Warrington Wolves ahead Paul Vaughan has been suspended for 4 matches by an impartial tribunal.
Vaughan, 32, was charged with a Grade E offence of constructing pointless contact with an opponent in Warrington’s Tremendous League loss to St Helens on Friday.
He had pleaded not responsible to the cost however was banned and in addition fined £500.
The Wire, who’re sixth within the closing play-off spot with one sport to go, said they were “extremely disappointed” by the decision and would search to attraction.
If the suspension stands, Vaughan wouldn’t solely miss Wolves’ decisive go to to Huddersfield Giants this Friday but additionally the whole thing of their play-off marketing campaign ought to they qualify.
Warrington will make the eliminators in the event that they win at Huddersfield however every other end result would give seventh-placed Salford Purple Devils the possibility to leapfrog them.
Vaughan was cited by the Rugby Soccer League (RFL) for trying to carry injured Saints ahead Sione Mata’utia up by the shirt collar in the direction of the tip of their 18-6 defeat.