Adam Higson: Leigh winger gets five-game ban after Magic Weekend red card

Adam Higson was sent off in Leigh's first ever appearance at Super League's Magic Weekend

Leigh Centurions winger Adam Higson has been suspended for five games following his red card at the Magic Weekend.

Higson, 30, was sent off for a high and late tackle on Salford's Gareth O'Brien during Leigh's 36-22 defeat in Newcastle on Sunday.

An Independent Match Review Panel had charged him with a Grade E high tackle, which carried a possible ban of four to eight matches.

Higson was also fined £300 at a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday.