WE have finally seen a decision in the citing of Newcastle second row Callum Green for his alleged bite on Sale hooker Rob Webber’s arm, but this incident has not shown the citing process in a good light.
Following the claim by Webber that he had been bitten, referee Craig Maxwell Keys, after several viewings of the incident, ruled that he could not positively identify a bite but still gave Green a yellow card.
The major surprise in this is that the proximity of Webber’s arm to Green’s mouth was due solely to what appeared to be excessive force used by Webber in pulling ba...