ST HELENS’ Morgan Knowles will miss his side’s next match after losing his appeal against yesterday’s Match Review Panel decision.
Knowles was charged with making dangerous contact with a Hull FC opponent during last Friday’s Super League match which Saints ended up winning 20-12.
The Match Review Panel had decided that the contact was reckless, posed an unacceptable risk of injury to the Hull FC player and issued a one-match suspension.
St Helens argued that the contact was careless rather than and that the charge should therefore be downgraded from B to A.
However, the independent tribunal found the grading to be correct and also issued a £500 fine.
