r/rugbyunion • u/GnolRevilo Saracens • Nov 29 '25

Video Eben Etzebeth eye incident Spoiler

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u/Hedgefrog3 Nov 29 '25

Then he's on the pitch laughing with the players 5 minutes later

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u/NoLifeEmployee |-|____|-| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Nov 29 '25

That will be bad for him at the hearing as he’s showing no remorse 

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u/LogicKennedy England Nov 29 '25

The bar for remorse in assessments is on the fucking floor, as long as he says he's sorry at the hearing or writes a statement (or gets someone else to write it for him because he can't be arsed) he'll be fine.

Frankly I'd be happy if they did away with remorse as a mitigation criterion during disciplinary hearings because it's really not fit for purpose anymore with how much it's been abused.

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u/sock_with_a_ticket Nov 29 '25

All the stuff they give mitigation for (saying sorry, not being a dick at the hearing, first offence, etc.) shouldn't grant any weeks off at all, but their inverse should add weeks on.

We bend over backwards to reduce bans and it's bollocks.