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NRL No punch makes soft people tough: Ricky Stuart – ESPN Australia
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has called on the NRL to eradicate ugly jumper-pulling scuffles, saying no-punch laws have made ‘soft people very tough’.
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has called on the NRL to eradicate ugly jumper-pulling scuffles, saying no-punch laws have made ‘soft people very tough’.
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Stuart believes players are engaging in the “silly and unnecessary” melees because the 2013 rule providing automatic sin-binning for punching means they have no fear of being hurt.
He was speaking on Friday in response to Penrith’s Stephen Crichton getting a $1350 fine for instigating a melee in last week’s game against the Raiders.
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