Thursday 29 March 12:40 AM The most vile act ever! Controversial Wests Tigers winger John Hopoate has been suspended for 12 weeks after being found guilty by the NRL Judiciary of poking his fingers up the anuses of three North Queensland players. Accused of one of the most bizarre charges in the history of rugby league, or sport in general for that matter of fact, Hopoate was officially found guilty of 'unsportsmanlike interference'. On the evidence of video footage and the damning testimony from the three Cowboys players, Hopoate was always likely to be found guilty. The length of his sentence seen as the only contentious matter. In the end (haha -rH) the NRL Judiciary had little trouble differentiating between a "wedgie", a "finger up the arse" and the area between the "arse and the nuts" before finding Hopoate guilty. NRL judiciary commissioner Jim Hall described Hopoate's case as the worst he had experienced in his 45-year involvement in rugby league. "I've never come across a more disgusting allegation than I've had to deal with now," he said. Hopoate, 27, was found guilty on three separate counts of deliberately sticking his fingers up the anuses of Peter Jones, Paul Bowman and Glenn Morrison in Saturday night's match at Dairy Farmers Stadium. Hopoate's defence counsel Bernie Gross QC contended to Jones that his client had merely administered a "wedgie" on the Cowboy in the seventh minute of the match. "It wasn't a wedgie. That's when your pants are pulled up your arse. I think I know the difference between a wedgie and someone sticking their finger up my bum," said one of the victims Peter Jones, admitting that while both acts caused discomfort, they caused different sensations and he could differentiate between the two. Jones claimed he hadn't provoked Hopoate and that afterwards he immediately expressed his "disgust" and gave the Tongan international push. Bowman said after tackling Hopoate in the 17th minute, he stood over the winger and "that's when I felt fingers outside my shorts pushing up my arse". "There was pressure there. I know he wasn't doing it accidentally. He was definitely pushing." "I was disgusted. I couldn't believe it. I know it's a tough game, but there's no room for that." Gross argued that Bowman had been excessive in trying to slow Hopoate from playing the ball by grabbing the North Queensland captain's leg. But Bowman maintained that "if he (Hopoate) was a man, he wouldn't do that". When pressed by Gross, Bowman became angry and asked the QC: "If I held your leg, would that give you the right to put your finger up my arse?" The hearing also made headlines in London. Under the headline "The sickest thing in sport? RL star is accused of going up and under with fingers", tabloid newspaper The Mirror compared the allegations against the rugby league player with boxer Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ear. "There was Vinnie Jones's infamous grab at Paul Gascoigne. Mike Tyson got in on the act by biting a chunk out of Evander Holyfield's ear. But sport can rarely have had such a bizarre charge as that levelled at rugby league hard man John Hopoate," the paper said. "The Wests Tigers star has been cited for "conduct unbecoming" after allegedly persistently sticking his fingers up opponents' backsides while making tackles." Liberal broadsheet The Guardian also reported the claims. Link to story on Yahoo
What about this one from the story "In the end the NRL Judiciary had little trouble differentiating between a "wedgie", a "finger up the arse" and the area between the "arse and the nuts" before finding Hopoate guilty." now that was funny! rH ------------------ Homecourt will always be 'The Summit' to me!! Until we move downtown!! The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love! "I want a hamburger, no a cheeseburger..." --Spaulding, Caddyshack http://www.carlspackler.com
"ARSE"...thats funny by itself! ------------------ Whatever you want to do, you have to do something else first.
rockhead, I spit my food out of my mouth when I read your editorial comment! LOL! ------------------ It only costs $180.00 to have a couple of mullets yell in your ear.
what were you eating achebe? Rump roast? lol rH ------------------ Homecourt will always be 'The Summit' to me!! Until we move downtown!! The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love! "I want a hamburger, no a cheeseburger..." --Spaulding, Caddyshack http://www.carlspackler.com
Rump Roast... aaaaaaaaaaahahaha... here it is 2 hours later and I'm still laughin'. haha. ------------------ "So you say you want some intelligent responses? I say give me something intelligent to respond to." -- Dimwits beware, B-Ball freak tells it like it is. Sing it bro!
Rugby League Player Profile PLAYER PROFILE JOHN HOPOATE EYE COLOUR : BROWN FAVOURITE FOOD : FINGER BUNS FAVOURITE FRUIT : DATES FAVOURITE MOVIE : CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN FINGER FAVOURITE SONG : SHE WEARS MY RING FAVOURITE BAND : POWDER FINGER MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT : HIS FIRST DATE FAVOURITE BOOK : DATING THE ENEMY FAVOURITE EXPRESSION : UP YOURS FAVOURITE PLANET : URANUS FIRST JOB : RINGMASTER IN A 3 RING CIRCUS FAVOURITE PASTIME : RINGING HIS FRIENDS ------------------ "Repression never did me any harm (I finally ceased to include "stop masturbating" as one of my guilt ridden New Year's resolutions, but that's a different topic)." Achebe - programmer by day, Mrs Palmers Husband by night
smeg!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh my gawd..... rH ------------------ Homecourt will always be 'The Summit' to me!! Until we move downtown!! The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love! "I want a hamburger, no a cheeseburger..." --Spaulding, Caddyshack http://www.carlspackler.com
I dunno, I either wanna laugh or throw up! ------------------ Whatever you want to do, you have to do something else first.
I read the first line and stopped. lol. ------------------ "So you say you want some intelligent responses? I say give me something intelligent to respond to." -- Dimwits beware, B-Ball freak tells it like it is. Sing it bro!
This does not supprise me in the least. when I played collegate rugby there were cracks made about "checking the opponentd oil" As far as I know no one ever did it. nor did it happen to anyone on my team. apparently this is one of those "legends" of rugby. the problem is that this fella decided to give it a try. i dunno, itis weird. first of all tha article is written as kind of a joke. light hearted. second. the wind is the guy who gets the ball the least on the pitch(field) The winf also makes the least amount of tackles. if they said that a prop was charged with this it would make more sense. props are always in the scrums and rucks so there is always alot of contact with other players. also it is contact that can be better hidden from the official. all kinds of nasty things happen inside a ruck or a maul. kleets go everywhere and I have scars to prove it. this winger must have been doing this for a while and this team finally stood up to it. finaly they had foorage of the incidents. damn nasty stuff though. I bet its an effective way to get your tackler off you though peace ------------------ Hanta-Force Paintball www.hanta-force.com
those wacky australians... rugby, australian for a finger in the butt! --take off on a Foster's commercial-- rH ------------------ Homecourt will always be 'The Summit' to me!! Until we move downtown!! The Psychedelic Groove House of Rockets Basketball Love! "I want a hamburger, no a cheeseburger..." --Spaulding, Caddyshack http://www.carlspackler.com [This message has been edited by rockHEAD (edited April 10, 2001).]
aaahahaha... I can't read any further in your post either... "there were cracks made".... lol. ------------------ "So you say you want some intelligent responses? I say give me something intelligent to respond to." -- Dimwits beware, B-Ball freak tells it like it is. Sing it bro!
