Rolland must face Wales fans

CONTROVERSIAL World Cup official Alain Rolland will receive no special treatment when he returns to Wales to referee the Scarlets’ crunch Heineken Cup encounter with Northampton Saints.

Rolland must face Wales fans

The former Ireland scrum-half became public enemy number one in Wales after sending off Sam Warburton just 18 minutes into their heartbreaking semi-final defeat to France.

Wales captain Warburton was given his marching orders after a clumsy ‘tip-tackle’ on pint-sized French wing Vincent Clerc just a week after the Dragons had dumped Ireland out at the quarter-final stage.

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