It seems pretty harsh to me. They have given it to him for rucking McCaw and yet they had McCaw testify that he didn't make contact with him. How the hell does that work? If Valentine got suspended I'd say fair enough but this seems a bit ridiculous. He is getting two weeks for losing his balance!!!!
From rugbyheaven
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"Despite a statement from McCaw saying Heenan had not made contact with him, the three-man judiciary committee found Heenan had illegally rucked the star All Blacks' openside flanker in a reckless manner.
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"In its finding, the committee held that while attempting to ruck for the ball, which was being shielded by McCaw, Heenan lost his balance. However, it said he recklessly continued rucking for the ball and brought his boot into contact with McCaw's head."
"Sleepy" <sleepy_mcgovern@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:d157bk$2vlh$1@bunyip2.cc.uq.edu.au...> It seems pretty harsh to me. They have given it to him for rucking McCaw> and yet they had McCaw testify that he didn't make contact with him. How> the hell does that work? If Valentine got suspended I'd say fair enough > but> this seems a bit ridiculous. He is getting two weeks for losing his> balance!!!!>
From rugbyheaven>
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"Despite a statement from McCaw saying Heenan had not made contact with > him,> the three-man judiciary committee found Heenan had illegally rucked the > star> All Blacks' openside flanker in a reckless manner.>
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"In its finding, the committee held that while attempting to ruck for the> ball, which was being shielded by McCaw, Heenan lost his balance.> However, it said he recklessly continued rucking for the ball and brought> his boot into contact with McCaw's head.">
Good fucking job, pity they missed fucking Valentine though>>
Matua.>>
Yea but I reckon Heenan took the fall. The Red's could not afford to be without Valentine for two weeks, and have sacrificed Heenan as he can be replaced more easily. Matua.
Good fucking job, pity they missed fucking Valentine though>
Matua. >
And amazingly Barry is still running around this weekend - one trip off the ball and three head high shots, one of which injured a player sufficiently that he had to leave the field.
It seems pretty harsh to me. They have given it to him for rucking McCaw> and yet they had McCaw testify that he didn't make contact with him. How> the hell does that work? If Valentine got suspended I'd say fair enough but> this seems a bit ridiculous. He is getting two weeks for losing his> balance!!!!>
Did McCaw also testify he wasn't left rubbing his head afterwards?!?
Good fucking job, pity they missed fucking Valentine though
And amazingly Barry is still running around this weekend - one trip off > the ball and three head high shots, one of which injured a player > sufficiently that he had to leave the field.>
Go figure.
I'm sure a saffer could explain it for you, Mike. An end to Australasian discrimination or such like.
