Judge McCallum said Cockayne "thoroughly deserved to go to prison" after watching CCTV footage that showed the Robins star repeatedly kick Mr Thompson.

Then he let him walk free. Why? Well, the thug is an investment of the business called Hull KR.

A spokesman for Hull KR said: "As a club, we take the court's decision and Ben's sentence very seriously. We intend to meet with Ben and his representatives to discuss this outcome. We are not in a position to comment until this meeting has taken place."

Translation, "We're not going to do anything".