Tony Ward: Fans are being duped as ‘order of the boot’ and disrespectful selections are ruining the Champions Cup

Mike Haley of Munster celebrates with teammates (l-r) Shane Daly, Dan Kelly and Craig Casey after scoring their side's second try during the Champions Cup match against Gloucester. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

A win is a win is a win, or so they continually tell us in the aftermath of weekends such as this – ‘they’ being the steerers of the professional ship.

Many of those putting the pre-planned gospel into action between the white lines wouldn’t know the difference as robotic rugby becomes more and more akin to robotic football (soccer).