Sylvester Namo: Castleford Tigers lose appeal against five-game ban
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Papua New Guinea prop Sylvester Namo joined Castleford in the off-season
Castleford Tigers have lost an appeal against the five-game ban prop Sylvester Namo was given for dangerous contact in their 60-6 Challenge Cup defeat by Wigan.
Namo was involved in the tackle that left Warriors second-rower Willie Isa with a dislocated ankle.
He had his Grade F charge downgraded to Grade E and was also fined £750.
The club had appealed against the ban, but in a statement, external the club said that the suspension had been upheld.
Isa posted on X, formerly Twitter, that the incident was "part of the game" and he had "no blame on anyone".
Meanwhile, Catalans back-rower Bayley Sironen was cleared of a Grade E charge for head contact in their Cup loss to Huddersfield Giants.
The Australian will be eligible to play in Saturday's home match against Hull KR.
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