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Eye-gouging (rugby union)

January 01, 1970

For the general concept, see Eye-gouging.

Eye-gouging is a serious offence in rugby union where a player uses hands or fingers to inflict pain in an opponent's eyes. The game's laws refer to it as "contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent" but such incidents are usually referred to as "eye-gouging" among players and in the media.[1]

Definition edit

The laws of rugby union, as written by World Rugby, 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".[2] Specifically, they state that "A player must not do anything that is dangerous to the opponent".[3]

WR Regulations provide for punishment for contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent.[4]

Although this is usually called "eye-gouging" by the media, fans and players, the term "gouging" is not used in World Rugby's laws or regulations, which do list degrees of gravity of the offence. World Rugby themselves have used the term in a 2009 statement, when the body was known as the International Rugby Board (IRB): "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".[5]

Scales of the offence edit

Following two separate high-profile test match incidents, involving Schalk Burger and Sergio Parisse, during the same week in June 2009, the IRB stated that it would review the sanction structure for this type of offence "in order to send out the strongest possible message that such acts will not be tolerated".[5]

The regulations provide a scale of seriousness.[4] As of the most recent revision to the regulations in 2016, separate scales are provided for "contact with the eyes" and "contact with the eye area", where the "eyes" are defined as all tissues within and covering the orbital cavity, including eyelids, and "eye area" covers areas outside the orbital cavity but in close proximity to the eye.[6]

Contact with the eyes
  • Lower end: up to 12-week ban.
  • Mid range: up to 18-week ban.
  • Top end: greater than 24-week ban.
Contact with the eye area
  • Lower end: up to 4-week ban.
  • Mid range: up to 8-week ban.
  • Top end: greater than 12-week ban.

The maximum sanction for either is a 156-week (3 year) ban.

In sevens, bans are officially expressed in numbers of matches instead of weeks, reflecting the schedule of the Sevens World Series for men and women, as well as other major events for sevens teams.

History edit

In the early days of rugby, eye gouging was commonplace and happened mainly in the scrum due to a lack of control by referees and the opportunity the scrum offered for players to commit foul play due to the way the scrum is formed.[7] The rising amount of foul play involving eye gouging eventually lead to the founding of the Rugby Football Union to control rugby and to reduce the amount of foul play.[7] Eye-gouging then began to disappear from the early game as the laws of rugby became stricter due to English public school students starting to play rugby.[8] After then foul play including eye-gouging became largely unspoken of and rugby authorities often ignored complaints of eye-gouging. This was due to authorities expecting players to deal with it themselves as it was claimed to be part of the nature of the game and was often viewed as a joke.[9] In 1992, Richard Loe made contact with Greg Cooper's eyes while playing in the National Provincial Championship and was banned for nine months after a nine-hour deliberation by the New Zealand Rugby Union's judicial committee.[10] This was viewed by observers as a turning point in attitudes towards eye-gouging and punishments for eye-gouging became stricter.[9] According to John Daniell, a New Zealand lock who played for nearly a decade in France, eye gouging is fairly common and considered "a way of life" in French rugby, where it is known as "la fourchette".[11]

Sanctions for eye-gouging have been subject to debate by journalists and commentators, depending on interpretation by presiding disciplinary officers.[12] Punishments in the Northern Hemisphere are seen by some journalists as being harsher than those for similar offenses seen in Southern Hemisphere countries.[13] South African national coach, Peter de Villiers stated he did not believe that an eye-gouging incident for which Schalk Burger was yellow carded merited any punishment.[14]

Examples edit

 
Clarence Harding after a severe eye gouge

As well as many cases involving professional rugby union, the case of Clarence Harding, an amateur player, has received considerable coverage due to the extreme damage caused to his eye.[15][16] Harding was left without sight in his right eye and can no longer play rugby, and the injury has affected his livelihood and has since had the eye removed due to the pain.[17] Matt Iles, the player alleged to have injured Harding, was found not guilty by the RFU as they could not determine which player was responsible.[18] However, Maidstone RFC were fined £2,000 and deducted 50 points after being found "guilty of conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game".[19] The incident was also investigated by Kent Police but no criminal charges were brought against Maidstone or Iles due to insufficient evidence.[20]

