CAS TAKE pounds 40K HIT.CASTLEFORD have lost their appeal against a pounds 40,000 fine imposed on them for crowd trouble. The Tigers were handed the fine - half of which was suspended to the end of 2010 - after being found guilty last month by a Rugby Football League operations tribunal of conduct prejudicial prej·u·di·cial adj. 1. Detrimental; injurious. 2. Causing or tending to preconceived judgment or convictions: to the interests of the game. Angry fans laid siege to the match officials' changing room changing room n (BRIT) → vestuario changing room change n (Brit) (in shop) → salon m d'essayage: (Sport) → after the Tigers lost 22-20 at home to Catalans Dragons in June, actions the tribunal condemned con·demn tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. 2. as "completely unacceptable". Castleford, who were found to have breached the RFL's respect policy, were instructed not to allow spectators to take bottled beer onto the terraces in future. An appeals panel rejected the Tigers' appeal - but gave them six months to pay the pounds 20,000 fine instead of the customary 28 days. |
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