CJ Stander says Italian ref for URC a great call: 'No funny penalties will fly around'
Four years ago, Andrea Piardi took a first step to refereeing stardom when he debuted in a PRO14 encounter between Munster and the Southern Kings at Musgrave Park in Cork, a relatively inauspicious occasion that saw a Munster B-team hammer the hapless Eastern Cape franchise 43-0.


