Rugby League Player Cops 10-Game Ban For Attacking Opponent's Testicles

When people say "grab the opportunity by the balls", they obviously don't mean it in a literal sense.

Well, it appears George Flanagan clearly didn't get that memo.

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Flanagan has been hit with a pretty lengthy suspension after he was found guilty of attacking a rival player's testicles during a game.

The Bradford Bulls hooker will now miss 10 Championship fixtures a result of his actions.

But it seems this isn't the first time Flanagan has gone after another bloke's genitals during a rugby league encounter because it turns out he was actually banned for a similar offence back in 2019.

This most recent incident occurred during Bradford's loss to Featherstone in the Challenge Cup.

After the game, the referee reported the attack to the RFL match review panel who wasted no time in slapping Flanagan with a Grade F charge which carries a minimum eight game suspension.

It's understood he plead not guilty at his tribunal but the sport's governing body wasn't having a bar of it.

Flanagan was also fined £250 (AU$450) to go alongside his ban.

Topics: Rugby League, Australia, rugby league news

Max Sherry

Max Sherry is a journalist for SPORTbible Australia. After migrating Down Under from London as a teenager, he instantly fell in love with Aussie sport and its culture. From NRL to AFL, cricket to rugby — you name it, Max watches it (with a beer in hand, of course). During his time at Fox Sports, he worked in the football department covering the Premier League, A-League, Socceroos and Matildas. Born a stone's throw away from West Ham's training ground, Max is obviously a die-hard Liverpool fan.

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