Wigan Warriors prop suspended after red card in Reserves derby
Wigan Warriors prop Harvie Hill has received a two-match suspension after being sent off in the Reserves’ recent win over St Helens.
The 21-year-old was shown a red card early in the second half of Wigan’s 46-14 win over St Helens in a Reserves derby last Saturday afternoon for a high tackle on Saints man Joel Kilgannon, who left the field to applause from both sets of supporters at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
The Rugby Football League’s match review panel have published their latest sanctions for the latest round of Women’s Super League, Championship, League 1, Reserves and Academy fixtures, which includes a two-match ban for Hill.
Hill has been handed his first penalty points for the year, receiving 14 penalty points for his Grade D head contact charge, which results in a two-match suspension.
The young Cumbrian prop was named in Matt Peet’s 21-man squad for Saturday’s Super League clash with Castleford Tigers, but he was named 18th man on the day. There was a slight caveat in Hill’s suspension as he would have been able to play against Castleford at the weekend if he was selected in Wigan’s 17-man matchday squad, with his two-match ban to come into effect from this week onwards, as is the norm for any WSL, Championship, League 1, Reserves or Academy sanction, which would rule him out of any first-team or Reserves matches from the following week onwards.
As a result, Hill will be unavailable for Wigan’s upcoming Super League fixtures against Leigh Leopards and Huddersfield Giants. He will be free to return when Matt Peet’s side hosts Hull FC on July 19.