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"Each of you brought disgrace on the game of rugby league, on your clubs and most of all on yourselves "
Judge Paul Batty QC
All four pleaded guilty to violent disorder at a previous hearing.
The court heard how the brawl began after Owen was said to have been tricked into handing over his mobile phone to an unidentified woman outside Creation nightclub.
As he tried to recover it, the Leeds players thought she was being assaulted and set about Owen.
A four-minute video of the brawl was played which showed the Leeds players trading kicks and blows with Owen.
At one point Owen was seen to punch Barker to the ground and as he struggled to regain his feet he was kicked in the head and knocked out.
Each of you brought disgrace on the game of rugby league, on your clubs and most of all on yourselves
Judge Paul Batty QC
The chief executive of Leeds Rhinos, Gary Hetherington, head coach Daryl Powell and club chaplain Steve Mitchell, all appeared at court to provide character references.
Ray Taylor, the chairman of Rochdale Hornets, appeared on behalf of Owen.
Sentencing the players, Judge Batty said the violence which erupted outside the nightclub was "mindless, dangerous and drunken".
He said: "CCTV footage graphically illustrated in clear terms what each of you did during the four minutes of violence.
"You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves.
"Each of you brought disgrace on the game of rugby league, on your clubs and most of all on yourselves."
