Fans demand a “super long ban” as the Fijian celebrity faces backlash for his disgusting “cheap shot.”
When Canham broke through the ruck and seized the scrum-half in the 57th minute, the player retaliated by elbowing the lock in the back of his head. Murphy gave a quick rundown of the events before declaring that he “had seen enough” and sending Lomani off the field. Lomani appeared confused by the decision as he walked off the field.
The dismissal of the scrum-half contributed to the Drua’s collapse in the second half, despite leading 20–8 at the break. They gave up 33 straight points as the Rebels won, further compounding the Drua’s problems with another red card to Jone Koroiduadua for a headbutt.
Frank Lomani’s disgusting play earned him a red card, and he ought to receive a lengthy suspension for it. According to Sir John Kirwan, Beauden Barrett is the All Blacks’ “saving grace” in the Damian McKenzie dilemma.
Response
The Fijian international scrum-half has received harsh criticism from supporters for his conduct, with many calling it the “cheap shot of the year.”On social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan responded, saying, “The deliberate elbow to the head was bad enough, but him acting indignant that they gave him a red card took the p**s.”
When pundits called Lomani’s actions a “brain explosion,” another fan objected, saying, “Bro, he elbowed him as hard as he could in the back of the head—that’s about as violent as you can get.”
A lot of people also quickly brought up the fact that, because of the potential for paralysis, hitting someone on the back of the head is forbidden in combat sports like boxing and the UFC. One post said, “That should get you a life ban, that’s how you get someone quadriplegic.” And it’s made much more annoying by that “hard done” expression on his face when he gets the red, according to another post.
One more person said, “This is really bad.” Can’t hit anyone, but hitting him in the back of the head exacerbates the situation. He might have immobilized the rebel player. Minimum prohibition for the entire season.”In the majority of professional MMA matches, elbow strikes to the head that point downward are not even permitted. A very lengthy ban should follow from this, Mark Breen continued.
Many, like Mark, demanded an extended ban. The following sanctions apply when a player strikes another player with their elbow, in violation of World Rugby Regulation 17 on sanctions and Law 10.4(b): Low entry point: two weeks; mid-range: six weeks; high end: more than ten weeks; maximum: fifty-two weeks.
A-P With the comment, “Scummiest thing I’ve seen on a rugby pitch in quite some time,” Cronje expressed her opinion that it was a top-tier offense. Remove him for at least ten weeks.Fortunately, Canham was visible in the post-match crowd, albeit with stitches in his body.
Due to health concerns, the UFC outlawed vertical elbow blows and elbows to the back of the head. Rugby also does not allow for it. Even with his bloodied skull, it was encouraging to see little Josh Canham out and about.