Mick Cleary moots the possibility of the RFU introducing lifetime bans for eye-gougers in The Daily Telegraph.
"An appeal hearing against a 78-week suspension handed down to Whitehaven's Callum Jennings is to be heard in Coventry, the original disciplinary panel on March 16 ruling that Jennings had been guilty of ''reckless'' play when handing-off Aspatria's Alan Hedworth, who subsequently lost the sight in his eye and will never play rugby again.
"There is also concern about the number of incidents of foul play that have led to police inquiries and possible criminal investigation. There are 14 such cases outstanding at the moment. The RFU believes that there may be more such cases that are as yet unknown to them.
"One of those investigations involves a cup tie between Kent rivals Gravesend and Maidstone in January, which resulted in Gravesend No 8 Clarence Harding, 26, losing the sight in his right eye after going to ground to present the ball to his team-mates."
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