Tadhg Furlong cited over alleged incident with Coombes

Leinster prop Tadhg Furlong has been cited by the United Rugby Championship over an alleged incident involving Munster forward Gavin Coombes, with a disciplinary process pending and no finding made on the allegation. The URC said the citation concerns an alleged act of foul play in the 37th minute of Leinster’s 24-18 win over Munster at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on October 24. The citing commissioner lodged a complaint under Law 9.27, which bars conduct against the spirit of good sportsmanship, including grabbing, twisting or squeezing an opponent’s genitals. Coombes raised the allegation during the match, telling referee Andrew Brace that his groin had been grabbed. Brace consulted television match official Colin Stanley, but the officials could not find video evidence of the incident at the time. The later citation is a disciplinary complaint, not a determination that Furlong committed the alleged conduct. The URC said arrangements for the disciplinary process were in progress and details would be announced in due course. The allegation had not been adjudicated in the reports, and no sanction had been announced. Munster head coach Clayton McMillan said after the match that he...