Italian prop Luca Rizzoli has been given a nine-game suspension for what appears to be a bite on Cardiff Rugby front-row Rhys Carre.
The foul play occurred in the match between Cardiff Rugby and Zebre Parma last Friday night. It happened in the 79th minute of the game.
Carre got himself over the ball at the ruck with Rizzoli underneath him. They got into a scuffle after something provoked the Welsh international, who gave the Italian a big shove, holding him by the scruff of the neck. As he ran back toward his team mates, he could be seen shouting to the assistant referee on the sideline pointing to his arm.
