Cockerill bewildered by PRO14 officiating

By GARY HEATLY

EDINBURGHhead coach Richard Cockerill slammed the officiating in the PRO14 following his side’s stuttering win over Zebre on Friday night.
Cockerill has been critical of referees in recent weeks and was furious with Italian referee Marius Mitrea after this one.
He said: “It is hard to play any type of rugby when the game is poorly officiated. We have had some really, really bad calls in the last four weeks.
“This week there seemed to be no offside line; for the competition to have any credibility that has to be looked at because I have not...

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