Was James Lowe fortunate to avoid seeing red?

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There was a good case for taking a little longer to consider James Lowe's collision with John Cooney during Leinster's win over Ulster. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho
There was a good case for taking a little longer to consider James Lowe's collision with John Cooney during Leinster's win over Ulster. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho
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Nathan Johns

Nathan Johns is an Irish Times journalist