Retiring prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves ended his career in style by helping Hull KR complete the treble on Saturday by beating Wigan in the Super League Grand Final.<\/p>\n
So the 36-year-old, and his club, could probably be forgiven for not caring a jot about a suspension handed out, somewhat redundantly, in retrospect.<\/p>\n
The Rugby Football League has given Waerea-Hargreaves a four-match ban for “a shoulder charge and other contrary behaviour” during the Old Trafford showpiece.<\/p>\n
He had originally been ruled out of the final through suspension before the club successfully appealed<\/a> against the decision.<\/p>\n The Robins have now, unsurprisingly, confirmed they will not be appealing against his latest, and final, suspension., external<\/a><\/p>\n Which all means Waerea-Hargreaves finishes his career with a trio of trophies – after Rovers had already lifted the Challenge Cup and League Leaders’ Shield – and a suspension he will never serve.<\/p>\n Waerea-Hargreaves is not the first sportsman in recent years to finish their playing days with a mark against their name.<\/p>\n France legend Zinedine Zidane was sent off for a headbutt<\/a> in his final game as a professional footballer in the 2006 World Cup final with Italy.<\/p>\n