McGillvary found not guilty of bite

ENGLAND winger Jermaine McGillvary beat a biting charge last night in a World Cup shock that will leave Wayne Bennett’s Poms hungrier than ever to win the tournament.

Few expected the 29-yearold flyer to play the remainder of the Cup after an angry Robbie Farah erupted in the 42nd minute of England’s 29-10 win over Lebanon before claiming he was bitten.

TV footage appeared to show Farah had teeth marks in his left forearm after he had tackled McGillvary.

But the judiciary panel of Justice Geoff Bellew, Barrie-Jon Mather and Mal Cochrane needed just a few minutes to clear McGillvary, who declared the biting allegations against him as “outrageous’’.

The panel also asked why Farah had not attended the hearing, nor submitted any written evidence.

McGillvary’s lawyer Nick Ghabar suggested it may have been because he had seen the footage and had second thoughts.

“I didn’t bite his arm,’’ McGillvary said via video link in Perth, where England will play France on Sunday.

“This is outrageous.”