Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves and Bradford Bulls men given massive bans for punching by Sam Cook April 9, 2025 Red card Super League disciplinary Both Warrington Wolves and Bradford Bulls players received lengthy bans from the RFL for punching. Anthony Boardman, who was playing for the Bulls while on loan from Dewsbury Rams, and Joe Bajer, a Warrington Wolves academy talent, were given five-game bans. The bans stemmed from a reserves game on Friday, March 28th, in which Warrington ultimately won 22-18, but the game’s talking point was the altercation that broke out between the two players.
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Warrington Wolves and Bradford Bulls men handed huge bans for punching
Players from Warrington Wolves and Bradford Bulls have both been handed lengthy bans by the RFL for punching.
Joe Bajer, a Warrington Wolves academy talent, and Anthony Boardman, who was representing the Bulls whilst on loan from Dewsbury Rams, have both been hit with five-game bans.
The bans date back to a reserves game from Friday, March 28th, which Warrington eventually ran out 22-18 victors in, however, the talking point of the game was the brawl sparked when Bajer and Boardman went at it.
Both men were sent off and handed Grade E charges for punching with their cases heard on Tuesday night at an RFL Operational Rules Tribunal.
The verdicts for both men was the same, as revealed by the RFL, with the pair copping five-game bans and £25 fines, with a further 34 penalty points added to their disciplinary record.
A statement explained: “Anthony Boardman of Bradford Bulls Reserves appeared at an independent Operational Rules Tribunal on 8 April following a Grade E charge of punching in the reserves fixture against Warrington Wolves on Friday 28 March.
“Boardman plead guilty and received a 5 match suspension and a £25 fine – with 34 penalty points imposed, which will remain there for 12 months from the date of the offence.
