Quickfire Wright sets try record to get Falcons going

By LUKE JARMYN

Newcastle ........31pts
Tries: Wright 1, Brown 24, McGuigan 40, Lindsay-Hague 46
Conversions: Haydon-Wood 1, 25, 40+1, 47
Penalties: Hodgson 76

Worcester ........26pts
Tries: Penalty 6, Van der Merwe 17, Doel 29, Chudley 65
Conversions: Searle 18, 30
MAX Wright scored the fastest try in European rugby history as Newcastle held on to see off Worcester.
A late penalty from Joel Hodgson sealed the bonuspoint victory in Pool A but director of rugby Dean Richards bemoaned a lack of accuracy at key times.
The tie ebbed and flowed similarly to the 24-24 league draw the sid...

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