Baloucoune rides his luck to deliver the killer blow

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By JOHN FALLON

MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan has demanded consistency from match officials after Ulster winger Robert Baloucoune escaped with just a yellow card after taking out his opposite number Darren Sweetnam from the kick-off.
Just 12 seconds had elapsed when the 21-yearold academy flyer mistimed his tackle and took out Sweetnam but referee Sean Gallagher decided it merited only a yellow card.
Salt was rubbed in the Munster wound when Baloucoune scored the decisive try on 62 minutes. “I believe player welfare is very important and whether an incident happens in the first se...

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