Quote: violent conduct "Where was the contact? Was it closed fist? Was it open palm? Etc etc'"
I think I had a reasonable view. It was a stiff arm aimed at the head and meant (in my opinion) to do damage to the player.
as to assault - if moore had done that on the high street and hit some across the head with an outstretched arm - then it would have constituted assault. on a rugby pitch, "violent conduct" or whatever it is called. He was appropriately sent off and given his track record lucky to only get 4 games, Cunningham was lucky that he wasn't knocked unconscious and therefore didn't miss any games