Brian Carney is backing St Helens bid to defend their great name following claims by former player Lance Hohaia that he wasnt supported in his recovery from a high profile concussion. The New Zealander was punched twice by Wigans Ben Flower in the 2014 Super League Grand Final. In recent days, he claimed in an interview with New Zealands Sunday Herald newspaper that he was not offered a suitable period of rest to recover from concussion symptoms. The former international, who walked out of his contract with Saints and subsequently retired in April, also claims that he was offered only prescription medicines following the incident. St Helens Lance Hohaia lies on the ground after being punched by Ben Flower in the 2014 Grand Final St Helens have firmly denied the allegations. It is a very messy situation and St Helens have fought back, said Carney. Lance Hohaia, he suffered terribly in that. He claims he hasnt had the treatment he thinks he should have had from the club. The club have responded, theyve denied that and theyve said they will take all action available to them to defend the great name of St Helens, which they should do! And the former league legend says St Helens wont be distracted by the furore over the comments, ahead of their hotly anticipated tie with Wigan on Friday.The Lance Hoia incident and St Helens reaction to it - I dont think that will affect preparation this week. I think sports men and sports women are able to isolate themselves in a necessarily selfish way to concentrate on the game at hand. I dont think it will affect the performances of these two sets of teams. Also See: St Helens v Wigan: 6 Classics Sky Live: Castleford v Leeds Rugby League on Sky Fixtures and results Swell Wood Bottle Canada . Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe. Swell Water Bottle Clearance . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. http://www.swellbottlesaleclearance.com/swell-water-bottle-ombre.html . Galatasaray said in a statement on its website Monday that Mancini signed a three-year contract and will be paid 3.5 million euros for the upcoming season, with his salary upped to 4. Swell Marble Water Bottle . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. Swell Canada Sale .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. PRINCETON, N.J. -- John Lovett threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Princeton to a 31-7 win over Brown on Saturday.James Frusciante hauled in both of Lovetts touchdown throws, a 4-yard toss in the first quarter and 7-yarder in the second. Lovetts 7-yard rushing TD came just before halftime and Tavish Rice had a 32-yard field goal for Princeton (4-1, 2-0 Ivy) in the third quarter.Chad Kanoff put the Tigers on the board in the first quarter with a 33-yard touchdown throw to Isaiiah Barnes.dddddddddddd Kanoff finished 16 of 23 for 185 yards passing with no interceptions but was sacked three times.Brown (1-4, 0-2) was held scoreless until late in the fourth quarter when Thomas Linta connected with Jaelon Blandburg for a 5-yard touchdown pass to cap a 68-yard drive with 1:01 left. Linta finished 18 of 36 for 148 yards passing with two interceptions. ' ' '