Tomatu left red-faced

It's certainly been an eventful week for Samoan loosehead prop Tomatu Leupolu. He scored a try for the Samoans in their game against an Irish Development XV at Donnybrook last Sunday week, was cited and subsequently warned for a dangerous tackle on Sheldon Coulter during that match, and yesterday at Lansdowne Road he was sent to the sin bin for a seemingly innocuous offence.

Indeed, it was a photo finish to see whether the much maligned Tomatu or Irish loosehead Emmet Byrne received more scolding from referee Iain Ramage.