NEWCASTLE coach Dave Walder admitted they were their the makers of their own downfall.
Walder said: “We made life hard for ourselves, they put the squeeze on us and at 24-21 into the last few minutes we talked about staying in the fight and were definitely in it without being able to take it to the next level.
“They’re the best team in Europe at doing what they do – playing the pressure game.
They’ve got a lot of experience, internationally and club wise.
There was one scrum with about 12 minutes to go and they played it smart – we made a slight mistake, they pounced and that’s the...