REF JUSTICE

Munster told they have little room for manoeuvre

- DEREK FOLEY

MUNSTER didn't deserve to beat Sharks in normal time in Durban, nor did they show enough to win in extra-time in Saturday's URC quarter-final.

But they didn't deserve to be treated to extraordinary s**thousery in the shoot-out, specifically as Jack Crowley lined up the fourth of his side's six kicks at goal.

Sean O'Brien felt the advent of so many TV cameras at big matches had more or less done away with players attempting anything underhand.

S**thousery is a good word for the King's Park goings on and Jaden Hendrikse deserves ownership of it too.

So while the Sharks' no9 didn't do anything illegal after kicking his penalty, he did collapse to the turf and, claiming cramp, refused to budge, interfering with Crowley's preparation and taking of his kick.

This resulted in a variety of individuals arriving to stretch his calf, chatting to referee Mike Adamson presumably to point out how helpless he was, and taking time to apparently wink knowingly at Crowley again, not against Rugby Laws.