PAUL O’CONNELL faces an ERC disciplinary hearing following his second Heineken Cup sending-off in Munster’s victory over the Ospreys yesterday.

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Argentina 9 Scotland 13

ANOTHER great night for European rugby at Franklin’s Gardens saw Northampton deservedly claim the Heineken Cup points but only after French referee Christophe Berdos came up with a highly controversial decision at the death that clearly irked Munster veterans Paul O’Connell and Ronan O’Gara.

MIKE PHILLIPS has slammed the “punching and gouging” Springboks as the British and Irish Lions painfully licked their wounds yesterday following one of Test rugby’s most ferocious matches.

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VICTOR MATFIELD believes referee Christophe Berdos should be left to do his job and the rest should adapt when the second Test against the British and Irish Lions kicks off today.

BATH captain Steve Borthwick hailed “a mammoth effort” from his team after they ended their 10-year wait for a major trophy.

French referee Christophe Berdos will take charge of the European Challenge Cup semi-final First Leg match between Connacht and Sale Sharks on Saturday, 2 April.