{"id":622343,"date":"2026-06-05T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/622343\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:00:16","slug":"no-malice-or-intent-castleford-tigers-boss-questions-semi-valemei-suspension-as-mikaele-ravalawa-latest-given","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/622343\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;No malice or intent&#8221; &#8211; Castleford Tigers boss questions Semi Valemei suspension as Mikaele Ravalawa latest given"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775572388_496_AM2_0625.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Castleford Tigers coach Ryan Carr has spoken for the first time about the three-game ban handed to his star winger Semi Velemei.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Fijian was suspended after being charged by the RFL\u2019s match review panel over contact with an injured player, opponent Noah Stephens, during the 30-10 hammering of St Helens two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking at his press conference today (Thursday) ahead of tomorrow\u2019s visit of Leigh Leopards, Carr stressed Valemei \u2013 who he hailed as \u201cone of the most genuine, kind-hearted people in rugby league\u201d \u2013 had been trying to help the Saints man.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He said: \u201cWhat happened was, he has seen a player in real distress on the ground, he came in and flagged the referee to stop the game \u2013 he was concerned he was having a seizure on the ground and tried to roll him into the recovery position.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThat\u2019s what happened on the field. I love that my players have that type of mentality to want to help someone who\u2019s in deep need, whether it\u2019s an opposition player or your own player.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt is a real good trait to have, to try and help someone. He had the player\u2019s welfare at the top of his thoughts in that moment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe ruling is what it is, we have got to deal with it, but I love that my players show care for the opposition in those scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Carr said he understands the RFL\u2019s crackdown on such offences and accepts the suspension, but added: \u201cIt is a bit of a tricky one because your own players are allowed to come and touch you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThat\u2019s what concerns me \u2013 I don\u2019t understand the whole ruling of it when there was no malice or intent, other than to help him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wigan Warriors win Challenge Cup, John Kear remembered and Sam Walters\u2019 monster ban \u2013 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EWaUkv0zjPA?si=gS1x_TgcOK6Z5wWP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to listen to the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Castleford Tigers boss addresses Mikaele Ravalawa latest and Jack Brown signing<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Carr has also explained why another Fijian back, Mikaele Ravalawa, has dropped out of Tigers\u2019 21-man squad for tomorrow\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He didn\u2019t play against Saints and Carr said: \u201cHe is carrying a knee injury. We are working through that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Prop Jack Brown could make his debut after linking up with Tigers on Tuesday, the day after he was released by Hull KR.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Brown played for the Robins at Wembley last Saturday and Carr enthused: \u201cHe has great experience for a young forward.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHe has played a lot of rugby league and been in some good systems, winning systems. He is hungry to get an opportunity, he\u2019s happy to be here and we are happy to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Castleford Tigers coach Ryan Carr has spoken for the first time about the three-game ban handed to his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517752,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-622343","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\/622343","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=622343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}