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It will be interesting to see if he was banned for something other than a swinging arm cheap shot to the head from behind. I'm not complaining about the length of the ban though - I want him to play for England.
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Hughes gets 2 weeks for a blatant strike to the head.
I know we all view things through one eye ...... but have you seen the HD footage that the panel had available or just a grainy clip from Twitter ?
Which part do you think I got wrong?
Did I say you had anything wrong ? ..... sometimes context and how/why things happen is relevant which good quality footage would provide rather than making your assessment from a grainy clip.
What part do you think the panel have got wrong ? ..... why is 2 weeks wrong ? Why not wait until you read the findings before rubbishing it ....
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Hughes gets 2 weeks for a blatant strike to the head.
I know we all view things through one eye ...... but have you seen the HD footage that the panel had available or just a grainy clip from Twitter ?
Which part do you think I got wrong?
Did I say you had anything wrong ? ..... sometimes context and how/why things happen is relevant which good quality footage would provide rather than making your assessment from a grainy clip.
What part do you think the panel have got wrong ? ..... why is 2 weeks wrong ? Why not wait until you read the findings before rubbishing it ....
You know the match was on telly right? What extra special cameras do you think the panel have access to?
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Also why have European rugby effectively given marler a four week ban because it is likely he wouldn't play on the 5/6th of November? Isn't this the same for Hughes?!?!?! There is something dodgy going on here, especially when ward has received a longer ban than Hughes
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So, we've got an entire front row on suspension, but there's surely no systemic problem that could possibly be laid at the door of the management or the Director of Rugby.
How many anecdotes are necessary before you have a statistic?
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Also why have European rugby effectively given marler a four week ban because it is likely he wouldn't play on the 5/6th of November? Isn't this the same for Hughes?!?!?! There is something dodgy going on here, especially when ward has received a longer ban than Hughes
It’s an interesting point but Hughes doesn’t really feature in this as it was only 2 weeks ..... the puzzle is why Ward and Marler are free to play on different dates yet both received the same sanction of 3 weeks ? .....
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Quinky is proper rattled, he might explode..funny
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Also why have European rugby effectively given marler a four week ban because it is likely he wouldn't play on the 5/6th of November? Isn't this the same for Hughes?!?!?! There is something dodgy going on here, especially when ward has received a longer ban than Hughes
It’s an interesting point but Hughes doesn’t really feature in this as it was only 2 weeks ..... the puzzle is why Ward and Marler are free to play on different dates yet both received the same sanction of 3 weeks ? .....
Hughes had a different citing panel to the other 3 on the day.
Marler was given a 3 game ban, and as he wouldn't be playing the LV cup game, it extends into the England games.
Hughes was given a 2 week ban, starting with Saints next week, and then it runs out in the LV.
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Also why have European rugby effectively given marler a four week ban because it is likely he wouldn't play on the 5/6th of November? Isn't this the same for Hughes?!?!?! There is something dodgy going on here, especially when ward has received a longer ban than Hughes
It’s an interesting point but Hughes doesn’t really feature in this as it was only 2 weeks ..... the puzzle is why Ward and Marler are free to play on different dates yet both received the same sanction of 3 weeks ? .....
Hughes had a different citing panel to the other 3 on the day.
Marler was given a 3 game ban, and as he wouldn't be playing the LV cup game, it extends into the England games.
Hughes was given a 2 week ban, starting with Saints next week, and then it runs out in the LV.
Cheers Raggs .... interesting I hadn’t noticed the difference in panel, I have seen this before where a panel pay more attention to the number of games than others ...
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It's not that he wouldn't be eligible, it is because they decided he would be away with England so not avsilable to play. Yet the same decision wasn't applied to Hughes.
Quote:Quinten Poulsen
Well Marler hasn't been selected for the England squad so he may as well spend the extra week considering his future behaviour.