South Sydney prop George Burgess has been referred straight to the NRL judiciary for an alleged eye gouge in South Sydney's defeat to Wests Tigers
South Sydney prop George Burgess has been referred straight to the NRL judiciary for an alleged eye gouge in South Sydney's defeat to Wests Tigers
28 June 2019 - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz
The match review committee has charged the Rabbitohs prop with dangerous contact to the eye of Tigers veteran Robbie Farah .
It's the second time in eight months Burgess has landed in hot water for an eye gouge, after being found guilty of the act while playing for England late last year.
Replays weren't conclusive he had dug his fingers into Farah's face, however the Tigers hooker remonstrated with referee Adam Gee.
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