Rugby Football League Media Release
Warrington Wolves' New Zealand-born centre three-quarter Toa Kohe-Love was banned for two matches by the Rugby Football League's Disciplinary Committee.
Kohe-Love had been referred to the Disciplinary Committee by the Executive Committee who had viewed a video tape of an incident in the Tetley Bitter Super League game at Salford City Reds last weekend.
Kohe-Love was charged with a reckless high tackle fined ú300 on top of his two-match suspension.
Widnes Vikings scrum half Lee Birdseye was banned for three matches and fined ú75 after being sent off for the late use of a forearm to an opponent's head in the Northern Ford Premiership match against Featherstone Rovers on May 8.
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Halifax Blue Sox have changed a number of their Tetley Bitter Super League home game kick off times while their New Shay Stadium East Stand reconstruction is undertaken.
Friday's game against London Broncos is rescheduled to start at 7.30pm from 8.00pm while their home clash with Wigan Warriors on June 16 is also moved to August 11 kick off 7.30pm.
Wigan's home game with the Blue Sox at the JJB Stadium scheduled to be played on Sunday, August 13 will now be played on Friday, June 16 kick off 7.30pm.
JOHN HUXLEY
Media and PR Manager.
Issued by the Media and Marketing Department of the Rugby Football League, Red Hall, Red Hall Lane, Leeds LS17 8NB. Telephone: 0113 237 5014 (direct line), 0113 232 3838 (fax) johnh@rfl.uk.com (e-mail).
Kohe-Love had been referred to the Disciplinary Committee by the Executive Committee who had viewed a video tape of an incident in the Tetley Bitter Super League game at Salford City Reds last weekend.
Kohe-Love was charged with a reckless high tackle fined ú300 on top of his two-match suspension.
Widnes Vikings scrum half Lee Birdseye was banned for three matches and fined ú75 after being sent off for the late use of a forearm to an opponent's head in the Northern Ford Premiership match against Featherstone Rovers on May 8.
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Halifax Blue Sox have changed a number of their Tetley Bitter Super League home game kick off times while their New Shay Stadium East Stand reconstruction is undertaken.
Friday's game against London Broncos is rescheduled to start at 7.30pm from 8.00pm while their home clash with Wigan Warriors on June 16 is also moved to August 11 kick off 7.30pm.
Wigan's home game with the Blue Sox at the JJB Stadium scheduled to be played on Sunday, August 13 will now be played on Friday, June 16 kick off 7.30pm.
JOHN HUXLEY
Media and PR Manager.
Issued by the Media and Marketing Department of the Rugby Football League, Red Hall, Red Hall Lane, Leeds LS17 8NB. Telephone: 0113 237 5014 (direct line), 0113 232 3838 (fax) johnh@rfl.uk.com (e-mail).