Charged with grade B striking with the shoulder according to this: www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... 10267287/- I don't remember anything other than the tackle on Lineham. Surely it can't be for that?

Charged with grade B striking with the shoulder according to this: www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... 10267287/- I don't remember anything other than the tackle on Lineham. Surely it can't be for that?

yes it is the tackle on lineham,



There was no clash of heads.



He made initial and direct contact with the head resulting in a semi conscious player and a trip to hospital.



Definitely the right decision, i couldn't believe that none of the (admittedly clueless) commentators saw it.



Does he have an EGP to use?

Ridiculous decision. The only way to prevent accidents is to ban the sport completely. The ban handed out for the Shenton tackle was a joke and this will be in the same category. I'm sorry that Lineham got hurt but it's all part of the game, or used to be.

The sport will end up 9 a side touch rugby , that's the way it's heading

It could be that the post tackle verbals went against Clubb when the review took place

To be fair you can see on one of the angles that his shoulder has hit Lineham straight in the face. Granted, if he had been able to get up they probably wouldn't have noticed. Hopefully next time he'll bend his back a bit, it was a cracking hit though!

Taken the EGP so misses the Dewsbury game - Could be argued it was a tactical EGP rather than risk missing the Hull game as well. Think he can consider himself unlucky.

Have you actually watched the tackle again since the game? I have several times and the only part of Clubb's anatomy that comes into contact with Lineham's head, is his head.



So are we really punishing big tackles and accidental head clashes now?

I've not seen the angle you're referring to, but even so, is it really a bannable offence? I'm quite worried about the direction the game is going in if we're punishing tackles like that.

Given that there wasn't any outrage form Sky and there's nothing but what appears to be a good tackle why EGP? Frustrating that EGP was entered in this case from what's on the RFL site. www.rugby-league.com/the_rfl/dis ... rch=search

Given that there wasn't any outrage form Sky and there's nothing but what appears to be a good tackle why EGP? Frustrating that EGP was entered in this case from what's on the RFL site. www.rugby-league.com/the_rfl/dis ... rch=search

Yes I have actually watched the tackle again since the game.



It was not a clash of heads it was a should making direct contact to the face.



I was a little annoyed it wasn't a penalty on the night, although the the ref had a poor game in general.



I don't have a mega issue with the tackle but it could have been a yellow.



1 match is about right Imo. At the end of the day wire missed a big powerful player for nearly 70 minutes because of this and Wigan weren't hindered by an act of foul play by one of their players. Not even territorially for one set.



For those referencing the shenton tackle as similar are deluded. That was a clear case of a bad injury influencing the RFL.



This is a case of the match review panel picking up what the refs and commentators ( and apparently you on multiple replays) missed.



At the end of the day you won't be hindered at all. He will miss the cup against lower league opposition. Hardly a drama is it.

I'm amazed someone could think that tackle deserves a yellow card and/or a ban. If it genuinely upset you then I'd suggest watching something more gentle like Crufts or Cash in the Attic. And wether or not Clubb's ban will hinder us is completely irrelevant, he should not have been banned full stop.



For comparison, Warrington player Ben Westwood's cowardly assault on Blake Green a few years ago resulted in a one match ban. Now tell me, was what Clubb did as severe as what Quasimodo did?