Grade B no EGP yet Singleton Grade B has EGP so will end up getting less than Ash. What did they expect him to do stand there and take it?

Joke, he took a cheap shot, remonstrated, took a punch and then struck back. Sin bin was definitely sufficient for Ashton.

Really hope they appeal but doubt it. Bailey will have to start and Cox back on the bench. Ash had one of his best games last fri shame could do with him against saints and hull.

Strange, how the Muppets on Sky are banging the drum about pathetic rule changes like a defender putting his foot over the dead ball line whilst taking a catch, so they can restart the game, rather than a prop who's taken a cheap shot, so he's retalliated, and thdy want him banned. The game's going to hell in a handcart, and those two are pulling the cart.

They belittle the game big time. A change in personnel is long overdue, we should leave courting controversy to the round ball game and just back the referee like they do in yawnion (it's the best part of their game). The ref against Leeds was great, no arrogance just confidence in his decisions, I think a couple of their tries were dubious but in the grand scheme of things it was irrelevant so not too bothered he just made a decision and ran with it. It's about time league stamped out aggressively talking back to the ref, they could start by a red for wilkin on Friday as he's possibly the worst and will almost certainly get too involved with the referee at some point.

The game's going to pot if they think Sims should either stand there and take punches or run away to avoid them. How can they possibly give Singleton and Sims the same punishment as well when Singleton swinging arm'd Sims in the back of the neck which started the confrontation and then Singleton threw the first punch?

Totally agree. I suppose we ought to wait to see their final judgement but I fear the worst at the moment.

The RFL are undermining their own referees and then complain that they don't get the respect they should. This incident was dealt with on the pitch. Both players were removed for 10 minutes. Why does the RFL think that they need to be punished a second time? Still not as bad as Scott Moore being pulled in weeks later and banned for 4 weeks for something that hadn't even been cited weeks earlier. The RFL are doing a superb job of ruining what was a great sport but will soon be touch and pass.

The rot set in when the refs starting calling the players by their first name. What's the saying ? Familiarity breeds contempt ? In the bad old days the only player allowed to speak to the ref was the team captain and the rest addressed the ref by sir. Perhaps the referee should address the players just by their shirt numbers.

whilst i don't want to see bash banned, and i agree he's retaliated to a house swinging arm and then a punch, there's retaliation and retaliation, he didn't pop one or two and then retreat , he's gone swinging goodstyle. However as said above, i think sin bin should be sufficient for it, it was a blow up, nothing more. Singleton should be given a charge for instigating it though, and possibly a neck.

I too hope the club argue the case for Sims.



Singleton threw three, possibly four, before Sims threw his first.

Not forgetting that Sims didn't actually retaliate to the late, swinging arm in the first instance.



There must be a strong argument that it was self-defence rather then retaliation.

Sims did retaliate by walking straight over to Singleton, this is when they started trading punches. I think a 1 game ban is correct, if the rule says anyone found punching to the head has a one game ban then so be it. He could have walked away after the initial shot by Singleton.