Should convicted players be banned from Rugby : Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:52 pm  

I don't want to name names for legal reasons but there have been a few cases past and present were players have been a little bit naughty and broke the law.
Just wondering if people think that if a player breaks the law (a fairly serious law) that they should be banned from the game.

We have a reputation [rugby] of being a family sport with good reletionships with the community as a whole.
Players need to be good role models and frankly some have been far from it.

Should we make examples of players now so that future players start to learn that these types of things will not be tolerated

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:00 pm  

i understand where ur coming from, but how do u pick which laws have been broken,

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:03 pm  

I also understand were your coming from and in the everyday job im sure you would be sacked or to put it another way, your job wouldn't be there for when you got out.
It's a difficult question to answer but i think it should be the decision of the club and not made an RFL rule.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:03 pm  

I understand where you are coming from but i think it'd be difficult.


What laws would you have to break to be excluded or would it be any laws at all?

Personally i agree that if it is a serious offence then they should be banned, maybe for 2 years or something.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:08 pm  

i don't understand where your coming from

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:16 pm  

I agree that players should receive some sort of punishment, however i think it should be the clubs responsibility to do this. If Warrington had any players that broke laws such as assault, breaking and entering or drugs offenses, I would like to se the club sack these players not "support them through this difficult time". I do agree with the point about which offenses should be punished, but I would hope that the club could use it's better judgement to realize what actions are unacceptable for a professional player.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:34 pm  

where are you coming from?

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:35 pm  

When i say serious laws, i mean not traffic law or a little drunk and disorderly in bridge street.

Why should there be any leniency just because you only have a short career.

If i commited a crime and i was a police man for 20 years would i say "well be lenient and don't fire me i don't know any other career"

End of the day Tough Sh--

I say that clubs should not stick by these players regardless of how good they are.
I can think of a certain 4 at the moment

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:38 pm  

if its serious enough they'll be inside anyway, if they aren't then they are free to earn a living, to quote the meerkats ad "SIMPLES"

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:40 pm  

With a criminal conviction you simply are not allowed to be in certain professions
i just think this should be one of them.