RABBITOHS forward Sam Burgess has accepted a two-week ban for an ugly "squirrel grip" incident against the Melbourne Storm.

Burgess was hit with a grade one contrary conduct charge by the NRL match review committee on Monday after being cited for the alleged 68th-minute grab in the Rabbitohs' 26-8 loss to the Storm on Monday night.

The charge carried a base penalty of 125 points, but Burgess’ prior offences mean he will miss two matches after taking the early guilty plea Tuesday.

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Burgess will miss Friday night’s round 23 blockbuster against the Manly Sea Eagles and the following's clash with the Bulldogs.



Footage, which can be seen in the video above, appears to show Burgess reaching in between Chambers’ legs, and the Storm centre is left lying on the ground in pain.

Neither the referees nor the commentators on the night noticed at the time, but any incident in which a player is injured is flagged for the match review committee to look at.

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