By JON NEWCOMBE

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Leicester v Newcastle
Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road

In swing: Brett Connon

JUST as Newcastle United had iconic No.9s in Malcolm ‘Super Mac’ MacDonald and Alan Shearer in happier times gone by, the Falcons No.10 jersey has been worn by some very special players over the last two decades.
Rob Andrew, Jonny Wilkinson and current coach Toby Flood – England fly-halves one and all – and Premiership pointsmachine Jimmy Gopperth have left a legacy for the likes of Brett Connon and Joel Hodgson to follow. For Connon, a Falcons supporter man and boy, any opport...