HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS have suspended forward Fenton Rogers after he was charged with drink-driving and bailed on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker.
The 20-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Good Friday (March 29) in Saddleworth, near Oldham, after police saw a vehicle driving dangerously.
Rogers is scheduled to appear at Tameside Magistrates Court on May 16.
Huddersfield said in a statement: “The club were made aware on Friday morning by Fenton Rogers of an incident the previous day which led to him being detained for questioning by the police.
“The club has suspended him with immediate effect pending the outcome of their own investigation. No further comment will be made at this stage.”
Rogers came through the Giants’ Academy and signed a new three-year contract last July, shortly after making his only first-team appearance to date against Wigan Warriors in Super League.
He played three top-flight games in March for London Broncos, where a month-long loan deal recently expired.
Rogers, a Saddleworth Rangers junior, has also had temporary spells in his career with Oldham, Rochdale Hornets, Halifax Panthers and Bradford Bulls, making 42 professional appearances in total.
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