Kevin Proctor of the Titans is sent off by referee Henry Perenara for biting the forearm of Shaun Johnson of the Sharks. Photo / Getty

Martin Devlin: There is no excuse for what Kevin Proctor did

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020, 5:21PM

Reaching 250 matches is irrelevant - Martin Devlin says there is no denying what Kevin Proctor did.

The New Zealand international yesterday became the first player in the NRL's 112-year history to be sent off for biting, after the bunker ruled the Gold Coast captain sunk his teeth into Shaun Johnson's arm in the Titans' loss to Cronulla.

With the base penalty for grade three dangerous contact being 500 demerit points, which equates to a five-match suspension, Proctor's facing a longer ban as the match review committee considers the incident to be of a higher grading than detailed in the NRL judiciary code.

Many believe he'll be marched for the season.

While Johnson is trying to brush it aside, Devlin says there is no excuses for what happened.

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