Well perhaps 6 weeks was a slight exaggeration... He played against Hudds with the knee ligament injury, which was well strapped up, but went off early. Roby played the next game after that.



That doesn't detract from the point about the danger & cowardice of such a tackle

Slight?

He missed ONE game.



He was still struggling in the tackle, the referee could have shouted held but didn't. Had Cunningham passed the ball and Saints scored do you think the Wigan coach (Noble) would have been pleased?

No problem with Ratboy trying to complete the tackle but, if you've played the game, you'll know there are many ways to injure a player easily if you were minded to. By attacking a prone knee side on with the shoulder when the attacker is held up in a tackle, it's very likely ligament damage will result. Which it did.

How would tackling him side on to his knee have stopped the pass?

Quote Rogues Gallery="Rogues Gallery"No charge. Tackle was around the thigh. therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/disciplinary/item?4251'" So apparently anywhere on the body apart from the knee is OK? Bizarre RFL.

Quote Rogues Gallery="Rogues Gallery"No charge. Tackle was around the thigh. therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/disciplinary/item?4251'" So apparently anywhere on the body apart from the knee is OK? Bizarre RFL.

It was a terrible tackle and he should have been banned regardless of what injury (if any) was casued. I can only imagine the uproar from your lot if Cunningham had done it to Tomkins instead of the other way around.

The uproar comes when anyone touches the little $h1te.....

Ratkins is just a nasty cheap shot merchant, it clouds the fact he has a massive amount of talent. Shame really.

yeah that one time he did a dodgy tackle that only saints fans have dragged up since a similar incident put them in a position to lose to wigan has really ruined his reputation. lol.

Has any one looked at sky sports what brown has had to say

Because that was the only time he's ever used nasty or cheating tactics wasnt it , clown. Has your tiny brain forgotten his locking arm tactics to cheat penalties ? ....

Not really bizarre. It's an issue with the knee joint, which doesn't have muscle to protect it (like the thigh does) and which doesn't have any give in it when hit from the side. I think also it has to be a hit side on to the knee when the leg is straight for a penalty to be given as that is when the knee is most vulnerable as it is at its least flexible. The thigh, however, has loads of muscle around it to protect the bone from impact.