There was about 15 minutes between the "team warning" being given and the next (non sending-off) penalty being given at the ptb against Joel Moon. Statler & Waldorf got quite exercised about this, but the warnings can't last for ever.



IMO it's daft to have a prescriptive rule about this and encourages the falling and faking and conning at the play-the-ball that Catalans seem to specialise in.

Terrible rule change that puts refs under pressure to sin bin for the most innocuous reasons. The hull kr sin bin for an alleged high tackle was a joke.

The League Express April Fool gag about this was well observed.

I have some sympathy with craigizzard and JB's views above.

Just leave it to the referee's discretion when an 'accumulation' sin-binning needs to be dished out. That way he can take into account the context and nature of the offence. The ref should only make his signal AFTER the sin-binning to indicate to the crowd it's because of persistent offending.

This business of telling the teams (effectively) 'Best stop offending for a bit' or 'It's okay to go back to offending now' is nonsense. If you commit offences, you're in danger of getting sin-binned. I don't see the need for prior warnings.

It is a good idea in theory but it needs doing properly - like a team sin bin that lasts for 10 minutes, next penalty goes then its reset and used again if the offending team carries on.