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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2016 RBS Six Nations] Round 4: England vs. Wales (12/03/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 793190" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>So, what lessons did we learn from all this folks?</p><p></p><p>1. That the 6N disciplinary committee are a bunch of numpties. If they had anything resembling gonads they would have given Marler a severe reprimand (maybe fined him too) rather than exonerating him. The whole thing would probably have gone away.</p><p></p><p>2. That when those in charge of the disciplinary process make a complete pig's breakfast of things, it harms everyone involved; the defendant, the victim, the officials and the game overall</p><p></p><p>3. That a race/discrimination/ethnic controversy in sport will bring the sandal-wearing, PC handwringers out quicker than a gun-slinger draws his Colt 45.</p><p></p><p>4. That <em>"twitter witch hunts"</em> and <em>"trial by social media"</em> are down sides of the web information age, and being on the end of one is probably not very pleasant.</p><p></p><p>5. That even after all the furore and kerfuffle stirred up by WR with their decision to take matters into their own hands, they still came up short anyway (if you are going to wave a big stick, bloody well use it!!). </p><p></p><p>6. That grabbing an opponent around the neck and trying to twist his head off is not as serious as calling him a name.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 793190, member: 20605"] So, what lessons did we learn from all this folks? 1. That the 6N disciplinary committee are a bunch of numpties. If they had anything resembling gonads they would have given Marler a severe reprimand (maybe fined him too) rather than exonerating him. The whole thing would probably have gone away. 2. That when those in charge of the disciplinary process make a complete pig's breakfast of things, it harms everyone involved; the defendant, the victim, the officials and the game overall 3. That a race/discrimination/ethnic controversy in sport will bring the sandal-wearing, PC handwringers out quicker than a gun-slinger draws his Colt 45. 4. That [I]"twitter witch hunts"[/I] and [I]"trial by social media"[/I] are down sides of the web information age, and being on the end of one is probably not very pleasant. 5. That even after all the furore and kerfuffle stirred up by WR with their decision to take matters into their own hands, they still came up short anyway (if you are going to wave a big stick, bloody well use it!!). 6. That grabbing an opponent around the neck and trying to twist his head off is not as serious as calling him a name. [/QUOTE]
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