He is one of two Rhinos players to receive penalty notices following last week’s loss to the Catalans Dragons, along with his teammate, forward Rhyse Martin.
Two Wakefield Trinity players have also been suspended, along with St Helens’ Sione Mata’utia, who will be excluded from this Saturday’s Betfred Challenge Cup final against Castleford Tigers, unless the punishment is overturned on appeal.
Thompson was suspended for one game after being sent off in Rhinos’ victory at the Salford Red Devils two weeks ago and now faces a three-game layoff.
The Rugby Football League match review panel issued a three-game penalty notice after charging him with a dangerous grade C shot in the fourth minute of the game against the Catalans last Friday.
Martin received a one-game suspension for grade B dangerous contact following an incident in the 71st minute.
The Catalans’ Joel Tomkins will miss Friday’s rematch after receiving a two-game penalty notice for a grade B dangerous shot and his teammate James Maloney received a similar punishment for a grade B dangerous contact.
Trinity’s Joe Arundel and Ryan Hampshire received a grade B dangerous contact game penalty notice in last week’s loss to St Helens, ruling them out of the game at the Salford Red Devils on Friday.
The Saints’ Mata’utia received separate game penalty notices for a grade B high tackle and dangerous contact.
Now he will miss a Wembley showdown with his brother Peter, who plays for Cup final opponent Castleford.
Jackson Hastings of the Wigan Warriors received a one-game penalty notice for grade A “other inconsistent behavior” against the Huddersfield Giants, whose Joe Greenwood was penalized for three games for grade C dangerous contact.
The warnings went to Tommy Makinson from St Helens (another contrary behavior) and Pauli Pauli from Salford (shoulder load).
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Source: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-07-13 11:30:11
