RFU confirm Exeter, England’s Jack Nowell will not be suspended for Twitter criticism of ref Karl Dickson; Nowell fined £10,000 and free to play; tweet said: “I’m actually in shock, like shock shocked. What the hell is happening? That’s one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen. EVER”
Last Updated: 20/04/23 10:52am
Jack Nowell has avoided a ban for his Twitter criticism of referee Karl Dickson
Jack Nowell has avoided a ban for criticising referee Karl Dickson on Twitter, with the RFU confirming he has been fined £10,000, and will be free to play for Exeter in the Premiership and their Champions Cup semi-final.
Nowell was charged with misconduct by the RFU for his tweet regarding referee Dickson’s decision in Sunday’s Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Premiership clash.
Dickson sent Exeter wing Olly Woodburn to the sin-bin and awarded Leicester a penalty try in a key second-half decision for a tackle made on Chris Ashton – a yellow card which resulted in red due to it being Woodburn’s second of the contest.
Nowell, who was not involved on the day, tweeted: “I’m actually in shock, like shock shocked. What the hell is happening? That’s one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen. EVER”.
The 30-year-old has since deleted the tweet.
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