Hunters Hill captain Cooper Henwood suspended 42 matches for contact with referee Max Fulton
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The NSW Suburban Rugby Union suspended Hunters Hill captain Cooper Henwood for making contact with referee Max Fulton, with an independent judiciary finding the charge of contact with a match official proven and imposing a 42-match ban. The panel applied a 10-match reduction from the 52-match maximum, and under the competition structure the suspension effectively amounts to three years.
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KEY FACTS
- An independent judiciary panel found the charge of contact with a match official proven and imposed a 42-match suspension.
- The judiciary accepted the contact was not deliberate and noted Henwood was deeply remorseful and had a previously unblemished record.
- Vision of the game shows the referee clutching his face after contact from Henwood, who was tussling with a Waverley player next to Fulton.
- Referee Max Fulton is an experienced community referee who made his Shute Shield debut four years ago, sits on the NSW Referees Welfare subcommittee, and officiated the World Military Championships final three years ago.
- A NSW Suburban Rugby Union spokesman confirmed the suspension in a statement.
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Brief
The NSW Suburban Rugby Union suspended Hunters Hill captain Cooper Henwood for making contact with referee Max Fulton, handing him a 42-match ban that equates to three years. The judiciary accepted the contact was not deliberate, applied a 10-match reduction from the 52-match maximum and confirmed the suspension.
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