The Rugby Football League has confirmed that Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls have “cases to answer” relating to alleged breaches of the Super League salary cap last season.

Wigan are due to face the RFL’s independent judiciary panel today with Bradford’s case to be heard at a later date.

Meanwhile, Hull FC, St Helens, Castleford and Wakefield have all been found guilty of minor breaches.

Hull and St Helens were fined £5,000 - a proportion of which has been suspended - and ordered to pay the costs of the investigation.

Castleford and Wakefield have been cautioned by a formal written warning and also ordered to pay costs.

All four clubs have a right to appeal the compliance commissioner’s decision.

Hull have accepted their £5,000 fine - £4,000 of which has been suspended - and explained their breach of the salary cap had not been deliberate.

Chief executive David Plummer said: “The board are determined to give our coaching staff the maximum opportunity to be successful while working as closely to the salary cap as possible.

“Unfortunately it is possible to inadvertently exceed that limit.”

Hull added they co-operated fully with the investigation and “always offered transparency”.

Meanwhile, the RFL has declared a profit of over £500,000 pounds for 2005.

The strong results were driven by the financial success of major events like the Powergen Challenge Cup Final and the Gillette Tri-Nations.

Nigel Wood, the RFL’s chief operating officer and finance director, said: “These successful financial results are a further indication of both the growth of Rugby League as a sport and the development of the RFL as a national governing body.

“Our major events and commercial activity have been important elements of our business performance and we can look forward to further positive developments in future seasons”.

A comprehensive annual report containing detailed financial information and a review of the RFL business will be published in the near future.