No issue with the ban. You can't put your hands on a referee, I know he was demonstrating and he was fired up but still. Once you allow touching the ref, it's much harder to draw a line. I'd feel the same if it was a Saints player.
Agree with Saints #1 here. Any contact has to be dealt with severely otherwise it's the slippery slope. I just want consistency on this though and will be hacked off if others d the same and no action or a warning is given. But as one of of more consistent players it's a big loss.