SAINTS second row Joe Greenwood has been charged with a Grade A punching offence after the match review panel looked at yesterday’s game.

The match ended with a melee, sparked by a confrontation between Vikings skipper Kevin Brown and Greenwood.

Although the panel concluded the contact of the head butt, which saw Brown dismissed, was minimal and said there would be no further action on that they have charged him too with a similar Grade A.

Sending off was deemed sufficient for Pat Ah Van with the panel concluding : “Punching in the 78th minute Decision: Sending Off Sufficient.

“Player runs in to join melee unnecessarily. Appears to strike out towards body of opponent however footage unclear as to nature of contact. Sending Off Sufficient.”

Greenwood has the option of an early guilty plea, which if accepted could lead to no further action.

Grade A has a tariff of NFA-1 match.