Lacey to make refereeing cup debut

FORMER Munster wing John Lacey is to become the third man to both play in, and referee, a match in the Heineken Cup.

Lacey was last night named by tournament organisers as the man in charge for the Pool One opener between Northampton Saints and Castres Olympique at Franklin’s Gardens on October 8.

In his former life as a player, Lacey scored four tries in six Heineken Cup appearances for Munster during the 1997/98 campaign and the 36-year-old joins Leinster’s Alain Rolland and former Borders man Malcolm Changleng in both playing in and refereeing Heineken Cup games.