It has been in the rules for years. If an attacking player breaks free and has an opportunity to get a quick PTB away then the defending player MUST release him. This is to stop defending players holding the attacker down so to allow the defence time to get back on side. It is an immediate sin-bin offence.

When holding down normally, there is already a line of defence and this is not seen as being a professional foul and so a penalty is given. If this happens too often then a team warning should be issued.

Sometimes when things "annoy the hell out of me" I look up the rules of the game and accept that my interpretation may in fact be wrong and the man with the whistle does at least know some of the rules!

Try reading the posts again- I'll think you'll find we agreed chan threw a punch- so did many of those on the field from both sides.... But then it matters not what anybody else thinks-those in charge have decided what happened and dished out punishments they deem necessary. Stop booing about it.

No, a KR fan claimed that it was clear as daylight or whatever that you can see Chan throwing 2 uppercuts into the head of a KR player from the video he put up, the fact the disciplinary couldn't see it must have meant they didnt have access to the same video as they ruled that its not clear that any punches made contact, I've not seen anyone say he didn't throw any...he certainly didnt throw 2 connecting uppercuts as was claimed !!

Still banging on about it..... get over it and move on for goodness sake!

If it takes the spotlight off your embarrassing and since discredited attempts to blame the referee. , then I'm happy to help

Is that the referee your fans said gave us all the 50/50s and allowed two try's from forward passes..... Don't think you'll find I blamed the referee I just said he was dung- which pretty much seemed to be agreed all round.