You're right, he accidentally puled Harrisons head back using his eye socket then accidentally threw an upper cut.

Just like he accidentally took drugs and accidentally grabs refs.

I can see why you'd be unsure about it, he's usually so well behaved.

Have a look at on Sky tonight. It was deliberate.

What Hock did was wrong. But your players aren't angels either.

How do you know, it could have been an accident

It was every bit as deliberate as the uppercut which followed it.

Only a one-eyed moron (that's you by the way) can't see it.

That's your opinion. I've expressed my opinion too.

Lets just agree to disagree on this because I'm quite frankly sick of replying to you

At risk of being labelled a one-eyed moron – I would say there is some doubt about whether the contact with the eyes was deliberate

Hock was pulling at Harrison’s face but I cannot state absolutely that he deliberately targeted Harrison’s eyes with a deliberate gouge – it was certainly less cut and dried that the upper cut he then threw

Don’t think I am defending Hock – he acted like a dirty thug but I cannot say 100% that is was a deliberate gouge

Thank God!

Someone else isn't so convinced.

What he did was dirty but I'm not sure whether the eye gouge was deliberate

No im not sure he did, but yes the burden of responsibility has to rest with Tomkins in that situation.

He is responsible for having his hands where he had them.

Many people put their hands on peoples faces. They aren't all charged for gouging.

Mainly because they try not to claw their fingers into an eye socket and pull. Just a thought.

Many people dont make the action Hock did when their fingers were around the eyes. He cant do what he did and expect the benefit of the doubt for his intent.

Im not sure he intended to eye gouge but equally im sure every movement he makes is knowing the hands are in the face and his fingers around the eyes. His responsibility is to not do what he did. The fact it may have been reckless as opposed to intentional isnt much of a defence. And to argue it was reckless rather than intentional is difficult when he goes on to swing at the same player.