{"id":22428,"date":"2013-09-05T14:06:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T12:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/arnold-given-seven-match-ban-for-biting-reynecke\/"},"modified":"2013-09-05T14:06:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T12:06:19","slug":"arnold-given-seven-match-ban-for-biting-reynecke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/arnold-given-seven-match-ban-for-biting-reynecke\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold given seven-match ban for biting Reynecke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=15705\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15705 \" alt=\"Rory Arnold in action for the Gold Coast Breakers. Photo: Jerad Williams \/ Gold Coast Bulletin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/29c27_996088-rory-arnold-600x337.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rory Arnold in action for the Gold Coast Breakers. Photo: Jerad Williams \/ Gold Coast Bulletin<\/p>\n<p>Australian Rory Arnold was given a seven-match ban yesterday for biting an opponent during a Currie Cup match last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension rules the 2.08 metre lock out of the rest of the leading South African rugby competition this season unless minnows Griquas reach the final.<\/p>\n<p>Debutant Arnold was red-carded 62 minutes into a 40-20 loss at Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last Saturday after an opponent claimed he had been bitten.<\/p>\n<p>Hooker Ethienne Reynecke showed the referee bite marks on his arm, and the television match official said Arnold was the culprit.<\/p>\n<p>Wagga Wagga-born Arnold, 23, pleaded not guilty of bitting in an incident that occurred as he scored a pushover try.<\/p>\n<p>Judicial officer Peter Ingwersen found the initial reaction of Reynecke telling, as he instinctively complained to the assistant referee and the referee.<\/p>\n<p>Arnold was found guilty \u201con the balance of probabilities, and relying particularly on the immediate and spontaneous reactions of the victim\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Reynecke was the second South African bitten recently with <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/senatore-gets-nine-week-ban-for-biting-etzebeth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina No.8 Leonardo Senatore getting a nine-week ban for biting Springbok Eben Etzebeth<\/a>. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">AAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Currie Cup news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/currie-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/29c27_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rory Arnold in action for the Gold Coast Breakers. Photo: Jerad Williams \/ Gold Coast Bulletin Australian Rory Arnold was given a seven-match ban yesterday for biting an opponent during a Currie Cup match last weekend. 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