Spencer Leniu banned for eight games over racial slur

The NRL judiciary has come down hard on Rooster’s forward Spencer Leniu, handing him an eight-match suspension. The decision came on Monday night after Leniu directed a racial slur at Broncos flyer Ezra Mam during the Vegas opener. The new Roosters recruit claimed he didn’t know the term “monkey” was a racial slur. However, the judiciary rejected that evidence in their findings. Leniu will not return to the field until Round 10.