Wait till you read the disciplinary hearing record. A laugh a minute, especially the bit under mitigating factors about him still re-adjusting to the game after being out for two years. Oh, and Shaun Wane saying this is 'totally out of character'.

Changes nothing. Punching and associated biff is part of the game (provided it's man-to-man). There are lines to be drawn though, and attacking the eyes crosses that line. That Leeds v Widnes game was also riddled with cheap shots which I don't miss. I do miss the biff, but sticking your fingers in the eyes of a prone player is not biff.

I was writing tongue-in-cheek. Gouging is despicable. I'm less than thrilled by third tacklers driving at knees of players who are already held, a modern cheap shot that seems to attract little in the way of punishment.

Totally agree, Lima is a prime culprit who I believe has already been warned twice for this by the RFL & Tommy Leuluai (who otherwise I rate as a great player).
Tony Smith doesn't think much of it either.

The sad thing is, it will end [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-12179402here.[/url And then it'll be too late to do anything about it.

A lad I used to work with lost the site in one eye after a gouging incident.

On a lighter note:

"The one thing that I was really disappointed in, and am still disappointed in, is the measly £2,000 they got fined.

"I have golf clubs that cost more than that."



Bet you wouldn't hear that in RL!