Leeds Rhinos to appeal against Lachie Miller ban
Leeds Rhinos have launched an appeal against full-back Lachie Miller’s three-match ban.
The Australian was suspended by the RFL’s match review panel after being charged with a grade E offence of “unnecessary contact with player who is injured or maybe injured” during last Friday’s 24-4 loss at Wigan Warriors. Miller was handed 18 penalty points over the incident which involved Wigan’s Oliver Partington and is set to miss Friday’s visit of Huddersfield Giants, the home clash with St Helens two weeks later and Rhinos’ fixture at Toulouse Olympique on Friday, June 12.
The appeal will be heard this afternoon/evening. Speaking at his weekly preview press conference today, Rhinos coach Brad Arthur confirmed: “We are going to appeal it. Lachie is a person of great character and we want to make sure we are representing his character. He is a really good person so we want to appeal. I can’t say too much, we just need to let it run its course.”
Last season a failed appeal would have meant another six penalty points, leading to an additional one-game ban, but that is no longer the case. Arthur added: “He would get more points, but he doesn’t lose a game. We want to support him as a club and we think he has a really good case.”