What is the difference then between punching an opposing player........and er.....punching an opposing player?

If you're Cashmere it's a ban and if you're Westwood it's a caution!!

Joke.

You forgot to mention Godwin as well. The RL make the rules up as they go along.

What about Rinaldi the other week when he got a fine for an offence that carries a ban? Which allowed him to play against Salford.

What about James Graham shouting in the face of a referee last year and getting away with it? Yet Cashmere got banned for mouthing off in a friendly.

Where is the consistency?

In fairness though they are consistent - it's usually Salford that pays the heaviest price

I said to my missus, that I couldn't understand why Wire got the penalty. Having said that I think that Westwood is one of the star performers in the last couple of seasons, and he has always played with "heart". But it's fair to say that "gentle Ben" has a pretty poor record when it comes to "on field confrontations".

Go on.............challenge me on that last point.

ALL professional RL players are pretty tough by virtue of the game being what it is. But Ben should not have responded the way he did.

Maybe the Wire have joined that elite cadre that only "big clubs" have previously enjoyed.

Just read on sky sports Michael Witt is up in front of the RL for punching a cas player yesterday, grade b offence. I bet he does,nt get a ban.

If Witt escapes a ban it will confirm there must be a conspiracy going on against Salford.

Why isn't Tomkins up before the board as well - he retaliated - which is all Cashmere did at Leeds!

Edited for accuracy

bit of a brawl and only Warrington players before the beak, each time wigan are on there is a brawl but the RL do nothing about it.

Agreed. The pies will probably play the `persecution' card as well if it looks like Tomkins would get a ban for the second time in three weeks!!!