ERC bosses to crack down on indiscipline

European rugby bosses are tightening up on player discipline ahead of this season’s Heineken Cup, which was launched at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium today.

Derek McGrath, chief executive of European Rugby Cup Limited, said talks had been held with the world governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), over the summer about on and off-field foul play in an effort to protect the integrity of the competition.