Having played rugby for most of my life and at a decent level too, I have only had my eye gouged once, the referee saw it gave him a straight red, and as he trudged off even his own team mates were disgusted and having a pop at him. It's very much a thing of the past,It's also a game where there are plenty of nasty little digs, stamps and eye gouges... the sooner everyone remembers they don't care about rugby the better