One New Zealand Warriors prop Zyon Maiu’u will miss two matches after successfully having his high tackle charge downgraded at last night’s NRL judiciary hearing.
The 20-year-old was ordered off after a high tackle on Wests Tigers centre Casey Declan in the 20th minute of last Sunday’s Preseason Challenge in Christchurch.
Maiu’u was subsequently handed a grade two reckless high tackle charge which carried a four-game suspension for an early guilty plea and a five-match ban if pleading not guilty and failing at the judiciary.
The One New Zealand Warriors contested the charge, seeking to have it downgraded from a grade two reckless high tackle to a grade three careless high tackle.
This was successful resulting in Maiu’u having his suspension reduced to two matches.
