I know the comment he said shouldn't have been said but someone made an interesting point on forty20 saying you could sort of say its no different to the likes of Zak Hardaker, Ben Barba and there past drug issues.

It is completely different, Zak Hardaker et al never said anyone should rot in hell for their sexuality.

You could but they both showed some kind of remorse for there actions he just set up a crowd funding page to sue the governing body for his right to say people will burn in hell for there sexual orientation and the bush fires were punishment... bit different in terms of PR for the sport

Really?

Does one really need to bring up a list of players who have done far far worse.

Drug cheats, domestic abusers, violent conduct, drink drivers etc etc.

Izzy is certainly not the one that breaks the "moral" code of Rugby League.

Major own goal this.

SBW coming to Super League is a marketing dream, this is the polar opposite.

Disappointed doesn't even begin to cover it.

rlDisgustedrl

worse than saying someone should burn in hell?

Words are nothing on wife abusers. They are not even comparable.

Greg Bird glassed his girlfriend in the face and got less stick.

He's an undesirable religious bigot but not the worst human being we've welcomed into SL.

I agree wife beating and general violent behaviour is disgusting but it doesn't encourage others to do so and most of these have been punished and shown an element of remorse. IF on the other hand promotes bigotry and will be a poster boy for extreme homophobes. I can see no way to spin this on the deserves a second chance line that gets trotted out as he just said he wont say it out loud again

Does this count as a RU exemption for cap purposes?

Agreed

Exactly. What he said wasnt right but the idea his the worst of the worst to play the game is simply absurd.

Its not the fact its the worst thing to do, but form a PR point of view in a family inclusive sport do we really want this kind of publicity