Bristol's England prop Ellis Genge will be facing a disciplinary hearing after he was cited following the recently concluded Gallagher Premiership game against Sale Sharks.
Chris Ashton starred with a hat-trick as Leicester made most of the red card to Olly Woodburn defeating Exeter Chiefs 62-19 in the 22nd round of the Gallagher Premiership at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium.
Northampton Saints have kept their hope of play-off alive as they defeated Saracens 38-29 in the latest round of the Gallagher Premiership at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.
The Falcons are a club in transition and while next season will see head coach Alex Codling take over the reins at Kingston Park, Newcastle are still determined to conclude this campaign on a positive note.
"Clearly you don’t get to a Heineken Cup semi-final if everything’s wrong" and after a campaign which looked to be petering out for Exeter, this particular Chiefs era could end in glory.
The Rugby Football Union have said they will increase their efforts to eradicate discrimination from the game after their inclusion and diversity survey found that players had experienced some form of racism "in every area of the elite game."