Check out the passage of play when British & Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler allegedly bit Springbok lock Franco Mostert in the second Test at Cape Town Stadium this past Saturday.
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2/2 A different angle of the ruck in which Kyle Sinckler is alleged to have bitten Franco Mostert.
Cases like this, I’m told, often focus on testimony and any evidence of marks. pic.twitter.com/10O74t0A2D— Alex Lowe (@AlexMLowe) August 2, 2021
The three-tweet thread below outlines how and when the alleged incident unfolded:
The alleged Kyle Sinckler bite occurred in a ruck in the 64th minute.
Franco Mostert is seen getting up from the ruck and checking his forearm. pic.twitter.com/49nOZ7h2lk
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) August 1, 2021
At the next stoppage, we can’t hear what the Boks say to Ben O’Keeffe but the referee says:
“Siya, I understand what Franco [Mostert] said but I can’t do anything about that right now. If there is anything, it will be dealt with after the game if we need to… yes, we will.”
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) August 1, 2021
Mostert’s right arm is up around Sinckler’s face/head in the ruck but obviously nothing clear here.
The hearing will take place on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/YbjehlvYqu
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) August 1, 2021
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