Andrea Piardi was the best referee available to handle Munster's clash with the Stormers, and he will have learned a lot from it. It is the courage to continue that counts.”I’d hazard a guess that Graham Rowntree knows those famous words. Forget rugby for a moment, but Munster’s journey this season has been all about every word of that great Churchillian quote. It’s very hard to think of a recovery in any team sport that has matched their comeback this season. Play should have restarted with a penalty to Munster, as this is gratuitous foul play which must always have consequences.

Source: The Irish Times May 30, 2023 03:29 UTC