Harlequins Rugby League center Anthony Clubb has been banned for 2 games and fined £300 for an illegal tackle in Harlequins’ game against St Helens last weekend. Clubb, 22, had pleaded not guilty, but was charged based on video evidence for a head slam tackle on St Helen’s Kyle Eastmond in their 24-44 defeat at the Stoop last saturday.
Tony Clubb was born in Gravesend, Kent and was first played rugby at Blackheath RFC before moving to league with the Greenwich Admirals. Weighing 94kg and at a height of 1.88m Tony has scored 4 tries this season. He was voted Junior Academy player of the year in 2004 and 2005 and after impressing in 2006 pre-season he was added to Harlequins Rugby League first team squad.
His first team debut came at Bradford in Super League XI and his performance was complemented by coach at the time Tony Rea.
Anthony solidified himself as a starting center for Harlequins Rugby League in 2007 and has since played for England in their provisional World Cup squad scoring a try against Wales.
