Referees must get card calls right

I NCONSISTENCY surrounding the issuing of yellow cards is fast becoming an issue in the Heineken Cup and impacting on the performance and results of teams across the board.

This has become a bugbear of mine, especially in relation to penalties conceded by the defensive team in their 22.

Leinster created a lot of problems for themselves on Sunday at The Rec through poor execution but they were the first to acknowledge as much after the game. Bath were extremely fortunate, however, to keep their line intact and did so on a number of occasions by committing blatant fouls under the nose of French referee Jerome Garces.