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Why should Thorley pay for defending himself?

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Controversy: Ollie Thorley receives attention before being sent off for clashing with Rob Miller

There is virtually universal support for the current clampdown on tackles involving contact with the head, but events last week must raise questions about whether the disciplinary process in the Premiership is working.
In the English judicial system an offender can sometimes get a reduced sentence for pleading guilty, and rugby’s disciplinary procedures have a similar feature, although the logic behind it is far less obvious.
In the real world the theory is that it...

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