Two Championship One players suspended

Correspondent

Jamaine Akaidere of Hunslet, and Aaron Small of Hemel, have been hit with bans from the RFL, following offences committed in the same game.

The players’ clubs met last weekend, and Akaidere and Small clashed in the 75th minute. The Hunslet man has been banned for six games and fined £50 after pleading guilty to a charge of Grade E sustained, violent and aggressive punching.

Small has been hit with a four-game ban, and fined £50, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of Grade D sustained and violent punching.