Newcastle’s director of rugby, Dean Richards, has been issued with a misconduct charge for criticising referee Christophe Ridley after Sunday’s 15-14 Gallagher Premiership defeat by Exeter.
The Falcons back row, Callum Chick, was shown a red card for a high tackle midway through the first half of a game that was decided by Joe Simmonds’ late penalty. Richards believed the sending-off was a hasty call by Ridley, claiming: “We’ve reached a moment in rugby where officials are making quick decisions rather than the correct decision.”
