Yes it did I know Gary and is family he is a relative of my wife he and is family now live in New Zealand is sun I believe is now a coach in rugby league and doing well but we have not seen him for years so can not confirm it

He coached Hull RU for a while, came to FC as kicking coach (although rumour has it the club didn't pay him what he was due)

Glad he's back in NZ enjoying life (well, I assume he is)

Yes he is I know I said we have not seen him for a while but my youngest daughter keeps in touch with is daughter and they are ok

Was this the overweight stand off Gary Pearce who never was much cop & went on to play for York & Scarborough?

So ge was fat overweight and not much cop, so he deserved having his lower leg smashed to bits by violent thuggery. Gibbs was a pkayer from a bygone age where pure violence made up for lack of athletic ability or talent.

So, just to be clear, the legal tackle didn't end his career as he went on to play for York & Scarborough into his 30s? I wouldn't wish that on anyone but Pearce wasn't good enough to play top level RL, which I would suggest is as much a reason. Gibbs was one of the most destructive players I have seen. To say he deliberately set out to end another players career is pathetic.

Catalans Dragons forward Kenny Edwards has been cleared of a charge of crowd incitement.

The New Zealander was accused by the Rugby Football League of inciting fans at the end of a tempestuous Super League match between the Dragons and Warrington in Perpignan last Saturday.

The match was marred by fighting on and off the pitch as tempers flared at the Stade Gilbert Brutus and Edwards was seen at one point being restrained by his club captain Remi Casty.

Disgraceful, the game is corrupt.

Yes it did end his career, his Hull career was over after that, yes he played a handful of lower league games but in essence he was finished after that viscous tackle. Yes I do belive Gibbs deliberately did it, you don't dive head first at someones prone isolated leg and not know the consequences of that, he set out to maim him and succeeded, Gibbs had a repution, for pure violence, especially on degensless kickers, flying elbow on Joe Lyndon in WCC another example, he was not a destructive player he was a thug, and thankfully players like him are not Longer in our game. I have seen some very tough players in my time and someone of them sometimes went too far, les Boyd, kurt Sorensen etr can. But they could all play a bit too, Gibbs could not.
If yo think those sort of tackles are fine then you are the pathetic one

Don't bother asking the RFL to justify their decision like I did when Zeb Taia took Joey Lussicks head off. I questioned why the panel said penalty sufficient, when if they had bothered to watch the match they would have realised the incompetent ref didn't even award a penalty !!

They sent me this.


[iUnfortunately it is not possible to enter into discussions regarding individual disciplinary cases.[/i

Well the rfl have acted decisively, so just remember kids you can do what you like when you like to who ever you like on a rugby league field.

In the end the rfl will just sack the ref and all will be right.

Well played rfl, we move a step closer to footballs attitude to refs and a stride away from the way rugby union treats referees.

I know which I'd rather my child take up.

I have some sympathy with the RFL here. They'd never be given a minute's peace from the likes of Hill and Tomkins if they did otherwise.

Kenneth Edwards is being let go by Catalans to join Huddersfield in 2020 perhaps because Catalans are tired of him being suspended.

Are you just starting your shift jean and perhaps a little fatigued?, it's not often you come up with an error like that with your insistance on using the full christian names.

Not being up to speed re Kenneth Edwards if he's out of contract at the end of the season then he wouldn't be let go by Catalans, just a thought as I know you will be all over it so to speak.

i wouldn't worry about it, i'm sure they'll pick up another ill disciplined scrote that's been sacked by the nrl at some point.

Quote ="bewareshadows"Well the rfl have acted decisively, so just remember kids you can do what you like when you like to who ever you like on a rugby league field. In the end the rfl will just sack the ref and all will be right. Well played rfl, we move a step closer to footballs attitude to refs and a stride away from the way rugby union treats referees. I know which I'd rather my child take up.'" Spot on, it’s very rare that I agree with Phil Clarke but he’s got it spot on here, both clubs should be in the doc so to speak, and hanging childs out to dry sends out the wrong message https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/clarke-u ... rfl-21581/

Quote ="bewareshadows"Well the rfl have acted decisively, so just remember kids you can do what you like when you like to who ever you like on a rugby league field. In the end the rfl will just sack the ref and all will be right. Well played rfl, we move a step closer to footballs attitude to refs and a stride away from the way rugby union treats referees. I know which I'd rather my child take up.'" Spot on, it’s very rare that I agree with Phil Clarke but he’s got it spot on here, both clubs should be in the doc so to speak, and hanging childs out to dry sends out the wrong message https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/clarke-u ... rfl-21581/

Poor old James Child. Apparently the fans don't like him, the coaches blame him for everything and now even the RFL are ting on him. The poor guy can't win, even when he does nothing wrong.

Indeed. But who on here would be a ref eh?

Quote ="Lazy J"Spot on, it’s very rare that I agree with Phil Clarke but he’s got it spot on here, both clubs should be in the doc so to speak, and hanging childs out to dry sends out the wrong message https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/clarke-u ... rfl-21581/'" I couldn't agree more - and it wouldn't be at all surprising if Mr Child decided to resign based on a loss of trust and confidence in his employer; leaving the RFL with an employment tribunal claim, and 1 less senior referee in its ever decreasing talent pool. It's a pathetic decision and a dangerous precedent, which sends entirely the wrong message to players, coaches and officials.

Quote ="Lazy J"Spot on, it’s very rare that I agree with Phil Clarke but he’s got it spot on here, both clubs should be in the doc so to speak, and hanging childs out to dry sends out the wrong message https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/clarke-u ... rfl-21581/'" I couldn't agree more - and it wouldn't be at all surprising if Mr Child decided to resign based on a loss of trust and confidence in his employer; leaving the RFL with an employment tribunal claim, and 1 less senior referee in its ever decreasing talent pool. It's a pathetic decision and a dangerous precedent, which sends entirely the wrong message to players, coaches and officials.

He can go for making his position untennable, the RFL are disgusting, but what is to be expected of any organisation involving a Hetherington.

What is Hetherington's involvement with the RFL?

Ha, the fact you don't know is as hilarious as your inane ramblings.

Go on then, explain yourself!

He lost control of the rugby game from the first few minutes, allowing a punch on the floor and knees in the back by Catalans go unpunished and it set the tone for the game.

Catalans were at it in every single set. Childs was doing nowt about it. The RFL see this too. He’s been rightfully demoted for this week’s games. And Catalans have 9 players either given cautions or suspensions, but how they haven’t punished McIlorum for kneeing Clark (who’s never lost his temper in his whole time at Wire but did with McIlorum after he knees him in the face, he was furious!) I have no idea.

Apart from the RFL openly stated he hasn't been demoted. SL referees taking charge of championship games happens all the time.