That game was touch and pass compared to the battle of Headingley during the Kiwi's 1985 tour. A war from start to finish.

He thought for one minute he was Kurt Angle and he wanted Chase to Tip-out.



What a MASSIVE MASSIVE Softc0ck M0F0.

Luke banned for 2 matches, Smith for 1 but they are both appealing. www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7308832,0.html

Luke banned for 2 matches, Smith for 1 but they are both appealing. www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7308832,0.html

Quote Old Feller="Old Feller"Luke banned for 2 matches, Smith for 1 but they are both appealing. www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7308832,0.html'" Not long enough, Luke should have got 10 games and Smith 3.

Quote Old Feller="Old Feller"Luke banned for 2 matches, Smith for 1 but they are both appealing. www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7308832,0.html'" Not long enough, Luke should have got 10 games and Smith 3.

A 2 match ban for an incident of that nature is shameful. The RL authorities give out completely the wrong signals with such an ineffectual punishment. Deliberately trying to injure another player is a despicable and cowardly act and could have had much more serious consequences for Chase.

Could not agree more.



(Lovely aircraft the P-51D by the way)

If the discplinary committee has any testicular fortitude they would triple Isaac Luke's ban and fine just for wasting their time......then add a few more for his cheek, mind you if they had any balls in the first place he'd already have a much longer ban!

Luke plays for Souths, which until Maguire takes over, has had no Storm connection.



I too remember the 1985 toruing game - probably the most spiteful match I've ever watched. The kiwis were a disgrace the whole way through the game. Amazingly, IIRC even despite their tactics (or perhaps because of them?) they only won 16-12 or similar.

Wikipedia has this squad:



John Ropati, Warren Mann, Shane Cooper, Marty Crequer, Shane Horo, Gary Freeman, Kevin Iro, Paddy Tuimavave, Sam Panapa, Michael Patton, Tea Ropati, Clayton Friend, Peter Brown, Steve Kaiser, Mark Horo, Ron O'Regan, Rene Nordmeyer, George Mann, Lindsay Hooker, James Goulding, Dean Lonergan, Peter Ropati.



Handy.

Smith has been a cheap shot merchant all tournament but no individual incident warranted a SO in an international IMO. Probably the culmination of all offences.

I don't think either are that appealing. In fact Luke is an ugly fekker. Each to their own I guess

Surprised at you not picking up the connection BR - Kearney is a disciple of Craig Bellamy's, having cut his coaching teeth at Melbourne in the same way Maguire did.



Bellamy's side are much criticised for their tackling "techniques" putting opponents at risk.



Maguire introduced deliberately attacking the joints of the tackled player into the domestic game up here with Wigan.



Kearney seems to have worked similar techniques into this Kiwi side judging by recent performances.



All a bit too much to be coincidental?