
Featherstone Rovers’ Connor Wynne has vowed to learn from the six-game ban he has been handed on the eve of the new Championship season. The ex-Hull FC man will miss Featherstone’s next six games, including the opening few rounds of their league campaign after being found guilty of punching.
The incident occurred during Featherstone’s pre-season friendly with Goole Vikings at the Millennium Stadium earlier this month. Footage clearly shows Wynne throwing punches towards Jeylan Hodgson in the second half of the contest with the outside back being shown a red card at the time.
The incident was placed on report and allegations of biting emerged after the game alongside gory pictures of Wynne’s finger. Both Wynne and Hodgson were charged by the disciplinary panel earlier this week and following a tribunal both players have been handed six-game bans.
Wynne pleaded guilty to the offence, while Hodgson’s not guilty plea was rejected by the tribunal ensuring he will now miss Goole’s Challenge Cup clash with Wakefield Trinity.
The ban obviously comes as a huge blow to Wynne who enjoyed a fine season with Featherstone last year. The outside back scored 21 tries in 27 games last season for the West Yorkshire outfit, while he managed to bag himself a hat-trick against amateur side Waterhead Warriors in the Challenge Cup last weekend.
He’ll be hoping to kick on and take the next step in his career this year and further establish himself as one of the best players outside of Super League. While his progress on the field might be on hold for now, he has taken to social media to insist he will return to action a better player.
“Gutted to be banned for the next 6 games but I’ll learn from it and come back better,” he wrote in a short message on Instagram.
The former FC youngster has been linked with a move back to Super League in 2026 with Hull KR in the frame and Serious About RL understands that deal is close to being completed.