On 2 October 2010, Gavin Quinnell suffered an eye injury during a game between Llanelli and Cross Keys, from which he lost the sight in his left eye.[21] The incident was under investigation by the Welsh Rugby Union and Gwent Police, with the police arresting the perpetrator. However, the Crown Prosecution Service advised against prosecution, leading to the dropping of criminal charges, and the WRU eventually dropped its citing complaint, to the self-described shock of the Quinnell family, one of the most prominent in Welsh rugby.[22]

An incident in the Rugby World Cup final on 23 October 2011 led the IRB to reevaluate its disciplinary procedures. France centre Aurélien Rougerie apparently made contact with the eyes of New Zealand captain Richie McCaw, who would later state that he had been "half-blinded" for the last few minutes of the match.[23] The original camera angles provided by host broadcaster Sky NZ showed no apparent foul play, and Rougerie was not cited within the 36-hour window allowed by IRB rules at the time. Three days after the match, new Sky NZ footage emerged which showed Rougerie apparently raking his hand across McCaw's eyes. The IRB could not cite Rougerie outside the 36-hour window, and the exception allowed in its rules for "exceptional circumstances" did not include the emergence of new evidence. In December 2011 the IRB announced that it would reconsider its procedures to address similar situations in the future.[24]

High-profile cases edit

This is a list of cases where eye-gouging has been reported to have happened in top national league, European Cup or international level rugby union matches. It is shown in chronological order; international matches are highlighted. Players banned for contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent as well as eye-gouging are included.

Offence date Offender Victim Length of ban
(weeks) 		Playing
For Against
1992   Richard Loe[25]   Greg Cooper[25] 26 Waikato Otago
1997   Troy Flavell[25]   Steve Sinkinson[25] 3 North Harbour Wellington
1999-11-26   Richard Nones[26]   Sven Cronk[26] 104 Colomiers Pontypridd
2003-08-02   Bakkies Botha[27]   Brendan Cannon[27] 8   South Africa   Australia
2003-10-26   Roberto Grau[28]   Keith Wood[28] 9   Argentina   Ireland
2003-10-26   Mauricio Reggiardo[28]   Reggie Corrigan[28] 6   Argentina   Ireland
2007-01-20   Daniel Larrechea[29] Not available 6 Sale Sharks Ospreys
2007-04-20   Dylan Hartley[30]   James Haskell and   Johnny O'Connor[31] 26 Northampton Saints London Wasps
2008-02-23   Mauro Bergamasco[32]   Lee Byrne[32] 13   Italy   Wales
2008-03-15   Seru Rabeni[33]   Andi Kyriacou[33] 14 Leicester Tigers Saracens
2008-07-12   Bismarck du Plessis[34]   Adam Thomson[34] 3   South Africa   New Zealand
2008-09-20   Neil Best[35]   James Haskell[35] 18 Northampton Saints London Wasps
2008-10-18   Marius Țincu[36]   Paul James[36] 18 Perpignan Ospreys
2009-01-24   Martin Corry[37]   Richard Hibbard[37] 6 Leicester Tigers Ospreys
2009-04-18   Olivier Azam[38]   Jamie Roberts[38] 9 Gloucester Cardiff Blues
2009-05-02   Alan Quinlan[39]   Leo Cullen[30] 12 Munster Leinster
2009-06-26   Sergio Parisse[40]   Isaac Ross[40] 8   Italy   New Zealand
2009-06-27   Schalk Burger[41]   Luke Fitzgerald[30] 8   South Africa British and Irish Lions
2009-10-09   Shane Jennings[42]   Nick Kennedy 12 Leinster London Irish
2009-12-12   Julien Dupuy[43]   Stephen Ferris[43] 24 Stade Français Ulster
2009-12-12   David Attoub[44]   Stephen Ferris[44] 70 Stade Français Ulster
2010-08-28   Juan Manuel Leguizamón[45]   Jean Bouilhou[45] 12 Stade Français Toulouse
2010-12-19   Richie Rees[46]   Dylan Hartley[46] 12 Cardiff Blues Northampton Saints
2011-04-02   Mark Cueto[47]   Christian Day[47] 9a Sale Sharks Northampton Saints
2011-10-02   Leonardo Ghiraldini[48]   Cian Healy[48] 15   Italy   Ireland
2014-01-25   Sam Dickson[49]   Not available[49] 8b   New Zealand Sevens   Fiji Sevens
2014-08-01   Mandisa Williams[50]   Alisha Hewett[50] 16   South Africa Women   Australia Women
2014-11-22   Ray Barkwill[51]   Not available[51] 9   Canada   Romania
2015-09-20   Mariano Galarza[52]   Brodie Retallick[52] 9   Argentina   New Zealand
2016-01-09   Josaia Raisuqe[53]   CJ Stander[53] 15 Stade Français Munster
2016-01-16   Chris Ashton[54]   Luke Marshall[54] 10 Saracens Ulster
2016-03-12   Tomas Francis[55]   Dan Cole[55] 8   Wales   England
2016-12-10   George Earle[56]   Tom Ellis[56] 8 Cardiff Blues Bath
2017-09-30   Kyle Sinckler[57]   Michael Paterson[57] 7 Harlequins Northampton Saints
2017-10-14   Francois Louw[58]   Marco Fuser[58] 3 Bath Benetton Treviso
2017-10-14   Terry Bouhraoua[59]   Valery Tsnobiladze[59] 4 Stade Français Krasny Yar

