Re: rugby league world cup : Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:22 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

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Hear a number of England players are not happy with the dismissal of Gareth Hock from the World Cup squad #rugbyleague


Gareth Hock told me feels unfairly treated by England.Says wasn't alone in breaking the rules.Interview on @BBCNWT & BBC outlets

Hard to say without knowing what's happened. If the four players did exactly the same thing there is perhaps a case for it but I doubt that's the case.

As for the England players not being happy, I call complete BS on that one. Hock is a complete lunatic and there wont be anyone in the camp sad to see him gone.

Re: rugby league world cup : Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:51 pm  

Just watched the video and he looks like a little boy caught nicking from the corner shop.

He says there were 6 or 7 of them out drinking but he was singled out (because he didn't get up in the morning presumably and the others did).

He says he missed two 10 minute training sessions/assessments. if this is really true, it look as if McBanana may have over reacted. However, given Hock's record, it could well be only half the story and he did more/worse things ("multiple breaches").

If the other rumours are true and some of the rest of the squad are not happy about his treatment it does not go well for the rest of the tournament, with half the squad having their feeling confirmed that Steve Mac really is a banana.

Re: rugby league world cup : Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:57 pm  

So there was no fight then?

Re: rugby league world cup : Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:04 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

So there was no fight then?

Well he might have had a fight with himself.

Re: rugby league world cup : Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:04 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

So there was no fight then?

Doesn't look to be that way judging from the video.

Re: rugby league world cup : Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:51 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote: The rumours started here about 5 p.m. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=559361&tsmp=1382475774&start=130 Mine wasn't a rumour mate. My info came from someone directly involved

Rogues Gallery wrote: The rumours started here about 5 p.m. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=559361&tsmp=1382475774&start=130 Mine wasn't a rumour mate. My info came from someone directly involved

Re: rugby league world cup : Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:18 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Doesn't look to be that way judging from the video.

I know i couldn't see any bite marks

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 24, 2013 2:57 pm  

No Graham, Hardaker or McIllorum for Saturday...

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 24, 2013 3:51 pm  

At a time when all available funding streams have been diverted to McNamara and his England team, the net result having a serious impact on the junior game, this is not the kind of start we wanted. Smacks of a group of players with little to pn respect for the coach IMO. We will be lucky to beat Aus with our best 17, let alone with one our starting props on the Touchline. Crazy behaviour by the players.

Re: rugby league world cup : Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:30 pm  

St. Rughead wrote:

No Graham, Hardaker or McIllorum for Saturday...

Being reported that Graham was banned for one game for drinking offence, with Hock.