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Raiders' Rapana faces two-game NRL ban

Jordan Rapana is expected to miss Canberra's next two games after being hit with two charges from Sunday's win over Melbourne.

JORDAN RAPANA.
JORDAN RAPANA. Picture: Albert Perez/Getty Images

Canberra winger Jordan Rapana is set to miss the Raiders' next two games as they gear up for a late push for the NRL finals.

Rapana was hit with two charges on Monday stemming from the 20-16 win over Melbourne on Sunday.

The 32-year-old can escape with a $3000 fine for a grade-one shoulder charge on Storm centre Marion Seve.

But a careless high tackle on Seve in the second half will result in Rapana missing the Raiders' next two fixtures.

Rapana, who was sin-binned in the 58th minute for the offence, was handed a grade two charge.

He will sit out games against the Warriors and Gold Coast if he takes the early guilty plea and faces a three-week stint on the sideline if he fights the charge and loses at the judiciary.

Canberra are currently in 10th spot and have a favourable draw compared to the other sides vying for a spot in the top eight.

Meanwhile, Melbourne prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona will escape with a $1800 fine after a careless high tackle on Rapana in the same game.

Rapana was sent for a HIA but Asofa-Solomona will be free to face South Sydney on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Canterbury's Raymond Faitala-Mariner has been handed a $1000 fine for a dangerous contact charge on Rabbitohs prop Mark Nicholls.

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