■By JON NEWCOMBE

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Newcastle v Harlequins
Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park
A CHANGE of life style and environ ment is suiting New- castle recruit Nathan Earle down to the ground but the winger is still looking forward to welcoming some old friends up to Kingston Park today.
Earle and Mike Brown were two high-profile departures from Harlequins during the summer and a quirk of the fixture list sees them up against their old club on the opening weekend of the new Premiership season.
Earl said: “That wasn’t planned whatsoever! I’ve spo...