I'm no bad boy says angry Gale

HE has been hit with three bans in less than nine months but England star Luke Gale insists he’s not a bad one.

- DAVE CRAVEN

EXCLUSIVE

The Hull FC captain had barely been suspended throughout his long career.

Scrum-half Gale is more known for his silky creative play than dodgy disciplinary issues.

But he is currently serving a five-game ban for being sent off after catching the knee of St Helens’ Jonny Lomax with his studs – and then trying to drag his injured international colleague to his feet.

It came following a two-match suspension for punching while Leeds Rhinos skipper in June, quickly followed by a one-game ban for making contact with a referee.

But Gale (below) maintained: “I’m not a bad lad all of a sudden.

“The ban when I touched the ref was even more ludicrous than this one.