New Hull KR forward Lawton gets three-game ban
Karl Lawton has played in all five of Hull KR's games this season
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Hull KR forward Karl Lawton has been handed a three-match ban by the Rugby Football League's match review panel.
Lawton, who joined the Robins in the close season after leaving NRL side North Queensland Cowboys, was guilty of a bad tackle on Huddersfield Giants player Matty English in the champions' 32-6 victory.
The 30-year-old received 21 points for the Grade E dangerous contact challenge - for which he was sin-binned during the match - which triggered the ban and a fine.
The Australian was one of five players to be handed suspensions after round four of Super League.
Bradford Bulls duo Eliot Peposhi and Loghan Lewis were given three-game and two-game bans, respectively, for incidents in their narrow defeat at St Helens.
Peposhi was guilty of a Grade E head contact in a tackle on Saints player George Delaney, for which he was sent off in the game, while fellow forward Lewis has been banned for dangerous contact.
From the same match, Saints forward Joe Shorrocks was penalised with a two-match ban, also for dangerous contact.
And Catalans Dragons centre Nick Cotric picked up a one-match ban for two offences in the win at Leigh Leopards - dangerous contact and a shoulder charge.
As well as these five, 11 other players were found guilty of various offences although they did not acquire enough penalty points to trigger a suspension.
