THE Australians have a name for it, squirrel-gripping. Charlie Rorke was found guilty of the offence on debut for Stade Francais against Benneton Treviso in the Challenge Cup last weekend.
The man in the middle, Scottish referee Ben Blain, was reported as saying to the 21-year-old flanker from Canberra: “You’ve grabbed a player by the testicles. There is no place for that in the game. Leave the field.’’
Rorke pleaded not guilty, claiming he had grabbed Italy wing Leonardo Sarto by the shorts, as opposed to the privates. The minimum ban for such an offence starts at 1...