And Hull KR.

i think it's about time someone took the RFL to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to give them a big slap in the way they are dealing with matters unfairly.
Their dealing with judiciary cases is bewildering to say the least and decisions made with very little actual evidence, or based on supposition and sometimes making a guilty decision on a player who could not have done anything physically different despite initial movelment being legitimate and not careless (I'm specifically thinking of the Watts/Gale incident) and that a player falling into another who is making a legitimate tackle if the falling player does not fall(or brought to the ground by another) especially since the arms are not raised in the slightest/by the tacklers side and at waist height at point of contact cannot be guilty of a 'head high'/careless challenge, that's utterly ridiculous. And in the same game the RFL/officials completely ignored McShane running in and ting the now kneeling Watts with the elbow to his head/supper shoulders and another Cas player at another point in the game elbowing a standing FC player in a tackle.
plenty more besides in the near past that leaves you scratching your head as to how the RFl ignore some things and then contrive to make something out of nothing elsewhere.
If their is more than one witness to what Carney actually said and are absolutely 100% sure that is what he said then you would have a case, however if Carney states that's not what he said (in terms of the racial aspect) then the RFL are on thin ice because it's not just against the RFL laws but it is a criminal offence too and as such Carney should be saying it's my word against another, you need to give absolute proof to prove me guilty, not me prove my innocense because that is not how UK law works and should not be the reverse for sports.

RFL rules can't contravene the law, but they arent they law. There isnt the same burden of proof. Its not even necessary for there to be a presumption of innocence (doping regs are an example of this)

When is the hearing for this?

Tuesday 2nd as part of that weeks disciplinary hearings

Came on here expecting someone to have commented on the panel's hearing.

Carney found guilty, banned for 8 games and £300 fine. He's already missed the Widnes game, so 7 games remaining.

Apparently the hearing went on for over 3 hours, with Carney pleading guilty to the charge of verbal abuse based on race/colour, but was contesting the severity of the charge.

Can you make a racist remark in the heat of the battle and not be a racist ? Carney is an impulsive character and it's safe to say he doesn't think about his actions. I do not think he is a racist. He does have some growing up to do, especially on the field. Sadly his misdemeanours on it and off it over shadow the sort of player he can be.

He's just a ticking time bomb for me. Can't keep his emotions in check

I guess that the RFL will be accused of treating racist comments as worse than homophobic ones by some. (Potentially justifiably when a player gets a 6 match ban for homophobic abuse at a ref on national TV.)

For me there is no place for either in life, let alone a professional sport.

He's just admitted to racial abuse of a fellow player, and you're apologising for him by suggesting it was in the heat of battle, impulsive, and he just needs to grow up?

The things we'll forgive players for never ceases to amaze me.

But not on this occasion?

I do find it funny and a bit disturbing that he admits to using a racist comment but says he isn't racist.
If you follow the 'Rugby League Banter Page' on Facebook, you'd probably think Carney is an angel when you read some of the stuff people have put on there.

One person actually put the following on there:-
'I think the world has gone mad! If people stopped getting offended so easily racism would barely exist!'