By ALAN HEDLEY

Crashing over: Alex Tait scores Falcons seventh try
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NEWCASTLE tightened their grip on Pool 1 with a crushing bonus point win over Bordeaux-Begles at Kingston Park.
The Falcons now top of their group with 14 points from three matches from the Dragons.
“To score eight tries is a great result as they brought over a quality side,” said Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards.
“I was really pleased in the manner in which we won. We gifted them a couple of soft tries which was a bit galling but we bounced back really well.
“The...