The RFL

Harlequins forward Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook has succeeded in having his three-match suspension for punching reduced to two on appeal.

The 22-year-old prop was sent off after being involved in a brawl in the closing stages of his side’s 32-26 defeat by Catalans Dragons in Perpignan last Saturday.

He appealed against the severity of the punishment and a Rugby Football League appeals panel agreed to cut his ban by one game.

Harlequins winger Rikki Sheriffe, who was one of five other players involved in the fracas, signalled notice of his intention to fight his one-match ban but withdrew his appeal before the hearing.

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