So Tautai gets less than Charnley? I guess that benefits Hull.

These kind of tackles need to be stamped out. Sadly I think the RFL are waiting until someone's career is bonafide finished until they actually do something.

It's bloody crazy. I don't know what they're fannying around at. It's an unnecessary tackle in the first place. Ban it and punish it harshly. It's pretty simple.

Open season again, might as well risk taking out the best player of the opposing team hedging your bets that you won't even get sin-binned (especially if Hicks is in charge) and opposing team down an interchange (Edit to add interchange player). Then as you can rely on the disciplinary to hand out any subsequent meaningful ban it's basically saying you can cheat/play dirty to win a game and we won't punish you for it.
Utterly clueless (again)
If we can get Washbrook to smash the fook out of Smith or Tomkins in the first 10-20 minutes on the 29th rendering them unable to play for the rest of the game then we can handle a one game ban no problem.

Handing out bans on the basis of the severity of the injury is a joke and completely illogical, intent as per the law trumps outcome, it's why attempted murder is much much more serious than manslaughter.

I bet Rangi Chase is thinking wish I could have signed for Wigan, "my banning time in the game could have been drastically reduced". Can't blame Wigan for trying it on with an RFL Disciplinary that has no protective welfare for players on the receiving end of foul play.

i cannot see the reasoning behind the decision to downgrade the ban. The description on the RFL site, was adamant that this was a a reckless challenge breaching certain rules. How can they go back on that decision?

Leaving aside it's a Wigan player for a moment...

I'd love to know what was said in the appeal to get the ban reduced. What new evidence or justification could there possibly be?

Playing Tautai will probably do the Pies more harm than good for the semi-final, however it does not condone the incompetence of the review panel.

Well on the website it states 'they are friends off the pitch'

Apparently Tautai pointed the disciplinary to a Facebook post from Cuthbertson that Tautai liked, and that was enough to deem it not reckless

That has to be a joke. Surely?

Latest comments from the buffoon that is the Wigan coach www.totalrl.com/wane-accuses-lee ... y-process/ This from the coach of a team who appeals pretty much every decision the panel makes and quite often tries to influence the officials in the build up to games with comments about the opposition style of play.

Latest comments from the buffoon that is the Wigan coach www.totalrl.com/wane-accuses-lee ... y-process/ This from the coach of a team who appeals pretty much every decision the panel makes and quite often tries to influence the officials in the build up to games with comments about the opposition style of play.

I think he has a point

Your coach doesn't seem too happy.
Whilst I agree with him about players trying to influence the ref, Wigan have plenty of their own players who do just the same.
Tomkins is as bad as any and Wilkin ,for Saints, isn't too far behind.
But, the original ban of 2 games for that tackle, which could have put the player out for the season, is not exactly harsh.

It's time that ref's, being pressured by players over various decisions, started marching teams back 10 metres.
It would instantly stop the "football style" complaining from players.

Agreed Wrencat now you mention i cant recall the last time i saw that happen, it used to be a regular thing. The game is a complete joke at the moment. How this can be reduced i have no idea. RFL are not fit to run this sport only ruin it.

So clearly Wane coaches his players to perform that type of tackle or he wouldn't be so keen to defend it now.

Which just proves what an utter pr|ck he is.