Biting claim gets Fijian hooker Samu Suguturaga cited in Brisbane

The opening round of Australia's National Rugby Championship has been marred by an alleged bite to the ear by Fijian Drua hooker Samu Suguturaga against Brisbane City at Ballymore Stadium on Saturday. Suguturaga has since been cited. Playing in their first ever match in the expanded NRC, the Fijian Drua team went down 45-36 in Brisbane, but will take some heart from scoring a flurry of tries late in the game. In the first half an ear-biting claim disrupted things momentarily though. Hooker Samu Suguturaga will face a NRC judicial hearing after being cited for an alleged bite to the ear of his…