Keith Earls apologises again for red card against Glasgow

Keith Earls has sought to put an end to the fallout from his Champions Cup red card against Glasgow Warriors by apologising unreservedly for comments he made having served a two-week suspension.

The Munster wing had been sent off at Thomond Park on October 22 for a dangerous tackle on Glasgow hooker Fraser Brown. In the wake of head coach Anthony Foley’s funeral 24 hours earlier, Earls’s reaction to his dismissal was clearly emotional, exchanging words with Brown and other Glasgow players as he left the field before angrily kicking water bottles as he returned to the Munster bench.

His subsequent hearing before an independent disciplinary committee saw Earls acknowledge his role in the act of foul play and evidence was heard that he had also apologised for his actions after the match.