12-05-2025
DISCIPLINARY: Leigh forward fined for semi-final head contact
LEIGH Leopards forward Owen Trout has been hit with a charge from the Match Review Panel following yesterday's Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington Wolves.
However, the head contact charge has not met the threshold for an immediate suspension.
Trout was involved in two heavy collisions during the second half of The Wire's 21-14 victory over his Leopards side.
The first incident saw Wire winger Josh Thewlis forced off for a head injury assessment, which he failed to rule him out of the remainder of the game while the second saw him make head-on-head contact with Matt Dufty, who was able to complete the match having had his head bandaged.
Both incidents were reviewed and while neither was deemed worthy of an on-field penalty, match referee Liam Moore did put the latter incident on report.
Now, Trout has been hit with a Grade C head contact charge and a fine, although it is not currently clear which incident the charge relates to.
He has had five penalty points added to his record – one short of the six required to trigger a suspension.
No Wire players have been charged following the game, with Catalans Dragons picking up two following their semi-final loss to Hull KR on Saturday.
Elliot Whitehead and Alrix Da Costa were both charged with Grade B head contact, with three points added to both of their records which triggers a one-match suspension for the former.
