Overview
- During the first half of the Aviva Stadium interprovincial on Saturday, Munster number eight Gavin Coombes told referee Andrew Brace that a Leinster forward had grabbed him in the groin.
- Brace asked the Television Match Official to review the incident but found no clear footage and allowed play to continue.
- Munster coach Clayton McMillan publicly backed Coombes while Leinster coach Leo Cullen said he saw nothing and suggested Coombes appeared to change his account.
- Unverified social media screenshots have named hooker Ronan Kelleher, but those claims remain unproven and are not part of any formal process.
- No formal charge has been announced and a citing commissioner, reported as Peter Ferguson, has the limited window to decide whether to refer the matter to disciplinary hearings; Leinster won the match 24-18 and Munster’s Shane Daly is walking but likely unavailable short-term.