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I believe the conduct of NHL players towards officials is very inappropriate.
I believe the harshness of repercussions in Rugby is a standard the NHL/Hockey should hold itself to:
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A Feilding rugby player who unleashed a "torrent of obscenities" before spitting into a referee's face has copped a decade-long ban from the game.
Feilding Rugby Club player Tipene Campbell has been suspended for 10 years for referee abuse and misconduct in the match against Ashhurst-Pohangina on July 18.
He swore and spat at the match referee.
It follows a litany of misdemeanours from the team's June 27 match in which one player's name was falsified on the team card and saw him incorrectly suspended for verbal referee abuse.
Another player, Wiremu Hape, was subsequently suspended until March 2018 for that offence and the coach, Rangi Ranginui, also known as Rangi Ruatita was suspended for 35 weeks for referee abuse.
A major investigation by the Feilding club committee is under way to ascertain who put the false name on the team card on June 27.
Meanwhile, Campbell will be out of the game until July 21, 2025.
Manawatu community rugby manager Martin Brady said: "The reality is if you want to abuse a match official in Manawatu, you are going to be dealt to severely."
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