Last evening the Club was successful in their appeal against a Grade A charge issued by the RFL Disciplinary Panel regarding John Asiata arising from the recent Betfred Super League fixture at St Helens.

The independent Operational Rules Tribunal found that John Asiata was not guilty, and the charge will therefore be removed from the player’s record.

The Club was pleased that this appeals process was dealt with independently by a KC to deliver the ‘no case to answer’ outcome.

The Club hopes that this outcome will ensure people stop tainting the excellent character of our player.

The Club offered for the hearing to take place in a public forum so that Rugby League supporters in general could see the structured and professional way the sport independently deals with matters. Players and clubs are given a fair opportunity to present their case in the same way the Match Review Panel can present theirs.

The panel was satisfied that John Asiata did not breach the laws of the game.

John can now continue his recovery programme and we look forward to seeing him back leading our team as soon as possible.