‘Honey Badger needs to calm down on tackling the women’: SAS Australia fans – including comedian Dave Hughes – shocked after Nick Cummins knocks Shayna Jack to the ground during a game of murder ball
Fans of SAS Australia were up in arms after Nick ‘Honey Badger’ tackled Shayna Jack to the ground during a game of murder ball during Tuesday’s episode.
Many felt that that the 33-year-old former rugby union player was too heavy handed with the 21-year-old swimmer, and vented about the incident on social media.
Even comedian Dave Hughes weighed in, Tweeting: ‘Is it non PC to say Honey Badger needs to calm down on tackling the women?’
Ouch! Fans of SAS Australia were up in arms after Nick ‘Honey Badger’ tackled Shayna Jack to the ground during a game of murder ball during Tuesday’s episode. Many felt that that the former rugby union player was too heavy handed. Both pictured
Another fan wrote: ‘Bloody hell I feel sorry for all of the people who are getting crunched by Nick Cummins. He’s a professional rugby player and he’s going in very hard, that’s gotta hurt so much’.
Someone else agreed:’Jesus, does everyone from the show hate Nick Cummins because of his brutality’.
One more person wrote: ‘Is the Honey Badger dumb? Poor girl is injured due to him and all he can do is a thumbs up?’
Even comedian Dave Hughes weighed in, Tweeting: ‘Is it non PC to say Honey Badger needs to calm down on tackling the women?’
Another viewer added: ‘Is Honey Badger a bit of a p**ck? Or am I reading it wrong’ while someone else added: ‘Honey Badger is just unnecessary aggressive.’
One fan Tweeted: ‘Good ol’ Honey Badger, breaking hearts and now breaking ribs.’
On Tuesday’s episode, Shayna Jack suffered a crushing blow during a brutal game of murder ball.
Here he comes! Without hesitating, the former footy player came running in at full speed, before zeroing in on Shayna and knocking her to the ground
Hurt: An injured Shayna later collapsed, requiring the attention of a medic who determined she had a bruised rib
The swimmer was fighting for control of a tire when Nick was called into the game.
Without hesitating, the former footy player came running in at full speed, before zeroing in on Shayna and knocking her to the ground.
Shayna was heard groaning as she collapsed into the mud, as Nick continued to fight for the tire.
But even as the game ended, Shayna was still seen lying on the ground, clutching her midsection in pain.
Throwing punches: Nick was at the centre of another brutal incident during Monday’s premiere episode, when he went up against Sabrina Frederick in a boxing match
Controversial: Sabrina (right) then assured a seemingly shaken Nick that she was ‘fine’, as they stood awkwardly alongside each other
As they returned to the base camp later that night, an injured Shayna collapsed as she stepped out of the truck, requiring the attention of a medic who determined she had a bruised rib.
Nick was at the centre of another brutal incident during Monday’s premiere episode, when he went up against Sabrina Frederick in a boxing match.
Despite his initial hesitation to fight the 23-year-old AFLW player, Nick didn’t hold anything back, punching his opponent ferociously.
One fan Tweeted: ‘I feel sorry for all of the people who are getting crunched by Nick Cummins. He’s a professional rugby player and he’s going in very hard, that’s gotta hurt so much’