Catalans president fined for criticizing Grand Final referee

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Catalan Dragons chairman Bernard Guasch has been fined £ 10,000 for his criticism of match officials in the aftermath of his side’s loss in the Grand Final.

After being exasperated by the decisions of referee Liam Moore and the rest of his officials in the Dragons’ 12-10 loss to St Helens at Old Trafford in October, Guasch vowed he would never allow his team again. to play a final under the direction of English referees.

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In an interview with Perpignan-based newspaper L’Independent, Guasch said: “As long as I am president of the Catalans Dragons, I will never play a Super League final again until we have three Australian referees.”

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Rugby Football League chief of match officials Steve Ganson called Guasch’s comments “ridiculous” and the RFL referred the matter to its compliance department for investigation.

Now an independent court has fined the Catalan owner £ 10,000, of which £ 2,500 is suspended for three years, after ruling he broke RFL’s operating rules.

A statement from the RFL said: “Bernard Guasch, owner and chairman of Dragons Catalans, was fined £ 10,000 (£ 2,500 suspended for three years) for comments made on match officials after the Super League Grand Final last month. “

The panel ruled that Guasch did not abide by the RFL’s respect and fight policies in terms of standards of behavior, use of unacceptable language, public statements about match officials, and conduct detrimental to officials. interests of the game.

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