Nick Abendanon sin-bin puts inconsistency in the spotlight yet again

A late Scott Spedding penalty helped Clermont Auvergne grind out a narrow 24-21 European Champions Cup victory over Saracens, but the officiating was somewhat of a talking point, as inconsistency reared it's ugly head again.  A dizzying final quarter produced a yellow card for each side, with Saracens' Juan Figallo following Clermont's Nick Abendanon into the bin, setting up a nail-biting finale to the game. Abendanon was sanctioned for taking out George Kruis in the air at the restart following Owen Farrell's penalty which had brought Saracens to within two points of Clermont. It was a fair…