It would appear that the RFU have put themselves in a very invidious position as the Denny Solomona incident turns more into a farce than an example to others of one of rugby’s core values – respect.
The incident reported to the referee during the game was that Solomona allegedly twice called the young Worcester scrum-half Jamie Shillcock a ‘faggot’ after they had clashed early in the second half.
Although no action was taken during the game, it was quite rightly recorded and reported by the referee, even though everyone involved was happy to forget about it once the...