mattx Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 He has been cited: BBC Sport - Six Nations 2013: Cian Healy cited for stamp on Dan Cole ...and so he should - disgusting and he should not be picked for the Lions however - the french ref - what a joke. Pathetic.
rich_tech Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 considering it was right in front of the ref, I found it hard to believe he did nothing at the time. I am not surprised at the citing, definitely should be cited for that, it was a moment of sheer stupidity/lunacy/thuggery on his part there I felt, lucky no one was badly hurt for that. He could have ruled himself out of the Lions with that,
HaleStorm Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 For me that should have been at LEAST a yellow...if not a red for straight up violent conduct, its worse than the red card take Warburton made in the world cup in my eyes
featured_spectre Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 1 year international ban, 3 month club ban. It will serve as a detterent for anyone else that wants to try it
rich_tech Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 1 year international ban, 3 month club ban. It will serve as a detterent for anyone else that wants to try it That would be nice, but at punishment level in Rugby, there is never a massive amount of consistency it seems when it comes to meeting out punishments.
sonofsanta Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 It made me angry when I saw it, and even angrier when he got away with it, because it's making players think they can get away with it so it's worth a go. Haskell's yellow, fair enough, every player tries something like that on with a face of innocence, he was just unfortunate enough to get caught. Healy could have ended Cole's career there though.
mwbutler Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Shame those 2 punches he threw at another player who was trapped in a ruck (which caused another brawl) didn't get cited or seen by the poor officials either. Calum Clark for Northampton got a 32 week ban when he intentionally broke someones elbow, and I think these type of players deserve similar lengthy bans - even if they don't hurt the player or do not "connect" with the punches. Thugs like these need to be taught harsh lessons. Disgrace to the game.
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