Championship player facing huge ban for “testicle attacking”
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Bailey Antrobus is facing a huge ban as he heads to tribunal after being accused of “testicular attacking.”
Three other players are facing long term bans with Grade E charges.
Antrobus has been charged with Grade F.
All four will head to tribunal.
After a tribunal this week Hull KR skipper Shaun Kenny-Dowall was handed a four match ban and a £750 for touching a player who was injured which was “not in the spirit of the game.”
His prior record helped save him from a long ban.
Antrobus could face a ban double the size of this meaning the Welsh international would miss a key part of York Knight’s season.
Following the latest round of Betfred Championship, League One and Reserve grade fixtures, the Match Review Panel have issued the following sanctions:
| Name | Club | Detail | Grade | Sanctions |
| Bailey Antrobus | York Knights | Testicles attacking | F | Refer to Tribunal |
| Benjamin Hursey-Hord | Leeds Rhinos Reserves | Dangerous Throw | E | Refer to Tribunal |
| Dave Gibbons | North Wales Crusaders | Punching | E | Refer to Tribunal |
| Lewis Wray | Hunslet | Punching | E | Refer to Tribunal |
| Tommy-Lee Corke | Wakefield Trinity Reserves | Punching | C | 1 Match Penalty Notice |
| Zach Braham | Rochdale Hornets | Dangerous Contact | C | 1 Match Penalty Notice |
| Duane Straugheir | Rochdale Hornets | Dangerous Contact | C | 1 Match Penalty Notice |
| George Roby | Bradford Bulls | Dangerous Contact | C | 1 Match Penalty Notice |
| Jordan Andrade | North Wales Crusaders | Dangerous Contact | B | £40 fine |
| Jesse Dee | York Knights | Dangerous Contact | B | £125 fine |
| Matthew Fleming | Widnes Vikings | Strikes | B | £125 fine |
| Todd Peut | London Skolars | Strikes | A | £40 fine |
| Ethan Natoli | London Broncos | Trip | A |