Time to brush-up on the rules

MUNSTER’S concession of aplethora of penalties against New Zealand and Clermont Auvergne has many fans wondering if the players are familiar enough with the current laws.

Few need reminding how Frenchman Romain Poite whistled them off the Thomond Park pitch in the All Blacks game and England official Wayne Barnes was similarly harsh at Stade Marcel Michelin on Sunday.

While Munster coach Tony McGahan was philosophical enough after the All Blacks match, he wasn’t quite so kindly disposed towards Mr Barnes and commented afterwards that “I don’t know the exact penalty count but again we were on the wrong side of the ledger there and it’s something that I will certainly have to address with the referee“.