Ospreys, Byrne face charges in 16th player row

WALES star Lee Byrne and the Ospreys have been hit with misconduct complaints following last Saturday’s ‘16th player’ saga.

Byrne was briefly a 16th Ospreys player on the pitch during his team’s 17-12 Heineken Cup victory over Leicester that secured a quarter-final place.

He had gone off with a bloodied toe, to be replaced by centre Sonny Parker, but Byrne then went back on without any team-mate leaving the field for almost a minute.