MUNSTER skipper Paul O’Connell received bad news yesterday, as a European Rugby Cup (ERC) appeals committee decided a four-week ban was just reward for the red card he sustained in the Heineken Cup win over the Ospreys earlier this month.

PAUL O’CONNELL will face disciplinary chiefs on Thursday in the wake of his dismissal in the second half of Munster’s Heineken Cup win over Ospreys at Thomond Park.

TODAY Eoin Reddan will make his first Six Nations start.

A disciplinary hearing over allegations of misconduct against Irish rugby star Trevor Brennan will go ahead on Friday despite his retirement from the game today.