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Danny Sacco
5 December 2012 at 2:40 PM
At worse Banahan made a clumsy tackle, made to look worse as the video clearly shows Anthony Allen ducking when the tackle is made, what sort of signal does this send to grass roots rugby including children when he gets a 3 week ban and yet Deacon who clearly punches him in the face only gets 1 week, so making a bad tackle is far worse than intentionally striking another player in the face. The ref and officials in this game did their best to spoil a great spectacle what a shame.
MikeW
5 December 2012 at 3:25 PM
5 weeks is frankly rediculous, especially when others are receiving lesser bans for acts which left opponents unconscious. Tackling is part of the game. Assault is not.