Quote: HamsterChops "It seems to have changed this season, although what it is officially is anyone's guess. Last year, there was a week's delay but they were still announced earlier in the week. Now they're coming out on a Friday, but the ban doesn't seem to kick in until after the weekend (I've only seen that because I noticed one of the Swinton players last week copped a ban but was allowed to play against Bradford).
Looking at the other charges, it appears they're from this past weekend's games. So it looks like they're looking at the incidents a bit quicker than previously (later in the same week, rather than a week later), but when the bans come into effect haven't changed.'"
Which game was the offence committed in? if Swinton could it be we've entered an early guilty plea and hence kow the ban but it doesnt take effect until after full hearings for that round next week?. Seem to remember a case last time we were in championship where we thought a player for oposing team was banned and queried it with RFL when he was on tema sheet and allowed to play with ban kicking in following week.