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Healy hearing over alleged biting incident delayed

Lions prop originally scheduled to face hearing today over Brett Sheehan accusation

Lions prop Cian Healy receives attention to an ankle injury during the tour match between the British & Irish Lions and Western Force at Patersons Stadium yesterday in Perth, Australia. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Thu Jun 6 2013 - 08:23

Irish loosehead prop Cian Healy’s disciplinary hearing to answer a charge of biting an opponent during the British and Irish Lions’ match against Western Force has been delayed until tomorrow morning.

Healy was originally scheduled to face the hearing in Brisbane today after he was accused of biting by Force scrumhalf Brett Sheehan in the first half of the Lions' 69-17 victory in Perth the previous evening.

The hearing has been pushed back to 9am local time (midnight tonight, Irish time) and the venue changed to Brisbane's Hilton Hotel, the Australian Rugby Union said in a statement.

Sheehan complained to the referee that he had been bitten by Healy and the match was stopped for several minutes while the television match official looked for foul play.

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Healy was later taken off the field by stretcher with suspected ankle ligament damage after his left leg was twisted in a tackle.

Reuters

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