Wakefield pair Andy Yates and Scott Moore charged by match-review panel
Monday 9 May 2016 19:39, UK
Wakefield forwards Andy Yates and Scott Moore may be facing lengthy bans after being charged by the RFL's match-review panel with grade E offences.
Prop Yates is accused of making dangerous contact on Toulouse winger Kuni Minga during the Wildcats' 40-22 victory over the French club in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup sixth-round tie at Belle Vue on Sunday.
And hooker Moore, who missed that tie after starting a two-match suspension for a high tackle in Wakefield's Super League win over Widnes 10 days earlier, has now been charged with gouging Vikings half-back Aaron Heremaia.
Moore had to wait a week to discover his fate as the Rugby Football League conducted an investigation into that stormy encounter, in which two players were sent off and three others sin-binned.
But Yates and Moore have now been charged with offences which carry bans of between four and eight matches, and their cases will be heard at Red Hall on Tuesday.
Toulouse forward Tyla Hepi has been charged with grade A and grade B offences of raising his knees in the tackle during the Wakefield game.
And Catalans Dragons forwards Dave Taylor and Jason Baitieri have been charged with a grade B offence of a dangerous throw on Batley captain Keegan Hirst during their 40-4 Challenge Cup win over the Bulldogs at Mount Pleasant last Friday.
Taylor has been charged with a separate grade A dangerous throw on second rower James Harrison but has the option of an early-guilty plea and is not likely to face any further action for that offence.