Despite one-match bans being handed out to St Helens Tommy Makinson and Castleford Tigers forward Liam Horne , they’re set to escape without missing a game.
The bans were handed out by the RFL Match Review Panel yesterday after they were the only two players to be given red cards in Round Eleven of Super League.
Makinson was sent off for a shoulder-to-the-head of Tex Hoy early in Saints’ huge win over Castleford Tigers.
He was handed a Grade C Head Contact charge by the panel, meaning he must sit out of a game.
Horne’s punishment came for a violent tackle, which referee Jack Smith stated put the opponent in a “really, really dangerous position”.
He was issued a one-match Penalty Notice owing to his Grade C Dangerous Throw/Lift offence.
However, neither Horne nor Makinson will miss any first-team games.
There are no Super League fixtures this weekend, with the Challenge Cup semi-finals instead scheduled this weekend.
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Despite receiving one-match bans yesterday, forward Liam Horne of Castleford Tigers and Tommy Makinson of St Helens are expected to play through their suspensions without missing a game.
They were the only two players to receive red cards in Super League Round Eleven, thus yesterday the RFL Match Review Panel decided to impose the sanctions.
Makinson was sent from the game early in Saints’ thrilling victory against the Castleford Tigers for shoving Tex Hoy shoulder-to-head.
The panel assessed him a Grade C Head Contact charge, which requires him to miss a game.
Horne was fired due to a risky tackle.
Therefore, Makinson will be lining up against Leeds Rhinos in just over a week’s time, and Castleford, in their important fixture against Hull FC, will surely be lining up with Horne in the ranks.
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