Hardaker red card was 'unacceptable' - Warriors coach

After being second best from pretty much minute one, Wigan s afternoon went from very bad to even worse when Hardaker was dismissed for appearing to headbutt Sam Tomkins, whose brother Joel was sin-binned for retaliating with a flurry of punches.

With the game already long gone - the 48-0 scoreline flattered Wigan if anything - Wigan have an anxious wait now to see if any further disciplinary action is forthcoming.

"I need to have a look at that more closely, but to get a red card for that is just unacceptable," Lam fumed.

"With a minute to go in the game...I didn't see it properly, we didn't have a good angle, but it was a really poor end to the game.

"It's a nightmare, it's not good for us.

"We're already short in terms of outside backs.

"So for that to happen, it's probably the most disappointing aspect of the game."

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