ZERO TOLERANCE FARCE

Leinster prop Cian Healy should have been sent off for his reckless and deliberate forearm smash into the head of exeter hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie.

red cards have been shown for lesser crimes. it was a ridiculous reprieve. the zero-tolerance crackdown on this sort of offence is in disarray.

it all turned ugly in the racing v Castres game when rory Kockott lifted teddy iribaren upside down with a strange and potentially dangerous tackle. Kockott was shown a yellow card while Juan imhoff was dismissed for head-butting him in response.

Kyle sinckler was subjected to a torrent of social media criticism after being sin-binned for a shoulder charge on Ulster wing Jacob stockdale. the england prop posted this sarcastic response: ‘i do love twitter and all the abuse i get on here. it’s refreshing.’