I agree, I was knocking a game off since he was sent off so early on and a game off assuming he has a clean record.

Whilst I love to see big hits we have to be very careful as a sport. The players are faster, fitter and by far bigger and stronger than ever before. We have to make it clear that if you're going to attempt a big hit, you'd better get it right.

Seach 'Theo Fages' on that famous Video hosting website we all know and it comes up.

Just seen it and think it was a nasty hit but nott he worst I have seen. Think Bousquet will get a 5 game ban

It wasn't just that it was late - he led into it with his elbow and his intentions were 100% clear - a long ban should follow

He didn't lead with his elbow, his arm was tucked down by his side, it was his shoulder/upper arm that struck Fages. He should still get a long ban though, these kind of high tackles where the defender's weight and momentum is used in the tackle is very dangerous rather than just an arm stuck out.

I don’t want to be pernickety however, he’s been charged with

Law 15.1(a) Detail

There’s no mention of how it was off the ball, the only charge for this is

Law 15.1(a) Detail

Now I know he didn’t lead with the elbow but surely there should be a higher tariff when it’s an off the ball incident?

This picture from the daily mail shows that Bousquet caught Theo with the side of his elbow. From this pic it looks like Theo was unconscious before he hit the ground.

No it shows that as they're falling his elbow moves next to his head. From the footage it looks like it's the shoulder, which he lead with, making contact with the head.

4 match ban for Bousquet

Catalan forward, Julian Bousquet has been handed a four match suspension for striking with the shoulder in last weekend's win over Salford. The late tackle offence, which was graded as D, saw Theo Fages of the City Reds, knocked out for eight minutes and according to assistant, Sean Long, stop breathing.READ MORE ON THIS STORY....

Catalan forward, Julian Bousquet has been handed a four match suspension for striking with the shoulder in last weekend's win over Salford. The late tackle offence, which was graded as D, saw Theo Fages of the City Reds, knocked out for eight minutes and according to assistant, Sean Long, stop breathing.READ MORE ON THIS STORY....

An intentional, late cowardly act. He's getting away with just four games. I wonder how the panel would have viewed it had the young lad not started breathing again ? Four games for killing someone, or would they have stuck a couple on top for manslaughter ?

I have to say, from my view, he clearly meant to do it.
Just because he didn't quite hit him as "well" as Morley, Boyd, Newton etc, he was clearly trying to.

I would have given a bigger ban than that. But it's done now so 4 it is.
Doesn't give the right message in my opinion.

Boyd never hit anyone 'well'. He was just a dirty piece of work. Not many RL players I dislike but he's up there.

Obviously not the point of this thread, but Bousquet does look a bit of a beast and potentially an excellent replacement for Ferriol.

He is appealing the ban.