Melbourne prop Jesse Bromwich is expected to be ordered to front the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night to answer biting allegations made by St George Illawarra fullback Josh Dugan during Saturday night's match in Napier.
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Dugan reacted angrily as he got up from making a tackle on Bromwich in the 69th minute and he immediately called out to referee Matt Cecchin.
The NSW Origin star then approached Cecchin during the next stoppage in play to report the allegation and pointed to the spot on his right arm where he claimed to have been bitten. Rival captains Ben Creagh and Cameron Smith were called out and Bromwich was placed on report.
"That's all I do. It is on report now and will be dealt with later," Cecchin told Dugan.
The NRL match review committee will consider the incident on Monday but it is expected to be referred directly to the judiciary for the tribunal panel to deal with it.
The last serious biting case in the NRL was when Canterbury prop James Graham was accused of biting Melbourne fullback Billy Slater in the 2012 grand final. Graham received a 12-match ban.
The match review committee will also decide on what action to take against Wests Tigers forward Martin Taupau for a swinging arm on Sydney Roosters five-eighth James Maloney in Friday night's match at ANZ Stadium.
Taupau was sinbinned and will have four demerit points deducted from his penalty for the four minutes he was off the field for a cooling off period - not because of the foul play or his involvement in an ensuing melee in which he pretended to bite a Roosters player.
A late shot from Brisbane's Adam Blair on Gold Coast playmaker Kane Elgey in the Broncos' big win on Friday night will also come under scrutiny from the match review committee, along with a high tackle by Josh Hoffman on Brisbane centre Jordan Kahu.
Newcastle playmaker Tyrone Roberts was put on report for a dangerous throw in the Knights' heavy loss to South Sydney on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, Manly forwards Tom Symonds, Luke Burgess and Ligi Sao will undergo scans on Monday to determine the extent of knee injuries suffered in Saturday night's defeat of the Warriors in Auckland.
Sea Eagles centre Steve Matai suffered concussion and officials said he would be monitored during the week before a decision was made on whether he was available for next weekend's match against Brisbane at Central Coast Stadium.
