Nelson Asofa-Solomona banned for New Zealand matches vs Great Britain

Nelson Asofa-Solomona will Overlook the Test matches against Great Britain of New Zealand as punishment for his involvement in a brawl at Bali.

The National Rugby League (NRL) has awarded the 6ft 7in, 18st Melbourne Storm Publish a three-match ban after the episode that went viral on social media.
The 23-year-old will overlook the Kiwis match against Australia in Wollongong Friday in Addition to the 2 matches against the Lions at Auckland and Christchurch.
He was issued with a suspended A$15,000 (Number 8,000) fine.
A statement in the NRL said:The sanctions take into consideration evidence which showed a degree of provocation led to the episode, Asofa-Solomonas co-operation using all the NRL investigation along with the guilt hes shown.
All clubs have been advised before the start of the off-season that serious penalties would be levied for several off-field incidents.
The NRL expects exemplary behaviour from many players and any participant who falls short of the standard is going to be justified.

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