Munster referees get European rugby semi-final appointments

Frank Murphy and Andrew Brace has been appointed to officiate Challenge and Champions Cup semi-finals

Referee Frank Murphy (third left) rewards a penalty to Ulster in a PRO14 game earlier thi  year. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire. 

Two IRFU referees have been given European appointments as the Champions and Challenge Cups reach their respective semi-final stages.

Former Munster and Connacht scrum-half Frank Murphy has been appointed to officiate the Challenge Cup semi-final between Bristol Bears and Bordeaux-Begles.