The Penrith Panthers have been fined $50,000 and will be without one of their trainers for the rest of the NRL regular season after an incident in their game with Gold Coast at the weekend.
Panthers trainer Corey Bocking ran in front of Titans halfback Jayden Campbell as he was about to take a kick at goal.
Campbell missed the shot.
Penrith eventually won the game 30-26.
The NRL hit Penrith with a breach notice that factored in the four-time reigning premiers’ previous trainer misconduct.
Bocking will be suspended for the Panthers’ last five games of the regular season, with the club also needing to pay $50,000 – five times the financial penalty of their previous breach.
In a statement the NRL said it is alleged the trainer unnecessarily interfered with and distracted Gold Coast Titans player Jayden Campbell as he was attempting a conversion kick, in breach of the NRL Operations Manual and NRL Code of Conduct.
The NRL Rules permitting club trainers onto the field will be monitored and strictly enforced by the NRL.
The club will have five days to respond to the breach notice.
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