uttoxram75 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Which was the worst offence, Suarez biting or Flower punching? Suarez trying to gain half a yard of space - or a reaction - by biting a defender, or Flower trying to kill a fellow player? Nearly all football people condemned Suarez's actions while Rugby League has mainly backed Flower. Or are they both sausages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Flower, was in shock when I saw it first, Head well and truly gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 After watching the video of Ben Flower I too am utterly disgusted. His is definitely worse. Anyone who hasn't seen it, it's here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 After watching the video of Ben Flower I too am utterly disgusted. His is definitely worse. Anyone who hasn't seen it, it's here. Seen it before,but gets worse every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Ben Flower has actually deleted his twitter since that incident as well. Shows his guilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Ben Flower has actually deleted his twitter since that incident as well. Shows his guilt. Agreed.Wigan refuses to release him as well which is bad also.I would want nothing to do with him personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Agreed.Wigan refuses to release him as well which is bad also.I would want nothing to do with him personally. Shouldn't be sacked. It's a very aggressive game, and he deserves a mega ban and even bigger fine, but a moment or two of madness like that doesn't deserve a sacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Shouldn't be sacked. It's a very aggressive game, and he deserves a mega ban and even bigger fine, but a moment or two of madness like that doesn't deserve a sacking. Fair enough.I am just used to when stuff like this happens in the States,majority of the time a player is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Suarez was worse, extreme violence has always been a part of rugby, ears bitten off, eye gouging, life changing neck high tackles, anyone who has experienced any level of rugby will know this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Seen it before,but gets worse every time. Agreed eats his knuckles for breakfast..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabber Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Fair enough.I am just used to when stuff like this happens in the States,majority of the time a player is released. Not in the NHL it doesn't!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Not in the NHL it doesn't!! Ah you may be right their mate.In other sports usually does though.NHL i agree is more lenient it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Being used to watching football I find it funny that in the commentary they are fairly certain he'll get sent off, but they're discussing it like someone has pulled a shirt in football, like there's still a debate to be had. If that had happened in football, they would be straight away talking about whether or not he'll ever play the game again. Then he'd be charged with assault. Funny how there's different standards for different sports. Assault is assault, on the street, on a football pitch, on a rugby pitch. The first punch you could probably put down to the heat of the moment, lashing out, but following up with the second punch on the floor is just thuggery. Rugby pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I love rugby. It is physical. It is sometimes violent, that's the nature of it. Punches are thrown in other sports when adrelenin kicks in, look at ice hockey. But I reckon Ben went too far with his 2nd punch and should have several match bans and a fine. But sacked? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 How am I the only one to vote that they're both cnuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Suarez was an embarrassment to football on the biggest stage. Flower found a way to make rugby more entertaining, to ban him would be ridiculous, the guy should be made a legend of the sport, OBE, MBE give him all the BE's he can have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 How am I the only one to vote that they're both cnuts? with you on that one , regardless of the sport (except contact sports) both know that they made themselves look like idiots in front of millions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 But rugby is a contact sport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale The Ram Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 If I got punched by Ben Flower I wouldn't say anything...... maybe thank you but if Suarez bit me I would Ben Flower him in the face so hard!!!! Seriously though, Flower`s second punch was awful, never hit a man when hes down, but his name suggests that he is soft and enjoys bathing in the sun in a field on a summers day. Suarez has done it twice and to bite another man is seriously weird, wouldn't go near him with a barge pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLACML Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I thought rugby was played by gentlemen? That's what every rugby player always told me. Thugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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