Well, I haven’t reported much back from the Rugby World Cup because I’m downloading the games and slowly catching up watching them all and I don’t want to spoil the results before I watch the games. But this news headline intrigued me enough to come back for seconds.

Springbok centre Frans Steyn has been cited for an alleged bite on an opponent during South Africa’s 30-25 World Cup Pool A win over Tonga at Stade Felix Bollaert, in Lens, at the weekend. He will appear at a hearing in Paris on Tuesday morning.

Steyn has been cited following an altercation between himself and Tongan wing Joseph Vaka in the 63rd minute of the encounter. Both were yellow carded by referee Wayne Barnes of England.

Vaka claimed at the time that he had been bitten on the finger by Steyn.

However, the 20-year-old Bok back has proclaimed his innocence.

Oh come on, let’s not bicker, and argue over who bit who… let’s play some rugby. Actually, Steyn is saying that it’s all bogus… and it would be pretty embarrassing for the Rugby Board to be wrong on this on in the middle of the Cup.

If he did bite the Tongan though, it brings up the question of whether or not the middle of a rugby game is really the appropriate time to be masquerading for flesh.

• Bok fingered in biting claim (iafrica.com)