■By COLIN NEWBOULT
THIS was a rather apt time for Newcastle to produce their worst performance of the season.
At times they were outplayed, at others they were mistake-ridden, but the Premiership high-flyers ultimately had just about enough quality to put away a spirited Dragons side.
For a high-scoring affair it was a frustrating game.
Errors pervaded the encounter and both sides displayed an outstanding ability to gift the opposition soft tries.
Newport were the culprits in the first half, as Adam Radwan marked a rare start by punishing the visitors’ inability to collect the b...