The game is far too professional now, than it used to be. Hence, there are far less fights than there used to be. I know this may be slightly irrelevant, but i recently watched the Lions program on SKY (Invincibles) and it was a very good watch for a Union program. However, the point i'm making is that they were fighting an awful lot, and everyone went flying in to the fights, sticking up for team mates, but then once the fight was split up, that was that got on with the game. These days player would be sent off, or cited and banned for numerous weeks, exactly the same as they would in RL, because the game is much more professional.

However, you can't encourage fighting in the game and i'm pretty sure if someone punched an opposing player for no apparent reason, then they would be sent off and you would be calling for it too (unless you supported the team of the player). A fight certainly does liven a game up though, nothing better than a good punch up, often say when watching a game on SKY, i hope there's a good punch up in the game.

good call

You can't beat a good brawl. A 10-15 second straightner to clear the air, beltin. If you dont like it, watch netball.

Paying to watch genuinly tough forwards, the likes of Lee Crooks, Nicky Kiss, Kevin Ward, Kurt Sorensen, Brian Case, Kel Skerret, Tim Street, etc was often worth the entrance money alone if you knew they were up against a like minded player.

With the modern day 'who can fall on the ground and play the ball the quickest' routine, most of the biff has gone.

Cant beat a good punch up......................and if you play for Leeds you wont even get a ban

I think its good to see a bit of biff and emotion in the game with the players, some of them hardly seem to care about the shirt but some certainly like to get there sleeves rolled up adn fight for everything.

Whilst i like to see a bit of biff and fighting on the pitch, i totally agree with any in the stands this is not a place where it should spread to.

Jordan James headbutted Clint Newton on Saturday night.
Clint laughed at him, had some verbals and then the next time he had the ball smashed his way through the Celtic defence from 20 yards so yeah let them have a bit of biff.

Our game is good enough not to rely on fights for cheap entertainment. If you want to see a sport where fighting is tolerated, go and watch ice hockey and see how entertaining that is. Or go and watch UFC. Or even better, grow up.

yeah ....outside now






sorry that was disgraceful

Bring back the biff !

Well some anyway.

RL's a tough game played by tough men (and women!). I don't mind of two players square up to each. Enhances the spectacle and gives a boost to the energyin teh game often. They shouldn't ban players unless it is a cowardly attack.

Every game should have a little bit of biff in it if only to spice it up and lift the fans and atmosphere etc.

I miss proper Biff !

Is your nose bleeding all the way up there on your high horse?

Don't mind a good dust up every now and again. It's inevitable in the heat of battle that someone is going to get riled and it'll all kick off. Nowt wrong with it, in my view and (unless someone takes a blind side cheap shot, or summat) should be dealt with by sin binnings and nothing more.

If two blokes are game then who cares?

Attacks on those who are not game aren't welcome.

But those who are - no problem, get stuck in.

Agree, some of the high horse attitudes on here are laughable

I wonder if any of those who are condeming the use of a scuffle have actually ever played rugby or simply spent their time sat comfortably on a sofa? If a bloke kept having sly digs at you without the referee noticing, would you just hold tight and do nothing and hope to get him back with a big tackle? Aim to be the bigger man or something?