Quote ="thestatman"I completely accept the defeat, Docaster deserved the win. Foul and abusive language to the ref is rightly penalised at all levels, but I was just asking if anyone had seen a penalty before for what is essential a bit of banter between two hard players (this was confirmed by the referee and the match commissioner as the reason for the penalty after the game). I've no doubt that it's covered somewhere in the rule book regarding ungentalmanly conduct but rugby league would not be a spectacle if a penalty was given everytime the players swore at each other!
4th round draw is on 20th March'"
Perhaps your 17 had already been warned about his conduct but chose to ignore the referee's advice,
hence the penalty.
Just a thought.
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