You know Rugby disgraced itself yesterday, and if it was football we'd never hear the end

of it?

I'm not seeing much coverage of the 90 minute harrassment of a referee

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Posted By: pants on October 12th 2014 at 12:31:16

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You know Rugby disgraced itself yesterday, and if it was football we'd never hear the end (Other Football) - pants, Oct 12, 12:31:16
- Presume you are referring to the sending off (Other Football) - avenging canary, Oct 12, 13:09:28
  - yeah, but I'm saying that although something disgusting happened in rugby yesterday (Other Football) - pants, Oct 12, 13:15:14
    - Fair enough. (n/m) (Other Football) - avenging canary, Oct 12, 13:42:07
  - All part of the "hate all sports but football" bandwaggon (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Oct 12, 13:10:55
- Rugby League does have form though (Other Football) - CB41, Oct 12, 13:06:50
- indeed. if it was footy it would be all over the media and even (Other Football) - Pixelman, Oct 12, 12:40:39
  - Just 'You Tubed' it. Disgraceful. The second punch was the act of a coward. (n/m) (Other Football) - avenging canary, Oct 12, 13:48:33
  - That is so true, nothing has really been said..... (Other Football) - Coventry Yellow, Oct 12, 12:47:53
    - Tired analogy (Other Football) - norway, Oct 12, 12:58:36
      - hmmm (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 13:39:29
      - the shocking thing about it (Other Football) - Tombs, Oct 12, 13:28:08
        
        Well yes, it was horrific and it was shown (Other Football) - norway, Oct 12, 15:56:39
        
        exactly my point. But more eloquently put. (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Oct 12, 13:30:52
        
        i was quite shocked actually (Other Football) - Tombs, Oct 12, 13:34:05
        
        I think we've all seen punches before... but the second punch... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Oct 12, 13:40:49
        
        Thing is though, society has become desensitized to violence. just see (Other Football) - CB41, Oct 12, 13:40:25
      - Contact sport init. A few rugby union players have been given far, far longer bans (Other Football) - CB41, Oct 12, 13:09:56
        
        Precisely (Other Football) - norway, Oct 12, 13:24:13
      - ...just on the Radio 4 news (Other Football) - norway, Oct 12, 13:06:23
        
        it was pretty much the only sport yesterday. Would have been (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 13:43:28
    - What happened? (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 12, 12:50:36

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