Wigan prop Byrne given four-game ban

Wigan Warriors prop Liam Byrne has been banned for four games after being found guilty of a Grade E charge for head contact in their defeat by St Helens.

Byrne, 24, who has also been fined £750, was red-carded after he caught Saints' Mark Percival in their 12-4 Super League defeat on Friday.

Percival failed a head injury assessment following the tackle.

Fellow Wigan prop Tyler Dupree has a one-game ban after his appeal against a Grade C charge was unsuccessful.

Meanwhile, St Helens' front rower Matty Lees has been banned for two games after he received a Grade C charge.

The 26-year-old was charged at the higher end of the grade, the Match Review Panel stated.

Elsewhere, Warrington's Paul Vaughan was also given a two-game ban having been given a Grade C charge of his own for a dangerous throw/lift in their defeat by Catalans.