Munster will be without their tight-head prop John Ryan for their trip to Franklin Gardens, a massive blow for the men in Red. The Cork native is after picking up a three game ban for a dangerous tackle last weekend again Cardiff Blues at Thomond Park Stadium.

See the tackle and some of the comments underneath ..

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Huge blow for Munster as tighthead prop John Ryan is suspended for 3 matches for this clearout against Cardiff.

Was yellow at the time, but disciplinary panel felt should have been red.

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Looked bad at the time and has potentially cost Cardiff Rugby a win. Both Ref and TMO failed in their duty.

Another example of the dreadful refereeing standards in the URC

Bit late for Cardiff now , poor officiating in URC again, could have made a difference in a tight game

Was any information provided by the officiating team as to why the incident wasn’t deemed worthy of a red card at the time?

How that wasn’t red on the day is a mystery.