Wigan Warriors' Morgan Smithies handed fine after being sin-binned against Hull KR

Morgan Smithies has been fined for a Grade B Dangerous Contact in Wigan Warriors’ defeat to Hull KR on Saturday.
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The loose-forward was sin-binned in the 27-18 loss at Craven Park, following a late shoulder charge on Mikey Lewis.

He will not face a ban for the charge, but will pay a £250 fine.

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Smithies was punished for the offence on the following grounds: “A defending player makes contact with an opponent after the ball has been released by an opponent in a vulnerable position which causes flexion to the head, neck or spinal column on an attacking player, which poses an unacceptable risk of injury to that player.”

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