DEAN Richards praised his Newcastle side’s character after they brought Gloucester’s unbeaten home record in the league to an end. This included the thumbs up for Joel Hodgson who came in at late notice for Toby Flood to kick 11 of Newcastle’s 21 points.
The Falcons rugby director said: “Full credit to the boys for their resilience, and to Joel. It’s not easy coming in like that, but it was his 50th start, and he slotted in and did a job really well.”
Richards added: “Our defence has improved over the year, but we let Gloucester bully us a bit too m...