Flood out to fire shots, not take them

By JON NEWCOMBE

Team man: Toby Flood

NOW 33, Toby Flood’s appetite for the game shows no sign of diminishing but the 60-cap fly-half would prefer it if his main contribution to the Newcastle cause was creating tries not stopping them.
In homage to former Falcons team-mate Jonny Wilkinson, Flood has made 104 tackles in his ten league starts – more than any other player in his position.
In the 20-17 home defeat to Gloucester last week, he put his head in where it hurts 19 times; only fellow Falcon Gary Graham and Leicester No.8 Sione Kalamafoni made more across the Premiershi...

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