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<blockquote data-quote="Prestwick" data-source="post: 272511"><p>I think what we all agree on is that there needs to be standards passed by the iRB under legal advice and a proper and official panel which should adjudicate these things at the correct time rather than the ad-hoc system we have now. Only then will we find a consistent level of punishment that everyone is satisfied with. I'm honestly shocked that they haven't got adjudicating members who are not the same nationality as the player when looking at the international cases!</p><p></p><p>The regulations on "gouging" for example are like something out of a law from the Stuart times. With multiple levels of "gouging" depending on "where the finger is" and "what it is touching", the chance of a cop out or a lenient punishment is very very high. </p><p></p><p>There needs to be a set code with ambiguities and grey areas destroyed by the fine light of "if x y and z happens then x y and z punishment happens" via bullet point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prestwick, post: 272511"] I think what we all agree on is that there needs to be standards passed by the iRB under legal advice and a proper and official panel which should adjudicate these things at the correct time rather than the ad-hoc system we have now. Only then will we find a consistent level of punishment that everyone is satisfied with. I'm honestly shocked that they haven't got adjudicating members who are not the same nationality as the player when looking at the international cases! The regulations on "gouging" for example are like something out of a law from the Stuart times. With multiple levels of "gouging" depending on "where the finger is" and "what it is touching", the chance of a cop out or a lenient punishment is very very high. There needs to be a set code with ambiguities and grey areas destroyed by the fine light of "if x y and z happens then x y and z punishment happens" via bullet point. [/QUOTE]
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