'My actions were unacceptable': Australian women's rugby captain is banned for six games after admitting to BITING an opponent during a ruck Queensland hooker and captain Liz Patu bit RugbyWA lock Rebecca Clough Patu was banned for six weeks on Monday at a Rugby Australia hearing She said: 'I'd like to express my remorse. I apologise to Rebecca Clough'
By Charlie Moore For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 22:30 GMT, 4 March 2019 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 4 March 2019
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The Australian women's rugby captain has been banned for six games for biting an opponent on the arm.
Queensland hooker Liz Patu was caught on camera biting RugbyWA lock Rebecca Clough at the bottom of a ruck during a match on Sunday.
Patu was banned for six weeks on Monday at a Rugby Australia hearing.
The Queensland hooker and captain was seen biting RugbyWA second-rower Rebecca Clough's wrist at the base of a ruck in a match on Sunday
She said: 'I'd like to express my remorse. I apologise to Rebecca Clough, the Rugby WA Women's team, my own teammates and the wider Rugby
