March fails in ban appeal
Keighley player-coach Paul March has failed in an appeal to have his four-match ban overturned.
March, 34, was handed the suspension for questioning the integrity of a match official in the Championship fixture against Doncaster on February 23.
An RFL Disciplinary Tribunal went outside the normal suspension guidelines for the Grade C offence after considering March’s previous record, his age and his position as player-coach.
March again pleaded not guilty at the appeals tribunal, but the panel upheld the original sanction of a four-match ban and £100 fine.