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Note a: Prior to the announcement of the RFU's nine-week ban on 11 April 2011, Cueto had received a six-week ban from his club. The bans ultimately ran concurrently.
  2. ^ Note b: Dickson's ban was officially announced as nine matches; the NZRU chose not to appeal. This covered the final of the 2014 USA Sevens and the entirety of the 2014 Wellington Sevens; he will be available for the 2014 Japan Sevens.

References edit

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For the general concept see Eye gouging Eye gouging is a serious offence in rugby union where a player uses hands or fingers to inflict pain in an opponent s eyes The game s laws refer to it as contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent but such incidents are usually referred to as eye gouging among players and in the media 1 Contents 1 Definition 1 1 Scales of the offence 2 History 3 Examples 3 1 High profile cases 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksDefinition editThe laws of rugby union as written by World Rugby 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 2 Specifically they state that A player must not do anything that is dangerous to the opponent 3 WR Regulations provide for punishment for contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent 4 Although this is usually called eye gouging by the media fans and players the term gouging is not used in World Rugby s laws or regulations which do list degrees of gravity of the offence World Rugby themselves have used the term in a 2009 statement when the body was known as the International Rugby Board IRB 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 5 Scales of the offence edit Following two separate high profile test match incidents involving Schalk Burger and Sergio Parisse during the same week in June 2009 the IRB stated that it would review the sanction structure for this type of offence in order to send out the strongest possible message that such acts will not be tolerated 5 The regulations provide a scale of seriousness 4 As of the most recent revision to the regulations in 2016 separate scales are provided for contact with the eyes and contact with the eye area where the eyes are defined as all tissues within and covering the orbital cavity including eyelids and eye area covers areas outside the orbital cavity but in close proximity to the eye 6 Contact with the eyes Lower end up to 12 week ban Mid range up to 18 week ban Top end greater than 24 week ban Contact with the eye area Lower end up to 4 week ban Mid range up to 8 week ban Top end greater than 12 week ban The maximum sanction for either is a 156 week 3 year ban In sevens bans are officially expressed in numbers of matches instead of weeks reflecting the schedule of the Sevens World Series for men and women as well as other major events for sevens teams History editIn the early days of rugby eye gouging was commonplace and happened mainly in the scrum due to a lack of control by referees and the opportunity the scrum offered for players to commit foul play due to the way the scrum is formed 7 The rising amount of foul play involving eye gouging eventually lead to the founding of the Rugby Football Union to control rugby and to reduce the amount of foul play 7 Eye gouging then began to disappear from the early game as the laws of rugby became stricter due to English public school students starting to play rugby 8 After then foul play including eye gouging became largely unspoken of and rugby authorities often ignored complaints of eye gouging This was due to authorities expecting players to deal with it themselves as it was claimed to be part of the nature of the game and was often viewed as a joke 9 In 1992 