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Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for initia

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 9:54 pm
by UlsterNo9
I was on a few wild bus trips back in the day as a player but ffs, police involved!
Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for initiation ceremony

Two officials and 14 players from Howe of Fife rugby club have been banned after a team bus initiation ceremony.

Coach Garry Horne - father of Scotland back Peter - and president Murdo Fraser have been suspended for a year, after a player "suffered internal injuries".

Two players have been suspended for two seasons, with 12 others given bans of between six and eight weeks.

In a statement, Scottish Rugby said "the actions of those involved have absolutely no place in our sport".

Two players were arrested and charged with sexual assault following the incident, which happened after a game against Jed-Forest in September 2016.

But the case did not go to court and was dealt with by way of an alternative to prosecution, known as 'direct measure' in Scotland. Direct measures can include warnings, fines or compensation orders.

Horne and Fraser, who resigned in June after Scottish Rugby launched an investigation, were said by the governing body to have failed to exercise "reasonable and proper control" over the players under their supervision during the incident.

Howe of Fife - currently in League Division One, the third tier of Scottish rugby - has been fined and from now on all office bearers, trustees, directors and players over the age of 18 must "attend a series of leadership workshops" to change the culture of the amateur club.

"The behaviour of those involved in this incident, including several individuals in positions of authority at the club, was completely unacceptable," Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson said.

"Significant sanctions have been applied and Scottish Rugby will not hesitate to take action against any club, official or player behaving in a similarly unacceptable manner."

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 11:14 pm
by BaggyTrousers
Silly sods, no sympathy for them, "internal injuries" to the guy FFFS.

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:16 am
by Dharper
Is this how Marcell got “injured”....the UR knee updates never made sense to me....but now it all falls into place....LK was on “cucumber duty” on the back seat.

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:58 am
by Russ
Throw the book

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Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:18 am
by Gerald the Mole
Banbridge and riding the goat has to stop

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:28 am
by big mervyn
Dharper wrote:Is this how Marcell got “injured”....the UR knee updates never made sense to me....but now it all falls into place....LK was on “cucumber duty” on the back seat.
Wasn't somebody suffering from "mild trauma" to the auld Jap's eye?

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:38 am
by BR
big mervyn wrote:
Dharper wrote:Is this how Marcell got “injured”....the UR knee updates never made sense to me....but now it all falls into place....LK was on “cucumber duty” on the back seat.
Wasn't somebody suffering from "mild trauma" to the auld Jap's eye?
Not exactly,
But that's what happens when you 'hit the bottle'

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:04 pm
by Russ
Gerald the Mole wrote:Banbridge and riding the goat has to stop
Nothing to do with the club. Just a right of passage for all Banbridge men

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Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:09 pm
by UlsterNo9
Russ wrote:
Gerald the Mole wrote:Banbridge and riding the goat has to stop
Nothing to do with the club. Just a right of passage for all Banbridge men

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I think there was a beer bottle involved in the right of passage in this incident.

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:50 pm
by Russ
Initiation was to put an unopened beer bottle up your rectum and run naked down the bus

Some bellend smashed the beer bottle

Guy had internal hemeroging

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Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:54 pm
by big mervyn
Russ wrote:hemeroging

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Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:00 pm
by Dave
Russ wrote:Initiation was to put an unopened beer bottle up your rectum and run naked down the bus

Some bellend smashed the beer bottle

Guy had internal hemeroging

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They broke Kofi's dick!?

Re: Howe of Fife: Scottish Rugby Union hands out bans for in

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 6:17 pm
by BR
Dave wrote:
Russ wrote:Initiation was to put an unopened beer bottle up your rectum and run naked down the bus

Some bellend smashed the beer bottle

Guy had internal hemeroging

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They broke Kofi's dick!?
I thought he just got the beer bottle rather than actually breaking it.

Either way ...