Dont mention eight points to them mate, they still havent got them,

Tripping always used to be a straight sending off, seems acceptable these days.

It wasn't a trip. A trip is when you stick a leg out and the player "trips" over it. That didn't happen, he slid in with his legs to try and get something under the ball.

That said, I don't condone it. He got desperate to try and get something under the ball to prevent the try, but it is dangerous. Slater got away with it in the WC, so the precedent has been set there unfortunately.

Surely the precedent was set in Origin III?

As mentioned on the other forum Ben Cockayne did similar in the CC Semi against Saints a few years ago.

Didn't have Setanta so I wouldn't know!

http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplin ... hp?id=1271 Can't say I'm surprised.

http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/disciplin ... hp?id=1271 Can't say I'm surprised.

True. Having seen it, I'm surprised that the Fisher/Houghton sideshow ruck didn't warrant a mention.

Calderwood must have run 40 metres to get his sly punch in - what a man!

Even better is Fozzard getting called for fighting but "no punch thrown"