Eight Australian rugby league players have been handed out suspensions of up to 25 years for their involvement in a vicious brawl following a match in Penrith.
Up to 40 players and spectators were involved in a fight following a game between the Penrith Waratahs and Western City Tigers under-19 teams at Turnbull Oval in North Richmond on August 11.
Ten players fronted the judiciary and eight have subsequently been charged, with punishments ranging from six-game bans to a 25-year suspension. All of the players sanctioned represent the Western City Tigers side.
The harshest penalty went to a suspended Tigers player, who was charged with 'unauthorised entry onto field, behave contrary, punching and kicking'. The 17-year-old will be prohibited from playing rugby league until 2038. Two other teenagers received 20-year bans.
-nzherald.co.nz
