Copeland gets go-ahead after passport scare

Munster head coach Anthony Foley played down an another eventful day at the start of the province’s season as new signing Robin Copeland was cleared to make the trip to Italy for tomorrow night’s Guinness Pro12 game with Treviso.

The Irish No.8, signed in the summer from Cardiff Blues, raised alarm bells on Twitter yesterday when he revealed he had had a kit bag containing his passport stolen out of his car on Tuesday night.

“Having your passport stolen along with all your kit, boots and other belongings the day before you’re about to travel is not fun!,” Copeland tweeted.