A jury has acquitted a Welsh rugby player of gouging an opponent's eye.
Penarth RFC prop Richard Merrett was alleged to have attacked Cefn Coed second row Matthew Rolls during a match on December 1, 2018, at Penarth Athletic Fields.
Mr Merrett, 39, was charged with unlawfully wounding Mr Rolls, who had screamed in "extreme" pain at the defendant's "full grip" on his left eye before receiving eight stitches, Cardiff Crown Court heard.
