Jackson Hastings had "a kiss and a hug" with Tony Clubb... but will Wigan Warriors prop face a ban?

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Jackson Hastings had "a kiss and a hug" with Tony Clubb... but will Wigan Warriors prop face a ban?

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Jackson Hastings insists he doesn't hold a grudge against Tony Clubb as Wigan wait to discover if he will be cited by the judiciary.

Hastings said they had a "hug and a kiss" after a running duel with the Warriors prop.

Clubb made contact with Hastings' head, with his elbow, as the Aussie scored a try to make it 18-12, and they later went head-to-head in back-play.

And in his press conference, Red Devils coach Ian Watson suggested the RFL's match review panel - which meets tomorrow - may want to examine an eye injury Hastings suffered in another clash with Clubb, saying: "He kind of whacked his hand across him. It's another one for the officials."

Hastings' own mum was more damning, posting on social media that Clubb had scratched his eyes.

And Salford director Ian Blease told the Patreon website: "I am now putting full trust in the match review panel to do their job properly and take the appropriate action on the incidents that took place on Friday."

Hastings says he doesn't hold a grudge and even joked that he will be avoiding wresting with Club in pre-season training.

"It's a front-rower's job to intimidate a halfback and I sort of got raised by a dad and mum who were brought up in the old-school, not to back down," he said.

"There was nothing in it. He got me in the back of the head... but we had a kiss and a hug at the end there.

"It's all part of the game, no grudges whatsoever, he's a front-rower doing his job and I'm a competitive lad trying to get one over him.

"Whatever happens on the field stays on the field.

"He did nothing wrong, really. I pushed him, he pushed me, and we had a kiss there and a few words there.

“He said he can't wait for wrestle next year, so I'll be avoiding that, he's a bit bigger than me.
"It's part and parcel of the game and good luck to him next week."

Hastings has posted on Twitter to say he has visited an eye specialist and is confident he will get the green-light to face Salford in Castleford's sudden-death play-offs match.

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Credit to Hastings for not trying to make it worse but I’d be amazed if Clubb doesn’t get a ban for the elbow in the back of the head,very clumsy at best.
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fozzieskem wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:05 pm Credit to Hastings for not trying to make it worse but I’d be amazed if Clubb doesn’t get a ban for the elbow in the back of the head,very clumsy at best.
He should be banned, in fact we are lucky it wasn’t an eight point try. Having said that, the bar was set when the Catalans player put his knees into French after he scored. We shall see if the Disciplinary Panel is consistent 😮
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fozzieskem wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:05 pm Credit to Hastings for not trying to make it worse but I’d be amazed if Clubb doesn’t get a ban for the elbow in the back of the head,very clumsy at best.
Clumsy is being very generous to Clubb Fozzie. It was 100% a cheap shot.
I’ve watched it back on tv and I will be very surprised if the disciplinary don’t dish out a ban to him.
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bertina wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:41 pm
fozzieskem wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:05 pm Credit to Hastings for not trying to make it worse but I’d be amazed if Clubb doesn’t get a ban for the elbow in the back of the head,very clumsy at best.
Clumsy is being very generous to Clubb Fozzie. It was 100% a cheap shot.
I’ve watched it back on tv and I will be very surprised if the disciplinary don’t dish out a ban to him.
I was being,shall we say “careful” with my phrasing after copping a barrage or two for saying just that over on Facebook.
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fozzieskem wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:59 pm
bertina wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:41 pm
fozzieskem wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:05 pm Credit to Hastings for not trying to make it worse but I’d be amazed if Clubb doesn’t get a ban for the elbow in the back of the head,very clumsy at best.
Clumsy is being very generous to Clubb Fozzie. It was 100% a cheap shot.
I’ve watched it back on tv and I will be very surprised if the disciplinary don’t dish out a ban to him.
I was being,shall we say “careful” with my phrasing after copping a barrage or two for saying just that over on Facebook.
Don’t know why you should cop for any stick for being honest. Anyone can see that it was an intentional cheap shot.
Wigan player or not, the game is hard enough without that type of trick. I dare say the same people that are blagging you would have been up in arms if a Wigan player had been on the receiving end.
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From Jackson Hastings in one of today’s Rugby papers

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He will get a one game ban i reckon
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No ban for Clubb according to disciplinary.
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Perhaps it would have been a different outcome if the Salford officials had kept their mouths shut and not have said what they expected of the Disciplinary?
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