Never. Please don't even try and make excuses for what Flower did, you will just embarrass yourself.

Started by Flower in back play.
Hoahai get one back with interest.
Then Flower lost it.
He'd have stayed on or got a yellow if he'd left it at that.

There was hardy anything in what Hohaia did. It would have been penalty sufficient.
A shove back from Flower would have been appropriate, not smacking him in the face and then again when the guy is already out cold on the floor.
Absolute disgraceful and nothing would please me more than Wigan to go on and lose (which to be fair, doesn't look like happening) and Flower never playing rugby again (and maybe getting a punch of his own on the way home).

He wasn't but it showed you on Sky Hohaia going in with forearm on Flower but it still doesn't excuse what Flower did

At no point did I try to make an excuse. I said I could understand why he lost it. There is a massive difference between a reason and an excuse. Flower pushed Hohia after the kick. If you want to look at the first offence that was it. That doesn't excuse Hohia running over and elbowing Flower in the head. It doesn't excuse Flower from doing what he did.

Please explain how Hohia running in and elbowing Flower in the head is not rl a red card offence?

It's not worth going there.
Key point is Flowers sick attack on an unconsious man on the ground.
On civvy street he'd have been arrested.

Cannot see it. The first punch I can understand. It's the assault on a knocked out person on the floor there is no defence for. Completely shocked me. It's the most disgusting thing I have seen in a professional environment.

You'd get arrested for elbowing someone in the face as well. Flower hitting him on the ground was stupid and a disgrace but it probably saved a red for Hohia.

Flower had a great chance to score the first try but bombed it and I think that frustration played a part in him losing it and over reacting.

Not by any means an excuse just a possible reason

That defeat rests on the shoulders of Flower.

With him on the field, wigan win. Wigan were the better team a man down.

Disgraceful act.

LOL at flower and wigan.

At last, someone who understands the difference between a reason and an excuse. Barry Mac just got it spot on. He said I can understand why he reacted but it doesn't excuse what he did.

Nonsense. Hohia's was nothing he was never ever getting sent of for it.