CONNACHT CUT LOOSE as they ran in eight tries in a 52-7 Champions Cup win against Zebre today.
Pat Lam’s side led 14-0 in the first half when their task was made significantly easier by this moment of madness from Zebre hooker Oliviero Fabiani.
Fabiani tussled with Quinn Roux at the bottom of a ruck when one of the eagle-eyed officials spotted this bite.
After reviewing the TMO footage, referee Mathieu Raynal had no hesitation in showing Fabiani a red card, reporting that there was a “clear mark” on Roux’s arm.
Better start preparing for the disciplinary hearing, Oli.
Big ban heading the way of Zebre's hooker... Disgraceful...
— RugbyInsideLine (@RugbyInsideLine) October 23, 2016
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Blatant is not the word , he only missed adding some ketchup before munchies
I’ve always found a nice castle lager goes well with south African beef myself. Otherwise a nice pinot noir from central otago in New Zealand, a little unheralded but splendid with even the toughest steak!!!
I would have thought you would have gone for a nice Chianti and fiver beans ab!!
Nah pal, life in cliches just ain’t no fun! Plus… Ain’t a fan of these new overly lentil diets… Stink like a vegan!
It seems an Italian Red was what he preferred after all
I’ll never understand how a player bites another player thinking they’ll get away with it even though there is cameras everywhere
It’s not thinking is it! Thinking in red. Not blue like the AB’s! Lessons in life, more than lessons in avoiding the camera. If you are going g to do it I don’t think k camera on you matters or not. If you think of cameras at that level of the game, may as well not be there.
@AJB123: are you in search of the most unpopular person of the year award? you’ve posted on various connacht match items with this same diatribe. grow up
Didn’t realise it was a popularity contest! Diatribe? Hardly! I forgot though people aren’t allowed critise anything to do with Connacht, now it seems that even a show of understanding for the opposition cannot be accepted either. Grow up indeed!
Their best attack of the match.
It was about the only way Zebre could add a bit of bite to their play.
@Tom Reilly:what an unfunny comment. It suggests that such actions have a degree of levity about them. May I assure you they do not and our zebre friend is unlikely to see rugby this side of Christmas. It’s hard enough to take all the hits without this behaviour
Ban him for a year
Is he a cousin of luis Suarez?? All joking aside, a blatant act. Should be banned for a long time!!
Hookers really are a special breed, aren’t they.