Quote: NSW "Fair play if it is. I’m there to watch a game of rugby not amateur boxing.
Makes me cringe when people how have sat on their phones most of a game, jump up and down as soon as a “fight” breaks out, shouting “IT IM”.
8 game should outlaw it, Peet seemed fuming with Ellis.
We’ll miss Ellis though. Hopefully Havard gets back soon.'"
And that's why the sport is heading for an early grave - including the NRL which is miles above us as a sporting spectacle.
We're sanitising the game for the sake of a small minority of people. Have a look at what the top viewed RL videos are on YouTube and it's full of big hits (many would carry a ban today) and fights. Why? Because people like watching confrontation. It's the reason people pay (not just watch) to see boxers on PPV, or why the UFC has exploded over the last 20 years. Guys like Eddie Hearn and Dana White saw what people wanted, gave it to them and made it must watch TV. We + RU took what was great and moved away from it.
BTW, apart from having huge by ratings, the Khan Vs Brook fight was full of celebrities & PL footballers - I remember a time when that was a Wigan Vs Saints derby. It was must see TV because you knew it would everything, including biff.