St Helens' Tommy Makinson faces lengthy ban for incident in Castleford Tigers clash as Grant Millington handed ban

The charge comes after Saints defeated Castleford Tigers 10-0 at the Totally Wicked Stadium, with the Grade F charge carrying a ban of eight games or a suspension period.

The incident, which was placed on report after Makinson allegedly grabbed the testicles of Liam Watts in the 13th minute, has been refereed to a tribunal.

In the wake of yesterday's contest, Castleford head coach Daryl Powell described the incident as “awkward”.

“It will be looked at obviously and we will see what happens,” he said.

“But it looked a bit awkward. It was placed on report and I saw Tommy Makinson apologise to him, which you would do because it is not a great thing to do. But we will see what happens during the week.”

Meanwhile, St Helens boss Kristian Woolf declined to comment, as he was yet to see the replay of the incident which has led to the charge.

“I haven’t seen it and so don’t want to comment on that until I have actually seen it," he said.

“I didn’t know what was going on when the referee stopped the game and put something on report. I had no idea – it only got told to me at the end of the game.

“I haven’t had a look yet, but I will obviously have to."

Meanwhile, Grant Millington is set to sit out the Tigers' next fixture after being charged with Grade A Dangerous Contact in the same fixture.