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Issac Luke cited for contrary conduct. Will miss round one even with early guilty plea. Could make for interesting night at judiciary.
Souths hooker Issac Luke's judiciary problems have continued after being charged with contrary conduct involving referee Jason Robinson in Saturday night's Charity Shield.
Luke, who was returning from a two-man ban for a controversial leg twist tackle on England's Rangi Chase in the Four Nations tournament, is facing a one-match ban after it was alleged he pushed Robinson in the 18-12 defeat at the hands of St George Illawarra.
Luke ran into the back of Robinson as he chased down a clearing kick in the 31st minute.
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Luke was not one of three Souths players placed on report in the Charity Shield, but may be the only player suspended. The only other charge out of that game was issued to Eddy Pettybourne, who will escape suspension for a high tackle.
Luke's disciplinary record has been a major talking point in recent months, not only given his questionable tackling technique but also comments that he was trying to break Chase's leg. That two-match suspension came after he was cautioned in an earlier match against Australia for a "cannonball" tackle on prop David Shillington.
The latest charge will come as a blow to the Rabbitohs, who lost prop Luke Burgess for three months with a broken foot in Saturday night's encounter at ANZ Stadium.
Brisbane's Petero Civoniceva was also charged with a grade-three high tackle after his hit on Melbourne's Ryan Hinchcliffe in Hobart, and faces a ban of between one and two matches.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/l...#ixzz1mttQtN7h
Luke, who was returning from a two-man ban for a controversial leg twist tackle on England's Rangi Chase in the Four Nations tournament, is facing a one-match ban after it was alleged he pushed Robinson in the 18-12 defeat at the hands of St George Illawarra.
Luke ran into the back of Robinson as he chased down a clearing kick in the 31st minute.
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Luke was not one of three Souths players placed on report in the Charity Shield, but may be the only player suspended. The only other charge out of that game was issued to Eddy Pettybourne, who will escape suspension for a high tackle.
Luke's disciplinary record has been a major talking point in recent months, not only given his questionable tackling technique but also comments that he was trying to break Chase's leg. That two-match suspension came after he was cautioned in an earlier match against Australia for a "cannonball" tackle on prop David Shillington.
The latest charge will come as a blow to the Rabbitohs, who lost prop Luke Burgess for three months with a broken foot in Saturday night's encounter at ANZ Stadium.
Brisbane's Petero Civoniceva was also charged with a grade-three high tackle after his hit on Melbourne's Ryan Hinchcliffe in Hobart, and faces a ban of between one and two matches.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/l...#ixzz1mttQtN7h
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