This weekend, Julien Dupuy was cited for a horrific eye gouge on Ulster player, Stephen Ferris, during the Stade Francais VS Ulster rugby match.

Dupuy blatantly, twice,  attacked the eye area of Ferris in what can only be described as a blatant, deliberate and malicious attack. Below I have posted the video footage of Dupuy’s eye gouge as well as that of Schalk Burger and Sergio Parrisse, both from earlier in the year, for you to make a comparison.

1st up, in order, Schalk Burger:

2nd, Parisse:

3rd, Dupuy:

Burger and Parisse subsequently received eight week bans, respectively, for their actions in the above footage. In a year that has been riddled with erratic (at best) judicial processes, here, here, here (and the list goes on), it will be interesting to see what comes of this latest incident.

Will Dupuy get off easier than Burger and Parisse, or will the double attack result in a full 12 week ban?

Judging from the footage above, what do you think the length of Dupuy’s ban should be?