Richard Loe made contact with Greg Cooper s eyes while playing in the National Provincial Championship and was banned for nine months after a nine hour deliberation by the New Zealand Rugby Union s judicial committee 10 This was viewed by observers as a turning point in attitudes towards eye gouging and punishments for eye gouging became stricter 9 According to John Daniell a New Zealand lock who played for nearly a decade in France eye gouging is fairly common and considered a way of life in French rugby where it is known as la fourchette 11 Sanctions for eye gouging have been subject to debate by journalists and commentators depending on interpretation by presiding disciplinary officers 12 Punishments in the Northern Hemisphere are seen by some journalists as being harsher than those for similar offenses seen in Southern Hemisphere countries 13 South African national coach Peter de Villiers stated he did not believe that an eye gouging incident for which Schalk Burger was yellow carded merited any punishment 14 Examples edit nbsp Clarence Harding after a severe eye gouge As well as many cases involving professional rugby union the case of Clarence Harding an amateur player has received considerable coverage due to the extreme damage caused to his eye 15 16 Harding was left without sight in his right eye and can no longer play rugby and the injury has affected his livelihood and has since had the eye removed due to the pain 17 Matt Iles the player alleged to have injured Harding was found not guilty by the RFU as they could not determine which player was responsible 18 However Maidstone RFC were fined 2 000 and deducted 50 points after being found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game 19 The incident was also investigated by Kent Police but no criminal charges were brought against Maidstone or Iles due to insufficient evidence 20 On 2 October 2010 Gavin Quinnell suffered an eye injury during a game between Llanelli and Cross Keys from which he lost the sight in his left eye 21 The incident was under investigation by the Welsh Rugby Union and Gwent Police with the police arresting the perpetrator However the Crown Prosecution Service advised against prosecution leading to the dropping of criminal charges and the WRU eventually dropped its citing complaint to the self described shock of the Quinnell family one of the most prominent in Welsh rugby 22 An incident in the Rugby World Cup final on 23 October 2011 led the IRB to reevaluate its disciplinary procedures France centre Aurelien Rougerie apparently made contact with the eyes of New Zealand captain Richie McCaw who would later state that he had been half blinded for the last few minutes of the match 23 The original camera angles provided by host broadcaster Sky NZ showed no apparent foul play and Rougerie was not cited within the 36 hour window allowed by IRB rules at the time Three days after the match new Sky NZ footage emerged which showed Rougerie apparently raking his hand across McCaw s eyes The IRB could not cite Rougerie outside the 36 hour window and the exception allowed in its rules for exceptional circumstances did not include the emergence of new evidence In December 2011 the IRB announced that it would reconsider its procedures to address similar situations in the future 24 High profile cases edit This is a list of cases where eye gouging has been reported to have happened in top national league European Cup or international level rugby union matches It is shown in chronological order international matches are highlighted Players banned for contact with eyes or the eye area of an opponent as well as eye gouging are included Offence date Offender Victim Length of ban weeks Playing For Against 1992 nbsp Richard Loe 25 