South Africa: Bok 'Biter' Has Scrupulous Record

If Springbok tighthead prop Frans Malherbe were to land himself in hot water for an alleged "bite" during their World Cup pool-closing thrashing of the United States, it would be almost extraordinarily out of character for the player.

For a man who plies his trade in the sometimes dark-art, uncompromising nether regions of the front row, the unassuming product of Paarl Boys' High School, 24, has a reputation in the first-class game only for the most even-tempered of personalities.

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