A complete joke in my opinion. The John Hayes ban has been reduced form 6 weeks to 5 weeks by the Irish appeal committee.
Now the good news is that the time period covered, November 7th – 14th, has no games for Munster or Ireland that he is missing. the bad news is that it should already be more, not reduced.
Good Behaviour
Now I understand that John Hayes has had a wonderful disciplinary record until now… and that’s great. But when you intentionally stamp on someones face I think …

Unlikely to be an ongoing series but I thought I would bring you some shock news – rugby is bad for you!
Ok, own up, who didn’t know that?
But this time the news is a little more unusual. Seems you could contract a skin condition known as the dermatitis of muddy wrestling. Sounds exciting doesn’t it? In my experience though mud wrestling is only of interest when done by scantily clad women wearing not very much.
But it could also be a worry for us rugby players.
Find out what …