nbsp Greg Cooper 25 26 Waikato Otago 1997 nbsp Troy Flavell 25 nbsp Steve Sinkinson 25 3 North Harbour Wellington 1999 11 26 nbsp Richard Nones 26 nbsp Sven Cronk 26 104 Colomiers Pontypridd 2003 08 02 nbsp Bakkies Botha 27 nbsp Brendan Cannon 27 8 nbsp South Africa nbsp Australia 2003 10 26 nbsp Roberto Grau 28 nbsp Keith Wood 28 9 nbsp Argentina nbsp Ireland 2003 10 26 nbsp Mauricio Reggiardo 28 nbsp Reggie Corrigan 28 6 nbsp Argentina nbsp Ireland 2007 01 20 nbsp Daniel Larrechea 29 Not available 6 Sale Sharks Ospreys 2007 04 20 nbsp Dylan Hartley 30 nbsp James Haskell and nbsp Johnny O Connor 31 26 Northampton Saints London Wasps 2008 02 23 nbsp Mauro Bergamasco 32 nbsp Lee Byrne 32 13 nbsp Italy nbsp Wales 2008 03 15 nbsp Seru Rabeni 33 nbsp Andi Kyriacou 33 14 Leicester Tigers Saracens 2008 07 12 nbsp Bismarck du Plessis 34 nbsp Adam Thomson 34 3 nbsp South Africa nbsp New Zealand 2008 09 20 nbsp Neil Best 35 nbsp James Haskell 35 18 Northampton Saints London Wasps 2008 10 18 nbsp Marius Țincu 36 nbsp Paul James 36 18 Perpignan Ospreys 2009 01 24 nbsp Martin Corry 37 nbsp Richard Hibbard 37 6 Leicester Tigers Ospreys 2009 04 18 nbsp Olivier Azam 38 nbsp Jamie Roberts 38 9 Gloucester Cardiff Blues 2009 05 02 nbsp Alan Quinlan 39 nbsp Leo Cullen 30 12 Munster Leinster 2009 06 26 nbsp Sergio Parisse 40 nbsp Isaac Ross 40 8 nbsp Italy nbsp New Zealand 2009 06 27 nbsp Schalk Burger 41 nbsp Luke Fitzgerald 30 8 nbsp South Africa British and Irish Lions 2009 10 09 nbsp Shane Jennings 42 nbsp Nick Kennedy 12 Leinster London Irish 2009 12 12 nbsp Julien Dupuy 43 nbsp Stephen Ferris 43 24 Stade Francais Ulster 2009 12 12 nbsp David Attoub 44 nbsp Stephen Ferris 44 70 Stade Francais Ulster 2010 08 28 nbsp Juan Manuel Leguizamon 45 nbsp Jean Bouilhou 45 12 Stade Francais Toulouse 2010 12 19 nbsp Richie Rees 46 nbsp Dylan Hartley 46 12 Cardiff Blues Northampton Saints 2011 04 02 nbsp Mark Cueto 47 nbsp Christian Day 47 9a Sale Sharks Northampton Saints 2011 10 02 nbsp Leonardo Ghiraldini 48 nbsp Cian Healy 48 15 nbsp Italy nbsp Ireland 2014 01 25 nbsp Sam Dickson 49 nbsp Not available 49 8b nbsp New Zealand Sevens nbsp Fiji Sevens 2014 08 01 nbsp Mandisa Williams 50 nbsp Alisha Hewett 50 16 nbsp South Africa Women nbsp Australia Women 2014 11 22 nbsp Ray Barkwill 51 nbsp Not available 51 9 nbsp Canada nbsp Romania 2015 09 20 nbsp Mariano Galarza 52 nbsp Brodie Retallick 52 9 nbsp Argentina nbsp New Zealand 2016 01 09 nbsp Josaia Raisuqe 53 nbsp CJ Stander 53 15 Stade Francais Munster 2016 01 16 nbsp Chris Ashton 54 nbsp Luke Marshall 54 10 Saracens Ulster 2016 03 12 nbsp Tomas Francis 55 nbsp Dan Cole 55 8 nbsp Wales nbsp England 2016 12 10 nbsp George Earle 56 nbsp Tom Ellis 56 8 Cardiff Blues Bath 2017 09 30 nbsp Kyle Sinckler 57 nbsp Michael Paterson 57 7 Harlequins Northampton Saints 2017 10 14 nbsp Francois Louw 58 nbsp Marco Fuser 58 3 Bath Benetton Treviso 2017 10 14 nbsp Terry Bouhraoua 59 nbsp Valery Tsnobiladze 59 4 Stade Francais Krasny YarSee also editEye gouging Gaelic football Notes edit Note a Prior to the announcement of the RFU s nine week ban on 11 April 2011 Cueto had received a six week ban from his club The bans ultimately ran concurrently Note b Dickson s ban was officially announced as nine matches the NZRU chose not to appeal This covered the final of the 2014 USA Sevens and the entirety of the 2014 Wellington Sevens he will be available for the 2014 Japan Sevens References edit Souster Mark 11 January 2010 Eye gouging war is declared on rugby s ultimate sin The Times London Laws of the Game Rugby Union 2010 Law 10 Definitions International Rugby Board now World Rugby Archived from the original on 25 July 2011 Retrieved 27 June 2012 Laws 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