Newcastle 31
Doncaster 8
NEWCASTLE made a winning start to their pre-season campaign with a five-try success over Doncaster at Kingston Park.
Taking on last season’s tier two semifinalists as part of a double-header, with Nottingham also making the trip North, Falcons found themselves behind early on via a fifth-minute penalty from Dougie Flockhart.
But it lasted only 18 minutes as the hosts saw wing Adam Radwan continue from his Sevens exploits two weeks ago and score in the corner.
Joel Hodgson converted and Newcastle took a 12-3 lead into the break after Sinoti Sinoti burst clear...