Neath want Stringer banned for Six Nations

Neath have reacted angrily to the six-match ban imposed on flanker Brett Sinkinson and are calling for disciplinary action to…

Neath have reacted angrily to the six-match ban imposed on flanker Brett Sinkinson and are calling for disciplinary action to be taken against Munster scrum-half Peter Stringer.

Wales flanker Sinkinson was cited for stamping on Munster out-half Ronan O'Gara during last Saturday's Celtic final, which Munster won 37-17.

Stringer received a yellow card in the second-half of that game for a stamping incident and Neath now feel he should not be allowed play in the Six Nations Championship or April's Heineken Cup quarter-final between Munster and Leicester.

Neath will supply video evidence to support their argument. Both Munster and the Irish Rugby Football Union will receive a copy.

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"We are extremely disappointed that Munster decided to take this course of action, and particularly with the manner in which they cited our player at the last minute," said Neath chief executive Mike Cuddy.

"There were far worse instances than Brett Sinkinson's performed during the match by Munster players. We will be compiling a video which will be sent to Munster and the Irish Rugby Union, together with a request that they do the decent thing and give the players highlighted, at the very least, suspensions equivalent to that imposed on Brett.

"We did not want to get into a citing battle with Munster, but the manner in which Munster cited at the last minute was disappointing, to say the least," Cuddy added.

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