Skip to content

Pryce is wrong and banned

St Helens stand-off Leon Pryce has been banned for three matches for ungentlemanly conduct.

TV pictures catch Pryce behaving badly

St Helens stand-off Leon Pryce has been banned for three matches after being found guilty of squeezing Sam Burgess' testicles during Saturday's Challenge Cup semi-final. Television pictures showed the Great Britain international's inappropraite behaviour during Saints' 35-14 victory over Bradford. The former Bulls player admitted a charge of ungentlemanly conduct after a Rugby Football League disciplinary hearing studied the video evidence from the McAlpine Stadium. Bulls prop Sam Burgess complained that he had twice been grabbed inappropriately by Pryce. The three-game ban means Pryce will not be ruled out of the Challenge Cup final at the new Wembley against Catalans Dragons on August 25. At a separate RFL hearing also on Tuesday evening, Bulls full-back Michael Platt was banned for two matches for striking Maurie Fa'asavalu in the same game. Platt and Pryce were also both fined £300 each.