Wigan Warriors: Why the same offense in the same game attracted two different punishments

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Wigan Warriors: Why the same offense in the same game attracted two different punishments

Wigan Warriors beat rivals St Helens 16-12 on Friday night, but the in-game disciplinary consequences did not go their way, with one player accepting a charge for the same offense as a Saints player who dropped the shield .

Both Matt Peet and Paul Wellens had very different sides to the teams they faced in March when St Helens inflicted a first defeat on Wigan since midway through the 2023 campaign.

So far this is one of only two defeats Wigan Warriors have suffered all season, with the other defeat coming at Hull KR less than a month later.

Since losing to Hull KR in Round 9, Wigan have won all ten of their games and would be hoping to extend that against lowly Hull FC next week. They will be without several players through injury and an extra man through suspension after this week’s Match Review Panel.

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Match Review Panel rules against Wigan Warriors

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The latest Wigan Warriors player to be added to the suspended list is Adam Keighran, who missed the Challenge Cup final after serving a three-match ban earlier in the season.

His Grade B charge for a ‘Dangerous Throw/Lift’ attracted a one-game ban, which is at the top end of the marking criteria, however a Wigan colleague escaped a ban for a charge of Grade B.

This was Ethan Havard, who received a grade B charge and a £250 fine for his charge of boss contact, but what has caused confusion is that no action was taken against Matty Lees, who was actually convicted of the offense in the same offense. game.

Lees lasted just 58 seconds on the pitch when Liam Moore sent him off on ten minutes after his high shot on Kaide Ellis. Many fans wondered why he apparently escaped a fine, unlike Havard.

It has now been clarified by the RFL and the Match Review Committee that no further action was taken against the St Helens forward due to the fact that he had already been sent off for the sin.

The match review panel’s minutes read: “The contact is of low force. Sin bin enough.”

Wigan Warriors may be lucky not to have lost Havard to a ban given how many injuries they currently have, a situation Huddersfield Giants find themselves in, but they have lost two players to two-match bans.

Both Andre Savelio and Sam Hewitt received two-game bans, while Edwin Ipape received a one-game ban. All fees can be seen below.

Disciplinary conclusions from the 17th Super League stage

Andre Savelio (Huddersfield Giants) – Grade D Head Contact – 2 match penalty note and £250 fine

Sam Hewitt (Huddersfield Giants) – Grade D punching – 2 match penalty note and £250 fine

Edwin Ipape (Leigh Leopards) – Dangerous Contact Grade B – 1 Match Penalty Note (Senior Level)

Chris Hankinson (Salford Red Devils) – Grade B Head Contact – £250 Fine

Bayley Sironen (Catalans Dragons) – Dangerous contact grade B – £250 fine

Rob Butler (London Broncos) – Dangerous contact grade B – £250 fine

Denive Balmforth (Hull FC) – Dangerous contact grade B – £250 fine

Ethan Havard (Wigan Warriors) – Grade B Head Contact – £250 Fine

Adam Keighran (Wigan Warriors) – Grade B Dangerous Throw/Lift – 1 Match Penalty Note (Senior Level)

VaselineJuly 15, 2024

0 2 minutes read

Quiz: Can you get these 15 questions about Super League records correct?

Who is the only player to win back-to-back Man of Steel awards?

Match Review Panel rules against Wigan Warriors

Disciplinary conclusions from the 17th Super League stage

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