Card count worries Warburton

Wales captain Sam Warburton admits it is time his RBS 6 Nations title contenders avoided any further outbreaks of the yellow peril that threatened to lay them low in Dublin last weekend.

Warburton will lead his team against Scotland tomorrow without lock Bradley Davies, who is serving a seven-week ban after being yellow-carded and cited for foul play at the Aviva Stadium.

There was also an incident at Twickenham two years ago when Alun-Wyn Jones headed to the sin-bin for a trip on Dylan Hartley and England scored 17 points in his absence on their way to a 30-17 victory.

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