Portugal centre living the dream at Falcons

By JON NEWCOMBE
AFTER an injury delayed start to his Newcastle career, Pedro Bettencourt is finally getting an opportunity to show the Portuguese national team selectors what they are missing out on.
Bettencourt won the last of his 20 caps for Os Lobos in 2016 and remains out in the cold. The 23-year-old centre made his competitive debut for the Falcons a fortnight ago, coming on for the last 15 minutes of their epic win in Toulon.
And the Porto-born player can expect to get plenty more game time in the Premiership Cup in the weeks ahead, starting with the visit of Exeter today after overco...

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