Anthony Foley left seething by Romain Poite calls

Anthony Foley will today begin the process of gathering his forces and focusing on the daunting task of overturning the home defeat to Leicester Tigers with a campaign-saving victory at Welford Road this Sunday.

Yet for all the Munster head coach’s positivity about the Champions Cup Pool 4, round four, fixture in the English East Midlands, letting go of the anger at Romain Poite’s handling of Saturday’s Thomond Park clash will be easier said than done.

The French referee changed the course of the fixture, won 31-19 by Leicester, with his decision, aided by TMO Gilles Cogne, on 34 minutes to award a penalty against Munster when the video evidence suggested it should have gone against the visitors for not one but two infringements.