Anthony Foley builds dossier as bad calls cost Munster

Munster head coach Anthony Foley believes the province has to stand up and fight its corner against inconsistent decision-making by referees.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner in a wide-ranging interview, Foley said he felt his players are too often penalised for actions other teams escape sanction for and is planning on sending a detailed analysis to referees’ commissioners after a series of inconsistent decisions by officials from week to week.

Munster, who resume their Guinness Pro12 campaign today at Zebre, have come out on the wrong side of a number of decisions in Europe this season, including last Sunday’s bonus-point victory at Treviso while others, particularly at home to Leicester in round three, may have proved costly in tilting the balance during a three-game losing run that saw Foley’s side fail to reach the knockout stages of the Champions Cup.