Caught in the act: Chris Ashton appears to bite the hand of Alex Waller during Saracens match against Northampton BT SPORTChris Ashton, the Saracens and England wing, was at the centre of a biting row last night after Aviva Premiership champions Saracens had beaten Northampton 27-12 in a ferocious and often bad-tempered game at Allianz Park. Northampton prop Alex Waller was heard complaining to referee Greg Garner that he had been bitten in an incident in a tackle, in which Ashton was on top of a tackled player with Waller behind him. Waller claims that Ashton bit him on the hand. Garner told Waller that the incident would be reviewed later. After the game, Saints coach Jim Mallinder said, “In…

Source: The Times September 18, 2016 00:22 UTC