Penney: Refs should use us to improve

Rob Penney has called for better communication between coaches and referees, having admitted he has no idea if his obligatory post-match reports on officials ever reach the men in the middle.

Munster were left frustrated by Alain Rolland’s handling of the scrum last weekend in their RaboDirect Pro12 derby defeat to Leinster, feeling they were not properly rewarded for their dominance.

The Munster boss believes match officials need to be better educated, feedback from coaches being an integral part of that learning process to eradicate mistakes which can prove costly in high stakes games.