I would love to know what etc, etc, etc............ means but even that sounds to good

Grow some balls RFL 3 games for that is laughable.

Completely correct decision.

Worse than Newton on Long?

Stop talking nonsense.

Surprised it's as low as three myself.

Should have been double that.

I agree.

However, in an 'everyday' situation you punch a man in the face and knock him down, you would get punished. You punch a man in the face and he dies, you are punished more severely, even if the intention was the same (extreme example, but used to exemplify the point).

Its difficult not to take a resulting injury into account on the same principle, unfortunately.

Doesn't the fact that it took place way after the whistle was blown, and there were no aggrevating circumstances count against him. Also, of course he pleaded guilty - how could he not? So, pleading guilty shouldn't make a difference here as if he didn't he would probably get away with it for being mentally ill.

Very poor decision by the RFL.

It was only pure luck that Sam Tomkins didn't end up in Wigan Infirmary.

It was the worst attack to the head, I have seen, in many a year.

Had Tomkins been carried off on a stretcher it would have been double.

Didn't Howell start the Harlequins brawl in Catalan last as well?

Oh well.

The right decision by the RFL IMO. Showed leniancy for a player who is not normally dirty.

ok then. Richards elbows Briers in the face with 100% intention in our semi final and recives a red card, you are telling me you wont expect anything more than a 3 match ban and £300 fine because hes not normally dirty. nofl

For what its worth i think he should have got around 6-8 games for what he did. 100% intention and i am with the people who are saying had Sam been carried/stretchered off it would have been around that

Think so, got a one match ban

Again after the whistle on a smaller bloke.
Balls of steel this one