Bronco says...

Glad that sanity has prevailed.

Anyone in Wales want to talk about rugby now?

Posted 05:48 29th November 2012

AWEBLAX says...

Fair enough it was a pretty dumb act from a player of that calibre.....

Posted 05:29 29th November 2012

StunTheMullet says...

@ Isograford - Yes that would be this effort - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6xxo75RkCw

Somewhat more intentional and just illustrates the selective memories of the high horse village mounties from the valleys.

Posted 04:36 29th November 2012

TVaddict says...

Ban should be in games not weeks. In this case four game ban or eight(ish) week ban would be equivalent and fair.

Posted 04:32 29th November 2012

qwerty says...

7redcards,

thank you for your compassion with England or France touring NZ. Aurelien Rougerie clearly eye gouged McCaw during the world cup final in NZ, remind me what penalty he received?

Posted 01:16 29th November 2012

Ramage says...

What beats me is why hore wasnt sent to a civil court tried found guilty and sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. Your really wonder about the mentality of some people with their comments on here. As usual the All Black haters those who enjoy watching mediocre rugby love to come out and blame one players stupidity on the whole team. The team is not a dirty team and the comments of Hore show that his own team mates have been hard on him.

As I have said before I do not condone what he did and he has been cited found guilty and punished accordingly. As usual there are those who feel the punishment should be greater and this happens in wider society where some even want to bring back the death penalty for serious crimes but the law doesnt allow that and quite often even gives lighter sentences after hearing all the facts than what some want. The situation has been dealt with the facts heard and the punishment given. Now as many say it is time to move on. Hore has received his due punishement for his stupidity.

@APV1 I dont know about Meleamu we will have toi see who is named in the team.However if he cant play have no fear Coles is a very good player and I named hiom before the tour as being a worthy replacement when TV Addict asked about up and coming hookers who were younger than our two incumbants. Also in Hika Elliott the Maori hooker and former All Black we also have an able replacement. Both Coles and Elliott , I believe, are about the same age.

@ 7redcards it is obvious from your posts and your comments previously that no decision that was given to Hore would have been acceptable to you, probably not even a public hanging.

Posted 00:05 29th November 2012

LeftRightOut says...

As a kiwi I am both disappointed in Hore's actiones but pleased be got heavily punished - hopefully now the conspiracy theorists will shut up!

I agree that bans should be in matches, not weeks. It also makes sense to me that they would not necessarily be consecutive matches in that the punishment could be for example "the next 3 regular season domestic games and the next 2 internationals" - that way they could be truly comparible and fair

Posted 23:32 28th November 2012

7redcards says...

@Mayce - I didn't see the Timani incident so will take your word for it being a straight punch. Hore's wasn't, it was a premeditated, blind sided hit on a player unable to defend himself. It's shameful and I am sure Hore will look back on this episode and feel quite rightly that he let himself down very very badly. Also you may be right, I may have the blinkers on but its hard to see this incident get treated so lightly when our players get such a rough ride during SH tours. (Well in my view!)

@Phill_Moore

Right, the perception in the NH, rightly or wrongly, is that our (NH players) get the rough end of the stick in front of SH disciplinary committees, whilst SH players get off incredibly lightly. I am not advocating one set of players getting more than others, just that the playing field should be level, to me it does not appear so. Conspiracy theory? I would say no, its a fact.

You cite Hartley and Johnson for their foul play and the leniency of their bans, did either of these incidents result in unconsciousness, hospitalisation, concussion, memory loss? Not as far as I remember? (no pun intended).

If I sound vindictive I apologise, its just that acts of cowardice wind me up, if you have to do some pest control during a game, stand up and do it like a man, to his face, not like some cheap football thug, from behind and then scarper!

Posted 22:58 28th November 2012

jontheref says...

jmangod

at least use your own metaphors.

"Wales' sense of injustice and victimisation "

It would be the Welsh sense of.....

Posted 22:04 28th November 2012

Cats_Meow says...

The grin on his face definitely either shows a lack of remorse or the fact that he knows he's lucky to get only 5 weeks... because we know for an absolute fact that this photo was taken immediately upon leaving the hearing and some journo probably quipped "How do you feel about the 5 weeks, Andrew?", right?

Morons.

Posted 21:29 28th November 2012