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https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/04/22/south-sydneys-sam-burgess-could-miss-three-matches/
Margie McDonald Senior Reporter - Sun 22 Apr 2018, 11:16 AM
South Sydney forward Sam Burgess faces up to three matches on the sidelines if he is unable to clear himself of a careless high tackle charge.
The NRL match review committee on Sunday issued a grade two charge against the Rabbitohs lock for his 59th minute hit on Canberra halfback Aidan Sezer in Saturday's 42-22 win at Gosford.
That means he will miss two weekends, if he accepts the charge. If he fights it and loses, it will be three matches out because of carry-over points and loading from similar offences over the past two years.
Sunday's charge is Burgess' seventh in three seasons. That list includes a shoulder charge in April last year, where the 29-year-old was found not guilty at the judiciary.
His younger brother George Burgess also attracted the match review committee's attention with a careless high tackle charge for his 71st minute hit on Raiders forward Luke Bateman, but will not miss any games.
George has been issued with a $1,550 fine for an early plea, but that rises to $2,100 if he unsuccessfully appeals because he has two non-similar charges in the past two seasons.
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Nothing for the punch on Tapine after the shot!!
Watch it at 0:05-0:07 at the link above. Clear left hook.
Margie McDonald Senior Reporter - Sun 22 Apr 2018, 11:16 AM
South Sydney forward Sam Burgess faces up to three matches on the sidelines if he is unable to clear himself of a careless high tackle charge.
The NRL match review committee on Sunday issued a grade two charge against the Rabbitohs lock for his 59th minute hit on Canberra halfback Aidan Sezer in Saturday's 42-22 win at Gosford.
That means he will miss two weekends, if he accepts the charge. If he fights it and loses, it will be three matches out because of carry-over points and loading from similar offences over the past two years.
Sunday's charge is Burgess' seventh in three seasons. That list includes a shoulder charge in April last year, where the 29-year-old was found not guilty at the judiciary.
His younger brother George Burgess also attracted the match review committee's attention with a careless high tackle charge for his 71st minute hit on Raiders forward Luke Bateman, but will not miss any games.
George has been issued with a $1,550 fine for an early plea, but that rises to $2,100 if he unsuccessfully appeals because he has two non-similar charges in the past two seasons.
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Nothing for the punch on Tapine after the shot!!
Watch it at 0:05-0:07 at the link above. Clear left hook.
