Suspension avoided despite this bad case of Faf de Klerk petulance

Sale Sharks scrumhalf Faf de Klerk received a fairly out of the ordinary sending off in Friday night's Anglo Welsh Cup clash with Scarlets. He has, however, managed to avoid a suspension.  Former Springbok De Klerk received a yellow card for a professional foul in the 60th minute, but as he was leaving the field, he intercepted the match ball before tossing it away, therefore slowing down play.  It was a lovely pass, but the referee was having none of it and well within his rights, he issued the speedy number nine a second yellow card, thus resulting in a red.  It was a strange situation, …