Ethan Havard is currently serving a one-match suspension and will miss Wigan Warriors’ Challenge Cup semi-final against St Helens. The decision came after the Match Review Panel charged him with Grade B head contact for an incident in the win over Bradford Bulls, pushing his penalty-points total over the suspension threshold. Havard’s absence is a blow for Wigan as they bid to reach the final. [BBC article on the suspension confirms the one-game ban and semifinal omission]. Further details about related disciplinary actions in the same round are noted in other reports from the same period [TotalRL and Serious About RL coverage]. If you’d like, I can summarize the key dates and provide a quick timeline of Havard’s recent disciplinary history.[1][5][7]
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Two players banned, including a huge three-match suspension.
www.alloutrugbyleague.co.ukWigan forward Ethan Havard is handed a retrospective ban and will miss Saturday's Challenge Cup semi-final against St Helens.
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www.el-balad.comA total of seven players have been charged, including Leeds' Maika Sivo.
www.alloutrugbyleague.co.ukWIGAN WARRIORS will be without Ethan Havard for Saturday’s Challenge Cup semi-final against St Helens after the prop received a one-match suspension. Havard was charged with Grade B Head Contact following Wigan’s Super League victory over Bradford Bulls. The three penalty points given by the match review panel take him over the threshold for a ban, meaning he’ll miss the derby clash at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones Stadium. Two other players have received bans following the latest round of...
www.totalrl.comWigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet has confirmed one forward will definitely miss Sunday's Challenge Cup clash, whilst another has a ‘chance’.
www.seriousaboutrl.comWigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet has reflected on his side's Challenge Cup win against Bradford Bulls with two standout players hailed.
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