Last week Warrington Wolves star Josh McGuire was “referred for further investigation” after he was cited for “unacceptable language.”

Yesterday it was confirmed that McGuire could face a huge ban for this offence.

This came as he was charged by the Match Review Panel this week with a Grade F charge.

He was referred to a tribunal tonight and was hit with a huge 12 match ban.

McGuire was suspended for a huge seven games after a red card in pre-season against Leigh Leopards in which he was deemed to have used unacceptable language.

It has also been revealed that McGuire entered a not guilty plea at the tribunal which started at 19:30 but the results were only released at 22:00.

Alongside his 12-match ban, McGuire was also fined £1000.

This breaks the RFL’s punishment structure. Super League players are fined a set amount of £250 which can be doubled for a Grade F offence.

However, it was quadrupled in McGuire’s case.

There is a possibility the panel determined that there were two reasons he should be fined.

The RFL’s website reads:

“In the event that Player is found guilty of multiple Offences, a fine should ordinarily be imposed for each Offence.

“In the case of Players found guilty of a Grade E offence then the fine will be a 1.5 multiple of the amount listed. If a Player is found guilty of a Grade F offence, the fine imposed will be double the amount listed in the structure above.”

The fine structure can be seen as follows:

Level	Fine – Match Review Panel	Fine – Tribunal
Scholarship	£0	£0
Championship Reserve/Academy	£25	£25
Super League Reserve/Academy	£25	£50
League One	£40	£75
Championship	£125	£250
Super League	£250	£250