Canberra winger Jordan Rapana has accepted a two-match ban for a shoulder charge in Saturday night's All Stars fixture. The NRL is set to allow the Maori representative to concurrently serve the grade-one penalty with a one-game suspension incurred for an off-season drink-driving offence, meaning he can return in round three. Rapana will miss his club's season-opening clashes with Cronulla and North Queensland but is allowed to feature in trial matches against the Sydney Roosters and Manly. The 32-year-old was cited for a hit on Indigenous second-rower David Fifita while attempting to stop a try in the 13th minute of the Maori team's 16-10 All Stars win at CommBank Stadium. He was sin-binned later in the first quarter following a similar shot on Jesse Ramien that sparked a scuffle but escaped the wrath of the match review committee for that indiscretion.
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Topic: Rapana accepts shoulder charge ban
