In which I do my best to distill the good, the bad, and the rugby from the fifth weekend of Top 14 rugby for the Irish Examiner.
Referees in the Top 14 have reached for the red card in six of the 35 matches so far this season. They did it twice this week, and brandished 12 yellows into the bargain. That’s not especially interesting — Top 14 referees routinely go hard early on in every campaign.
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 