Northampton head coach Budge Pountney has today been charged by the Rugby Football Union for bringing the game into disrepute.
Pountney will face an RFU disciplinary hearing after describing referee Steve Lander’s performance “a disgrace” following Northampton’s 21-20 defeat to Saracens last Saturday.
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