‘Worst couple of days of my life’: Crossland cops four-match ban for Cleary tackle

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Newcastle hooker Crossland has received a four-match ban for a hip-drop tackle that caused Nathan Cleary to suffer a compound fracture. The suspension rules Crossland out of the grand final and the start of the World Cup, and he has expressed remorse.

The Newcastle hooker expressed his remorse for the hip drop tackle that left Nathan Cleary with a compound fracture and saw him banned for Sunday’s grand final and the start of the World Cup.