Cronulla enforcer Royce Hunt has sensationally labelled Raiders prop Corey Horsburgh a “weak-gutted dog” quoting Ricky Stuart’s notorious press convention.
Hunt was despatched to the bin for putting 50 minutes into the Sharks’ conflict with Canberra on Sunday, retaliating after he was held within the scrum by his opposing man.
The 27-year-old has now pencilled of their Round 27 rematch and made it clear he thought poorly of Horsburgh’s actions.
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“As Ricky Stuart would say, he’s a weak-gutted dog,” Hunt mentioned at a press convention.
“We’ll get him next game.”
Hunt additionally accused Horsburgh of hiding behind Jack Wighton after he was pushed onto his again, making an attempt to exit the scrum, stating “we’ll see if he fronts up”.
“I have never seen a front-rower hide behind a halfback,” Hunt mentioned.
“You can’t just hold me in and push me over and not expect anything. I was a bit upset about that.
“It is what it is, it’s rugby league. We get on with it and bash him next game.”
The entrance row pair have been teammates previously, enjoying collectively for Mt Pritchard in NSW Cup 5 years in the past.
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Speaking after his aspect’s 24-20 loss on Sunday, Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon additionally mentioned his prop shouldn’t have been held within the scrum.
However, he lamented Hunt’s actions in placing strain on his group.
“You can’t just hold onto someone from the back of a scrum, push them over… but you can’t do what Royce did so it should have been picked up by someone before Royce retaliated,” Fitzgibbon mentioned.
“Royce shouldn’t have retaliated like that, especially not while we were defending our goal line.
“So Royce will get a lesson in that but you can’t hold someone back from a scrum, push them over then get away scot-free while we lose Royce for 10 minutes.”
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