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Fri July 4 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Fri: Gold Coast Titans 14 l. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 34 at
Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)Crowd: 21,374
Sat July 5 2008, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10Sat: Newcastle Knights 16 l. St.George-Illawarra Dragons 24 at
Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)Crowd: 22,348
Sun July 6 2008, 2:00PM AEST GMT+10Sun: Melbourne Storm 30 d. Canberra Raiders 14 at
Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)Crowd: 11,719
Sun July 6 2008, 3:00PM AEST GMT+10Sun: Parramatta Eels 16 l. Penrith Panthers 22 at
Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 14,012
Mon July 7 2008, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10Mon: Bulldogs 30 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 34 at
ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 15,562
Brisbane Broncos bye North Queensland Cowboys bye Sydney Roosters bye Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks bye Wests Tigers bye New Zealand Warriors bye
Wed July 9, 2008
Source: www.nrl.comThe National Rugby League has today announced that it intends to issue a five year ban to a spectator who racially abused Penrith's Petero Civoniceva at Parramatta Stadium last Sunday.
The issuing of the notice follows investigations undertaken by the Parramatta club with assistance from the NSW Police.
The ban takes into account all Rugby League matches and is issued in accordance with a deed of agreement between the NRL, the NSW Police, the NSW based clubs and the ARL.
Any person to breach an NRL ban is liable for prosecution under the Enclosed Lands Act and to further lifetime bans from all matches.
The ban is enforced with the assistance of both ground security staff and the NSW Police.
"The simple message is that we won't tolerate racial abuse against our players," NRL Chief Executive Mr David Gallop said today.
"With the assistance of the NSW Police we have a strong system in place to ensure that trouble makers can be removed and it is one that works in the interest of all fans and players.
"I commend both the Parramatta club and the NSW Police for their assistance in this matter."
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www.nrl.comTue July 8, 2008
Source: www.parraeels.com.auThe Parramatta National Rugby League club has today expressed its extreme disappointment in the behavior of the patron responsible for a racial slur against Panthers captain Petero Civoniceva.
Eels officials have spent today interviewing witnesses and have also reviewed footage supplied by the Nine network. At this stage the patron responsible remains unidentified.
Eels Chief Executive Denis Fitzgerald said every attempt is being made to identify the culprit and once found that person would face not only a ban from Parramatta Stadium but also all NRL venues.
"We are disgusted with the behavior of one of our patrons in making derogatory comments towards Petero Civoniceva," Mr Fitzgerald said.
"At this time I'd like to commend the real Parramatta supporters who have come forward to help the club identify the person responsible.
"We have also been in contact with NSW Police who are very willing to assist us in locating those responsible.
"We are doing everything possible to identify the person and I would like to appeal to them to come forward voluntarily so that they can apologise directly to Petero.
"The Pirtek Parramatta Eels are a proudly multicultural club and it is unacceptable that our standing has been tarnished in this manner."
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Round 17
Parramatta Eels 16 l. Penrith Panthers 22
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