Munster’s lucky omen Owens takes charge of Saracens clash

FOR the third successive time, Nigel Owens will be the man in the middle for a Munster Heineken Cup match, when the Reds meet Saracens at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena on Sunday week, April 27.

The Welsh referee officiated in Munster’s recent quarter-final victory over Gloucester at Kingsholm, and was also in charge of their final pool game against Wasps, in Thomond Park on January 19.

For the record, he was match referee when Munster met Clermont Auvergne at Thomond Park in round two of the tournament.