I am sure that any homosexuals either playing or otherwise associated with rugby league are of sterner stuff than the classic puff description of school boy titterology & are quite comfortable generally among their peers & the spectators on the terraces. Perhaps Hardaker's problem is more one of immaturity than malice.

He is really a lovely human being:

Hardaker took to Twitter to defend himself, claiming the allegations were "a load of rubbish".

"Well this is the last straw for me," he tweeted. "Sick of the crap that's coming out about me, nobody knows anything so why would you comment in it.

"And the fact that people are saying I've said a homopohobic comment or that I'm homophobic is a load of rubbish!! I've had ENOUGH.

"People don't know the consequences this has on myself and my family and it's p*****g me right off!!!

"So there...... You can write all you want you JOURNALISTS.!! Waste of breath the lot if you."


Wow. I would throw the book at this individual as he is making the whole game look backward. Makes you wonder what happened that time he was sent home from the England camp.

More like intolerance born from ignorance.

Yes you're right, I remember the ginger underground movement because being outwardly ginger was punished by death.
All the fat people marching on London to get equal rights so that they could share pizza with other fat people.
Short pride.

No, you're right

""for those that think the game has gone soft close your eyes and picture dress Drummond doing that. ..... no you can't can you. ..""

I remember Dessie calling Martin Offiah a racist name while lining up opposite him at a scrum at Wilderspool. He called him a "coloured barstool" or this is what it sounded like.
As far as Hardaker, if he called him a puff, the precident has already been set, regardless of what we think the league will throw the book at him. If he didnt say anything and just blew a kiss, case closed no further action.

Maybe Drummond was being ironic?

I have to say Hardaker is like a Beano bully, surprised he also doesn't call people 'softie' 'sissy' and 'pansy'. About his level I suppose.

i love the way he says "well this is the last straw for me".

What are you going to do about it eh? stop using homophobic insults while playing rugby on TV? That that will teach 'them'.

Or he could go to the NRL, yeah, no player scrutiny over there.

The word puff is so offensive.

I went into Waitrose today and called the police as they were selling Puff Pastry. We should all protest and stop this evil from spreading further.

Oh my god Tesco are also selling PUFF pastry, where will it all end...........................

Those kind of insults aren't pleasant and if people older than school age are saying them it's pretty pathetic really.

But it's not got the same undertones of hate that underpin hate crimes.

If you are small or ginger you don't get people campaigning against you, saying you are disgusting and your practices are sinful, and you shouldn't be given the right to get married because its not right that small people or people with ginger hair get married.

The reason certain groups get treated differently in terms of abuse, is because there is a history of being discriminated against and hated purely for being part of that group.

Hardaker won't remember, he'd have been too p****d.

Yeah words with double meaning?

Fag- a cigarette
tart- a small pastry
faggo t- a nice herb and spice meat Scottish delicacy
Cracker- good with cheese
bounty bar- coconut chocolate.
Uncle tom- my uncle
jockey- someone who rides a horse
uphill gardener- Batley's groundsman


Context my friend CONTEXT