London Irish 22 Newcastle 21, Aviva Premiership match report: Dean Richards fury at referee as Falcons crash
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Dean Richards unleashed his anger at referee Greg Garner and labelled his performance “a disgrace” as Newcastle just failed to upset London Irish’s St Patrick’s party fixture.
The Falcons director of rugby criticised Garner and accused him of costing his team 10 points during a game which saw the visitors stage a late rally and almost deny their hosts.
However, he was most annoyed with Garner’s decision to yellow card replacement forward Josh Furno, who was sent to the sin‑bin for dangerously lifting the London Irish replacement Chris Noakes off the ground and holding him on the horiz…
The Falcons director of rugby criticised Garner and accused him of costing his team 10 points during a game which saw the visitors stage a late rally and almost deny their hosts.
However, he was most annoyed with Garner’s decision to yellow card replacement forward Josh Furno, who was sent to the sin‑bin for dangerously lifting the London Irish replacement Chris Noakes off the ground and holding him on the horiz…