Saints skipper gets hefty ban

Saints skipper gets hefty ban

30 Mar 2012

Northampton Saints captain and lock Calum Clark received an eight-month suspension for serious foul play.

Clark, who is in England’s elite squad, was found guilty of hyperextending the right arm of 22-year-old Leicester hooker Rob Hawkins in the LV Cup final a fortnight ago. The latter left the field injured with a broken elbow.

The RFU slapped Clark with a 32-week ban that will run from 22 March to 1 November. This will only see the player return to action in the next European season.

Clark is the second Northampton forward to receive a lengthy suspension this week after England hooker Dylan Hartley was found guilty for biting Ireland flank Stephen Ferris’ finger during a Six Nations game on 17 March. Hartley will sit out for eight weeks.


5 Comments

  • 1.houston, we have a problem...: Reply to this comment
    30 Mar 2012, 07:56 am

    this guy’s a piece of scum who deserved a much lengthier ban as far as i’m concerned. some people are just scum… no matter his age i dont think he’ll outgrow his scumness.

    i really hope he gets hurt injury wise at a young age… badly…fark him and fark his career.

  • 2.John Galt: Reply to this comment
    30 Mar 2012, 08:24 am

    @houston, we have a problem…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-1:
    Yeah, he should have receieved a much worse ban. 2 years at the very least.

    To me, what he did to that bloke is far worse than taking bannned substances which you get 2 years for.
    That poor bloke whos elbow he snapped will more than likely be out of Rugby for more than 8 months.

  • 3.>^..^< katman: Reply to this comment
    30 Mar 2012, 09:05 am

    Considering his complete aggro brainfarts a few years back in the junior WC, he should have been banned for a few years, if not for life. Deliberately breaking an opponent’s arm? Should be charged in court.

  • 4.PrickBoks going South: Reply to this comment
    30 Mar 2012, 11:09 am

    mercy mercy !!!

    whinging Yappies adjudicate dirty players as ‘scum’

    the Gouging Nation find their funny moan bone

  • 5.DAS: Reply to this comment
    30 Mar 2012, 21:27 pm

    Also not surprising to see Hartley with a suspension. Guy has been a renowned cheap shot artist for years.

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