Gloucester Rugby: Andy Hazell eye gouging probe
FRUSTRATED Gloucester bosses admitted they would cite Mont de Marsan for making illegal contact with Andy Hazell's eye in last night's 11-6 victory.
Gloucester stalwart Hazell lost his cool and was sent off for fighting in the Cherry and Whites' Amlin Challenge Cup victory at Stade Guy Boniface.
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The Kingsholm club believe the 34-year-old suffered three bouts of gouging – though Gloucester boss Nigel Davies stopped short of using that term.
Writing on his Twitter account Hazell said he had been embarassed by his actions:
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He tweeted: “Never had a red in 12 years, extremely embarrassed by my actions.
“It was the third time someone tried to severely injury me and I reacted.
“In a way I wish I could take back.
“But when you are in that situation you don’t know how you would react.
“Also well done to the boys on grinding out a good away win and thanks to the travelling supporters.”
Rugby director Davies said Gloucester took pictures of Hazell's damaged eyes, to form part of their citing report.
Admitting Hazell should have kept his cool, along with Matt Cox who was sin-binned for his retaliation, Davies was at least pleased Gloucester left France with victory.
He explained: "We'll speak to the citing commissioner and there will be something done there.
"We can't condone what was done from a Gloucester view, but that was a reaction to what went on before.
"We'll take our punishment but I think they need to take theirs too.
"We'll look at the video and from what I've seen already I'm sure we will make a complaint.
"The doctor's had a look at Andy's eye, it was severely sore and very red.
"And we took some pictures of that, because that was damning evidence in its own right.
"He's disappointed with himself, but I think there were three incidents before that with the same player, and he's caught him off the ball again, and unfortunately Andy snapped.
"At least we came through with a result though, and we adapted very well."
Comments
by s_sorca
Saturday, February 09 2013, 12:23AM
“As everyone knows. Akadau is a sad old troll that doesn't live within a 1000 miles of kinsgholm. He doesn't go to any Gloucester Rugby games and he is clueless about Gloucester Rugby players.”
by sam_silent
Saturday, January 05 2013, 11:58AM
“With his multitude of different identities, akadau/glawsteruk1/peh45/Gordon_P/graybaggs is such a clueless troll.”
by Don_Deakin
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 7:36PM
“12! That's nearly as much as his IQ.”
by BillBM
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 7:39PM
“akadau is probably only 12 anyway, so he can't remember further back than that.”
by richardpenton
Sunday, October 14 2012, 10:07AM
“Andy made his senior squad début in December 1997. That's nearly 15 (FIFTEEN) years in the top level with Gloucester Rugby.
What would the troll know about that.... Nowt!”
by walker1105
Saturday, October 13 2012, 6:05PM
“It is a shame that our first choice tight-head- Rupert harden - wasn't playing. That said, the front row players Koree Britton and Yann Thomas did a wonderful job.”
by BillBM
Saturday, October 13 2012, 2:47PM
“A ban is bound to follow for AH which means we will have Qera playing at open-side instead of being wasted sat on the bench. It is not for nothing that he is an international number 7.”
by Roon77
Saturday, October 13 2012, 1:52PM
“What would you know about the game troll... Absolutely nothing.
#akadau/gordon_P/graybaggscluelesstroll”
by akadau
Saturday, October 13 2012, 1:31PM
“AH has been a brilliant professional for 12 years at Glos and he would not have reacted in that way unless extremely wound up whereby he just lost it, that happens under provocation. If you have played rugby you know what it is like. Hats off to Coxy for watching his back.
Not condoning just making a point about how reaction works.”
by richardpenton
Friday, October 12 2012, 7:07PM
“What a ridiculous comment. That is the rule of the jungle and the Neanderthal.”