Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde fears that prop Gethin Jenkins might have become “a marked man” in Test match rugby.

England forwards coach Graham Rowntree is “seeking clarification” from the International Rugby Board over the performance of referee Steve Walsh in Saturday’s 30-3 defeat to Wales.

REFEREES for the Lions Test series against South Africa this summer will come from neutral countries, the International Rugby Board confirmed yesterday.

Referees for the British and Irish Lions Test series against South Africa this summer will come from neutral countries, the International Rugby Board confirmed this afternoon.

IRELAND’S George Clancy will make his Six Nations refereeing debut this season when he takes charge of the France-Scotland clash at the Stade de France on February 14.

ARGENTINA utility back Federico Todeschini believes maintaining a high standard of discipline will be the key to defeating Scotland in Sunday’s quarter-final in Paris.

THOUGH Eddie O’Sullivan’s squad have returned home, Ireland will be represented at the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals next weekend.

MARTIN CORRY claims England will “draw strength from adversity” when they go into battle as huge World Cup underdogs against South Africa tonight.

Brian O’Driscoll admits “time is running out” as Ireland seek to halt the alarming slump in form that is threatening to undermine their World Cup.

THERE can be no equivocating or refusal to face facts after this near horror for Irish rugby at the Stade Chaban Delmas last night. Ireland were awful, and deeply embarrassed by a Namibian side ranked 24th in the world and who were in no way flattered by running their vaunted opponents to a margin of 15 points when many good judges believed it would be three or four times that amount.

England 62 Wales 5

CHRIS WHITE, who was involved in the controversial conclusion to the Italy-Wales clash during this season’s Six Nations, will referee Ireland’s Rugby World Cup game against hosts France on September 21.

IT’S been a tough few months for Alan Quinlan.

FOR a Six Nations tournament that lacked quality for the most part, the drama and tension on offer on the last day made for an intriguing finale.

Munster will be content with the announcement that Englishman Chris White will take charge of their Heineken Cup quarter-final away to Llanelli Scarlets at the end of March.

ENGLAND, based on this display, will be handing over the William Webb Ellis trophy early in the autumn.

Munster 6 Leicester 13

MUNSTER will not retain the Heineken Cup if they repeat Saturday night’s performance at Thomond Park.

ONLY twice before have Munster reached the Christmas break with a perfect return (four from four) in the pool stages of the Heineken Cup.

London Irish 29 Ulster 13

ULSTER’S former London Irish flanker Kieron Dawson has warned his teammates to “beware of the wounded animal” ahead of today’s decisive Pool Five clash at the Madejski Stadium in Reading (3.30pm).

NEW ZEALANDER Steve Walsh will referee the first rugby Test match to be played at Croke Park.

MUNSTER’S Heineken Cup final with Biarritz is going to be a cat and mouse affair where drawing first blood could be the decisive factor, according to former Reds skipper Jim Williams.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL will be free to play against Munster in the Heineken Cup semi-final on Sunday week.

Ireland will be represented in both Heineken Cup semi-finals as Alain Rolland has been appointed to referee the game between Biarritz and Bath at Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, on Saturday, April 22.

Leicester 12 Bath 15

Leicester 12 Bath 15

ENGLAND have suffered an injury blow ahead of tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Ireland with prop Matt Stevens out.

Controversial English referee Dave Pearson will take charge of Leinster's Heineken Cup quarter-final tie at Toulouse on April 1.

EPI TAIONE of Sale Sharks has been cited by match commissioner Iain Goodall for an alleged biting incident in Saturday’s Heineken Cup game against Munster at Thomond Park.

MY momma told me there’d be days like this and, boy, how appropriate are the words when applied to a frenzied Thomond Park on Saturday night.

Munster 31 Sale 9

NEIL BACK will always be the villain of the piece in Munster for his cheating in the 2002 Heineken European Cup final at the Millennium Stadium.

ULSTER coach Mark McCall rejected claims the television match official had robbed his side of victory in Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Saracens.

Ulster coach Mark McCall rejected claims the television match official had robbed his side of victory in today’s Heineken Cup clash with Saracens.

Saracens kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with victory over Ulster but the vast error count turned the clash into a huge disappointment

Leicester 30 Ospreys 12

AFTER the horrors of Twickenham, Al Baxter is desperate for a chance to redeem himself against Ireland on Saturday.

ANDY ROBINSON and scrummaging guru Phil Keith-Roach attended a pre-Test meeting with referee Joel Jutge to ensure the Frenchman is fully briefed on the ‘tricks’ England expect Australia’s forwards to employ in today’s clash at Twickenham.

Sale 27 Munster 13

New Zealand 31 South Africa 27

Lions lock Danny Grewcock insists he did not bite New Zealand hooker Keven Mealamu after being banned for two months.

The Lions tour of New Zealand reached a new low today when lock Danny Grewcock received a two-month ban for biting an opponent.