Valentine Holmes will miss the rest of the regular season if he fails in his bid to have a high tackle charge downgraded at the judiciary.
Rugby League: A fight between spectators at a Forbes and Wellington Rugby League match has resulted in action taken by the NSWRL.
Holmes was hit with a grade 2 careless high tackle charge for an incident on Sunday when he jammed in and caught Gold Coast’s Jayden Campbell high.
The North Queensland star was sent to the sin bin for the second week in a row after he was marched for 10 minutes for a polarising tackle on Mitch Moses that avoided a ban but led to a fine.
Holmes would have been suspended for three matches if he’d taken the early guilty plea but will be available to face the Broncos on Saturday if he gets it reduced to a grade 1 charge.
If he loses, then he’ll miss the rest of the regular season in what would be a huge blow for…