Funny, isn’t it, how some bans work out? If you’d thought about it, before Mack Hansen’s midweek disciplinary hearing for the remarks he made about the officiating immediately after their pre-Christmas loss to Leinster, a three-week suspension would have served to hit the player and the province, while leaving him free to play for Ireland in the Six Nations.
This would also be seen to back the IRFU and their team of officials after Hansen had been largely excoriated amid the campaign for justice, while solely impacting Connacht rather than Ireland.
The Independent Disciplinary panel may have originally imposed a six-week suspension, but three weeks are suspended in light of Hansen’s written apology and him undergoing a…