Rolland handed Wales/France farewell game

Irish referee Alain Rolland’s final international before retirement will be a repeat of the infamous 2011 World Cup semi-final between Wales and France when he controversially sent off Sam Warburton.

Rolland, who announced in September he will hang up his whistle at the end of the season, has been given one last Test assignment by the IRB in Cardiff on February 21 when the reigning RBS 6 Nations champions host France at the Millennium Stadium. The French-speaking Rolland became public enemy number one in Wales when he infamously sent-off Warburton for a tip-tackle 10 minutes into the World Cup semi-final between the two teams in Wellington two years ago.

France went on to win the game 9-8 and book their place in their third final against the All Blacks, which they lost.