the artist wrote:agree with most of that but contact with the ref needs nipping in the bud before it becomes a problem, regardless of which club's players are involved. in general a minimum 2 game ban would help in this area with no exemptions for EGP (its more of a conduct/dissent issue than foul play). but i agree with you that it needs to be applied consistently.
I've underline the word that's relevant. I don't believe the RFL understand the meaning of consistency.