Why should he be banned for recreational drugs if his performance has not been enhanced?

What has it got to do with anybody?

Ok then, Drug test EVERBODY at work in "Normal" jobs and see how many come back positive then fire them all !

You work for a firm and you go in smelling of alchohol you can be fired. Thats gross miss conduct. And that does heppen.

So i see from your reply you agree witn people taking recreational drugs. Also its ok for Hock to take recreationa drugs without being banned as its notting to do with anyone else. Its in the anti doping rules. Take drugs get banned.

Then again its Wigan and hes a local lad. if that was Riddell youd be going mental and wanting him banned.

In the same way - if I was found snorting in the toilets at work, that too would be bye bye.

You would not even have a dump in our toliets nevermind do anything else.

I know a few people who take drugs recreationaly as I imagine many people do and they Are good people! Not drop outs! But people with good jobs who do them well. What they do In private and if it doesn't hurt anyone is their own business, each to their own is my opinion. But for pro sports people it's bang out of order as the amount of people they let down and hurt is off the scale!

D&A testing is already an integral part of the Logistics industry.
Anybody we find bending the rules, is OUT.
And thats that.

If he is banned it would be a great loss to the game

On form, He is one of the outstanding English players.

What an absolute idiot.

Real shame for him, Wigan and England IMO. Said for a long time he's the best backrower we have in terms of the basic tools. Unfortunately he's obviously an idiot as well.

I sincerely hope Wigan stand by him in some way and that he looks to come back in 2 years. A ban under WADA rules is fair - I do not for the life of me understand this 'ban him for life' nonsense.

This also happens a lot on the larger construction projects too

I understand your point but surely he deserves a second chance? If he can spend the two years sorting himself out then I have no problem with him coming back to the sport, but only if he is willing to accept regular testing (which if he is clean I doubt he would have a problem with) and then if he is caught again THEN I would agree with a lifelong ban as he has had his chance to turn things around.

It beggers belief that people on here are actually saying so what if it was for recreational use, what a disgusting attitude and does nothing for the majority of fans who are not condoning this action......drug taking is bringing the country down brinbing misery to countless thousands of families through the torture of seeing thier family members succumb to the scurge of drugs, and some paying the ultimate cost of addiction.......so to actually side swipe it as a whim is pathetic.........just hope your the hanger on glory fans and not true wigan supporters..

Get off your high horse, you pompous ass.

Most people on here feel the ban will be fully justified. The one or two who don't are entitled to their opinion (more so on this message board than you are), but they are a minority. Still, don't let that stop you craftily trying to tar all Wiganers with the same brush. You surly, resentful Richard-head.