Case Number:

ON/1536/25

Logan Lewis #16, Salford

Competition:

Super League

Match:

Salford v Catalans

Match Date:

2025-09-04

Incident:

Head Contact

Decision:

Charge

Charge Detail:

Law 15.1 (b)

Head Contact

Grade D

Sanctions:

3 Match Penalty Notice

Decision On Charge

Player plea:

Guilty but challenge grading

Summary of CM's submissions on the Charge / evidence:

Following a Match Review Panel meeting held on 8th September 2025, you are charged with misconduct for a breach of Law 15.1(b) during the above match.

The Panel reviewed an incident which occurred at 20 51 match time of the above match. In the Panel’s opinion you have contacted your opponent in the head and neck. In the Panel’s opinion they believed your actions to be misconduct and against the spirit of the game.

In accordance with the RFL’s On Field Sentencing Guidelines, the Panel consider that such offence is a Grade D offence – Head Contact.

The Penalty Points for such an offence is 15 Penalty Points. 12 Penalty Points plus and an additional 3 Penalty Points as the opponent did not return to the field of play.

• Match Review Panel reviewed an incident in the above match.
• The MRP state that the footage clearly shows Mr Lewis making contact with his head to the head of his opponent Mr Marc.
• The incident led to the ball carrier leaving the field of play and not returning. Subsequent information confirms that the opponent failed his Head Injury Assessment.
• The Match Review Panel deemed this to be forceful and dangerous and that this was high level of force and danger. For a contact to the head with high level of force and danger, the entry grading is a Grade C charge.
• The Match Review Panel do not believe that there were any mitigating factors at play with regards this incident.

• The aggravating factors are:
- Tackler makes no definite attempt to change height to avoid the ball carrier’s head.
- The trajectory of the tackler’s shoulder/arm is always going towards the ball carrier’s head.
- Ball carrier fails HIA.
• The Match Review Panel believe that the aggravating factors are sufficient to move this to a Grade D charge.

Summary of Player's submissions on the Charge / evidence:

The player admits charge but challenges the grading. He was represented by Paul Rowley (Head Coach).

When asked the question what the player was supposed to do, PR believed the player took all precautions prior to making the tackle and a dip in the opponent’s height plus a sidestep contributed to the incident.

As a coach he did not know what else his player could have done.

Decision:

Guilty plea

Decision On Sanction (where found to have committed Misconduct)

Reasons for Decision:

.Whilst player is responsible for ensuring safety of his opponent, ORT accepted he did try to make a legitimate tackle. Challenge therefore successful grading reduced to Grade B. 1 match suspension (9 penalty points).

Suspension:

1 match