The Four Fields club had centre Gareth Jones banned for life a couple of years ago after an alleged assault on a referee during a National Conference fixture in Wigan.
Jones, who was convicted by the officials' report rather than video evidence, has always maintained he was guilty of nothing more than grabbing the referee's shoulder in order to get his attention.
Foolhardy? Yes.
But outwardly similar to Hock's misdemeanour.
Hock, of course, is likely to be on England coach Tony Smith's short list of World Cup back rowers, a tournament his ban will still allow him to participate in.
Jones, on the other hand, is an unknown amateur from Halifax.
It is difficult not to draw the conclusion that the Conference's draconian disciplinary system - the same system that scrubbed Fax hooker Stuart Proctor for life before his professional club and the RFL intervened - needs a bit of an overhaul.

THE panic has been almost tangible in Sydney this week after Canterbury's Sonny Bill Williams did a runner from Belmore.
Williams, arguably the most prodigiously talented player of his generation, is currently in hiding in London after turning his back on his mammoth five year contract with the Bulldogs - signed amid much hoo haa last year - in order to head to French rugby union club Toulon.
The Toulonaiss, unhindered by any form of salary cap, are apparently willing to fork out around $1.5million a season to land the Kiwi international back rower.
The loss of Williams, who has struggled to cope with his own stardom in the last couple of years, would be bad news for rugby league.
But it would be worse news for the NRL, who have already seen Mark Gasnier head to Stade Francais in pursuit of a similarly large wad.
The difference is that Gasnier had a get out clause in his Dragons deal; Williams has just legged it.
And if he gets away with it, proving that contracts really aren't worth the paper they are written on, then it sets the most dangerous of precedents.
The Bulldogs have called in the lawyers, while the big boss of the NRL, David Gallop, appealed to the International Rugby Board to block Williams' registration.
The IRB declined that invitation, claiming they have no power over club rugby.
That has left the Australians in a predictable state of righteous indignation.
But let's be honest, if rugby union ever managed to produce a Sonny Bill, and a rugby league club managed to lure him away, then would the NRL slap the brakes on the switch?
I think not.
Whether or not Williams, who is waiting for a visa that will allow him to enter France, ever plays for Toulon remains to be seen.
The only thing that is certain at the moment is that this particular saga is going to run and run.