14 Super League players have been charged with offences following Rivals Round \u2013 with Hull KR captain Elliot Minchella among those hit with sanctions as Wigan\u2019s Brad O\u2019Neill faces a nervous wait on his future.<\/p>\n
Minchella is one of three Rovers players charged following the Good Friday victory over Hull FC, with a Grade B head contact charge hitting the Robins captain after a clash with Sam Lisone in the first half of that a game. He has been given three penalty points, taking his tally to four in the last 12 months: still two points shy of a suspension.<\/p>\n
Rovers forward Tom Amone and centre Peta Hiku have also been hit with Grade A charges from the derby, with no Hull FC player receiving a charge.<\/p>\n
The game between St Helens and Wigan Warriors has yielded two charges, with Ethan Havard and Shane Wright both being hit by Grade B head contact charges. However, the big story is that Warriors hooker Brad O\u2019Neill has been referred for further investigation after an allegation of spitting was raised by Saints forward Jake Wingfield.<\/p>\n
The RFL have requested further information before making a decision on whether O\u2019Neill is charged. If he is, that would likely lead to a serious sanction and a lengthy ban.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Leigh Leopards have also had three players charged from their defeat at Warrington Wolves \u2013 but no players have been hit with a suspension. Prop Joe Ofahengaue is the most serious charge, a Grade C head contact sanction after his tackle on Warrington\u2019s Joe Philbin.<\/p>\n
Louis Brogan has been penalised with a Grade A late contact on passer charge, with Matt Davis landing a Grade B dangerous contact sanction.<\/p>\n
The one suspension from the weekend has been handed to Toulouse\u2019s Joe Cator, after a Grade D head contact charge which has led to him being given a two-match suspension after the defeat to Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n
Super League charges from Rivals Round<\/p>\n
Tom Amone (Hull KR) \u2013 Grade A striking \u2013 No Further Action
\nPeta Hiku (Hull KR) \u2013 Grade A Late contact on passer \u2013 NFA
\nElliot Minchella (Hull KR) \u2013 Grade B head contact \u2013 fine
\nJoe Ofahengaue (Leigh Leopards) \u2013 Grade C head contact \u2013 fine
\nLouis Brogan (Leigh Leopards) \u2013 Grade A late contact on passer \u2013 NFA
\nMatt Davis (Leigh Leopards) \u2013 Grade B dangerous contact \u2013 fine
\nEthan Havard (Wigan Warriors) \u2013 Grade B head contact \u2013 fine
\nShane Wright (St Helens) \u2013 Grade B head contact \u2013 fine
\nJesse Dee (York Knights) \u2013 Grade A late contact on passer \u2013 NFA
\nOlly Russell (Huddersfield Giants) \u2013 Grade A dangerous contact \u2013 NFA
\nJordan Lane (Castleford Tigers) \u2013 Grade A trip \u2013 NFA
\nKruise Leeming (Catalans Dragons) \u2013 Grade A dangerous contact \u2013 NFA
\nJoe Cator (Toulouse) \u2013 Grade D head contact \u2013 2 match ban and fine
\nRomain Navarrete (Catalans Dragons) \u2013 Grade B late contact on passer \u2013 fine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"14 Super League players have been charged with offences following Rivals Round \u2013 with Hull KR captain Elliot…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516514,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-516513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}