Royce Hunt and Corey Horsburgh embroiled in hilarious post-game feud

Liam O'Loughlin

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Royce Hunt and Corey Horsburgh have become embroiled in a hilarious post-game feud - but in a massive blow to fans of big man on big man violence, the pair won't meet again until Round 27.

During a heated scuffle in Cronulla's loss to Canberra on Sunday night, Hunt was sin-binned for a 'punch' on his opposing enforcer in an incident that also involved Jack Wighton. 

Horsburgh crossed for a try during the 24-20 victory for Canberra - the first of their campaign - to add salt into the wounds of the Samoan international. 

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, the 27-year-old called out Horsburgh and channeled his inner Ricky Stuart to criticise his on-field actions. 

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"I've never seen a front-rower hide behind a halfback," he said.

"We'll see if he fronts up [next time]...you can't just hold me in and push me over and not expect anything. I was a bit upset about that. We'll get on with it and bash them next game.

"As Ricky Stuart would say, he's a weak gutted dog. We will get them next game. That was a pretty low act."

While the 'weak-gutted dog' sledge did land Stuart in hot water last year and led to a one-game suspension for the Raiders coach, the usage from Hunt was clearly tongue-in-cheek.

Any calls for the NRL to sanction the Sharks prop for his comments were shut down on Wednesday night, with revelations the pair previously played reserve grade together at Mounties. 

Horsburgh may have had the last laugh in the entertaining feud however, with the Queensland-bred forward posting a hilarious doctored image to his Instagram story.

Canberra and Cronulla will square off again in the final round of the regular season and the two big boppers will be sure to dominate the talk pre-game. 

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Liam O'Loughlin

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Liam has been with The Sporting News since 2019, helping lead both NRL and cricket content, as well as delving into the world of combat sports and NFL. A true rugby league tragic, he has spent the past 20 years playing, coaching and volunteering for his beloved junior club, Penshurst RSL. 

Away from work, Liam has a lifelong passion for all things pro wrestling and has travelled abroad to attend showcase events for WWE, AEW and NJPW.