin doctor than Alistair Campbell ever was. Well done! Have you ever considered political work?

Carl this was a fair bit of target practice on the banjo playing element here who only see black blue and white.

The old ways of clearing rucks were much better so when the laws changed we get whole new interpretations on the old kick to the face. This was one of them.

I have to laugh at the outcry against Clark from so called long term fans of the game.

You can probably take 10 posts from this thread and have a pretty good debate on what are acceptable levels of response on slowing up the ball.

But with Dribbler from devizies babling and Bod and Stew talking themselves in large indignant circles we soon get distracted.


But that is what ERE is these days when the foamers get up in arms.



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How did you work that out OFP?

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How did you work that out OFP?

Odd,

I worked it out by putting your posts through a manure spreader and seeing if anything was left.

Only a few odd sylables I'm afraid.

But I have been in touch with a few farmers over near Wiltshire and they would be happy for you to come by and expound on your ideas...

Every Cloud, eh Odd......



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