Taumalolo faces long ban in blow for Tonga

In a stroke to Tonga's World Cup hopes, Jason Taumalolo is facing a agelong prohibition for dangerous interaction connected Eels prima Isaiah Papali'i in Friday night's decision to Parramatta successful Townsville.

Taumalolo was sent to the bin aft precocious interaction struck the Eels prima precocious successful the 15th minute, resulting successful a people 2 charge. The Cowboys guardant volition miss 3 games should helium instrumentality an aboriginal blameworthy plea, if helium fights the complaint and loses, helium volition beryllium handed a four-game ban.

Jason Taumalolo spent clip successful the misdeed bin. (Nine)

Taumalolo's mediocre grounds led to the longer suspension but it could person been worse had the NRL ruled it a enarthrosis complaint alternatively than a unsafe interaction charge.

The quality is simply a immense stroke to Tonga's World Cup bid, who look PNG, Wales and the Cook Islands successful their radical signifier astatine adjacent month's tournament.

Taumalolo volition apt person a lukewarm up crippled with France counted against his suspension, leaving him escaped to instrumentality against the Cook Islands.

Parramatta co-captain Junior Paulo is escaped to play successful the decider and escaped without a good for a unsafe tackle successful the 2nd half, which led to a penalty.

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