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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Cymro" data-source="post: 363141" data-attributes="member: 40909"><p>Well just like to point out to both of you that I have on good merit from a good source down at the Blues that Rees could face the maximum 156 weeks because the incident is 'making contact with the eye area'</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.irb.com/mm/document/lawsregs/0/regulation17090730_8711.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.irb.com/mm/document/lawsregs/0/regulation17090730_8711.pdf</a> - if you type in gouging .... its not there if you type in 'Contact with Eyes' it will appear. </p><p></p><p>The laws of rugby union define foul play as: "Anything a player does within the playing enclosure that is against the letter and spirit of the Laws of the Game. It includes obstruction, unfair play, repeated infringements, dangerous play and misconduct which is prejudicial to the Game". Specifically, they state that "A player must not do anything that is dangerous to the opponent".</p><p></p><p>International Rugby Board Regulations provide for punishment for contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent.</p><p></p><p>Although this is usually called "eye-gouging" by the media, fans and players, the term "gouging" is not used in the IRB's laws or regulations, which do list degrees of gravity of the offence. The IRB themselves have used the term in a 2009 statement: "The IRB are firmly of the view there is no place in rugby for illegal or foul play and the act of eye-gouging is particularly heinous"</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye-gouging_%28rugby_union%29#cite_note-REG17-2" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye-gouging_(rugby_union)#cite_note-REG17-2</a></p><p></p><p>Therefore gouging is making contact with the eye <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Cymro, post: 363141, member: 40909"] Well just like to point out to both of you that I have on good merit from a good source down at the Blues that Rees could face the maximum 156 weeks because the incident is 'making contact with the eye area' [url]http://www.irb.com/mm/document/lawsregs/0/regulation17090730_8711.pdf[/url] - if you type in gouging .... its not there if you type in 'Contact with Eyes' it will appear. The laws of rugby union define foul play as: "Anything a player does within the playing enclosure that is against the letter and spirit of the Laws of the Game. It includes obstruction, unfair play, repeated infringements, dangerous play and misconduct which is prejudicial to the Game". Specifically, they state that "A player must not do anything that is dangerous to the opponent". International Rugby Board Regulations provide for punishment for contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent. Although this is usually called "eye-gouging" by the media, fans and players, the term "gouging" is not used in the IRB's laws or regulations, which do list degrees of gravity of the offence. The IRB themselves have used the term in a 2009 statement: "The IRB are firmly of the view there is no place in rugby for illegal or foul play and the act of eye-gouging is particularly heinous" [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye-gouging_%28rugby_union%29#cite_note-REG17-2[/url] Therefore gouging is making contact with the eye :) [/QUOTE]
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