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Hartley Citing / Lack of authority

Rattlehead_ie · 2012-03-27 15:06:47

Well Dylan Hartley has recieved an 8 week ban for biting Ferris which I think is him getting off wayyy to easy. This is a guy what has a history of unsportsmanlike behaviour and its something that I've said before is creeping more into the game of Rugby. Obviously the IRB are currently under going some changes with…

27-03-2012 3:06pm

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Well Dylan Hartley has recieved an 8 week ban for biting Ferris which I think is him getting off wayyy to easy. This is a guy what has a history of unsportsmanlike behaviour and its something that I've said before is creeping more into the game of Rugby.

Obviously the IRB are currently under going some changes with refereeing which I think was needed, not that Paddy O'brien didn't do the worst job given the changes that were brought it. I can't though shake the feeling that there needs to be harsher and more sting to discipline committees, IRB and even the Unions themselves (FFR,IRFU, RFU etc) on players that step out of line and bring the sport into disrepute ? Thoughts?

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