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The Rugby Football Union has banned Bristol lock Gareth Llewellyn for three weeks after he admitted whacking Bath prop David Barnes during Bath's 19-9 defeat of Bristol on 2 March - an incident rather ill-advisedly posted on YouTube by a delighted Bristol fan: The vid was apparently spotted by Bath supporters and …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    This is rugby not football

    Less of the amateur dramatics etc... just let them fight it out fcs, remember these are proper men not david beckems...

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    Durr

    Who's David Beckem? Too many blows to the head?

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  3. Chris Hunt
    Joke

    Nah...

    They're David Deck 'ems!

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  4. James Battersby

    "and wished Barnes "a full and speedy recovery" from his unspecified injuries."

    ... so he can stand up and get hit again. Next!

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  5. Tone

    This is rugby not football

    Who said it wasnt rugby?

    http://www.rfu.com/

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  6. Tim Brown

    What do you mean....

    "rather ill-advisedly posted on YouTube by a delighted Bristol fan"??

    The player doing the punching deserves to be shown for the twat he is.

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  7. Cat Sitting

    Strewth

    What sort of Bath supporter felt they had to report it? Probably someone who's never played.

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  8. Barry Mahon

    Reported.....

    Was a BRISTOL fan..... anyway, rugby is or maybe was a good game until thugs like this one got loose in it, good for whoever posted it and better that the RFU actually bothered to sanction the player. I wonder what would have happened if it had been a 'high profile' player.....??

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