Gouging is the lowest of the low. Far far worse than biting,and anyone who has played the game will tell you that. You've got biting (which is just cowardly) and gouging which isnt just an action to hurt a player but also to inflict a permanent injury for life. He should get a very long ban and so should ANY player,no matter what team they play for.

The big problem here is that we are seeing for the last 2 years a really good Wigan side under a very good coach and if they're not careful all they will end with is the tag of being a dirty side who try to injure/maim players. The RFL must show some bottle and give him a long ban. We've already had the digusting act at Wembley by Sam and now this. Wigan are far too good to do these sorts of things and it would be a shame if this teams legacy is not remembered(by other fans) for the rugby they play.

I was interested in Tony Smiths words in boots n all this week when talking about Sam,this weekends game etc.."IF YOU ARE WANTING A COACH WHO WILL WIN AT ANY COST THEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG BLOKE"..I think thats the difference between Smith and Maguire..Not that Maguire has told Hock or Sam to do these specific things but when you bring in these wrestling tactics,3rd man in aiming at knees, coupled with this seige mentality that seems to exist at Wigan you are asking for trouble..Just my opinion and I'm sure to be shot down on here but its a shame the way its going for Wigan...And remember it wasnt the rhinos fans there today who were booing and chanting against Sam.

How do you think bandwagon's get started? Someone has a daft idea and others jump on. Until Brown said what he did I doubt the thought had crossed Kear's mind. Or any other coaches for that matter. Nor it's just a predictable sound bite.

If bandwagon doesn't suit your view of the comments made about how Wigan play because that means it's mass hysteria how about cliché? It's at least that IMO.

Do you know what? I am glad the Internet wasn't freely available in the 80's and 90's when we were so successful. I dread to think what would have been posted back then.

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I think the link to the RFL disciplinary page was more useful and factual than another article, but thank's for bringing the incidents to our attention once again.

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