An English rugby star has been handed a lengthy ban for 'attacking an opponent's testicles' - for 2nd time in 2 years

• An English rugby player has been given a 10-match ban for "attacking an opponent's testicles."
• George Flanagan, who plays hooker for Rugby League team Bradford Bulls, was also fined £250 ($345).
• Flanagan was banned for an extremely similar testicle attack in 2019.

An English rugby player has been given a 10-match ban after being found guilty of "attacking an opponent's testicles."

George Flanagan, who is a hooker for Rugby League team Bradford Bulls, was adjudged to have grabbed the genitals of an opponent during his side's second-round Challenge Cup defeat to Featherstone Rovers on March 21.

He was charged by Rugby Football League's match review panel with a Grade F incident - the most serious grade available.

Though he denied the charge, the 34-year-old was found guilty following a disciplinary tribunal in Leeds which lasted more than three hours.

He was also fined £250 ($345).

Believe it or not, this isn't the first time Flanagan has been charged with attacking the testicles of an opponent - he was also charged for the same indiscretion in 2019.

During a match against Canadian outfit the Toronto Wolfpack, Flanagan was caught on video grabbing the testicles of French full-back Hakim Miloudi.

After the incident was referred to Rugby Football League's match review panel, the Bradford star was handed an eight-match ban and equal fine. He had also denied that charge.