Over-generous timekeeping

RT╔'s Tom McGuirk, the anchor for Friday night's European Cup match between Leinster and Toulouse at Donnybrook which was broadcast…

RT╔'s Tom McGuirk, the anchor for Friday night's European Cup match between Leinster and Toulouse at Donnybrook which was broadcast live on the national network would have caused a few palpitations down Montrose way during his half-time spiel. He invited viewers to nominate a man of the match - the prize was flights and tickets to the return game between the teams in France in January - before declaring that they had until 70 minutes after the match was over to vote. Unsure about what he had said, he paused for a moment and then repeated the information. Imagine the surprise of those watching on television when a graphic flashed up on screen immediately after the match ended declaring that the voting was now over. Seconds later, match analyst Tony Ward, who decided the man of the match, nominated Leinster's Nathan Spooner.