Referee Abuse

18-month ban disappoints rugby refs

Too bloody right it does. Once again the senior judicial panel have shown themselves to be completely gutless. A player manhandles a referee after being sent off and he gets a lousy 18 months. I say 5 years would have been more appropriate.

From talking to people around town I've heard that the Merivale Lincoln University team had to shield the referee from the player, does that sound like he didn't have any "violent intent". And this is also a player who has been suspended twice this season for off the ball shoulder charges, do we even want him in our game?

Once again, thank you gutless senior judicial panel, next time we have trouble getting enough referees for matches, I know exactly where I'll be looking.

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