NEWCASTLE d irector of rugby Dean Richards said the firsthalf yellow card changed the game.
He said: “They scored twice during the period of the first-half yellow card, but we came back into the game and had a shout at half-time.
“It’s amazing how much a yellow card costs you these days, it costs us those two scores. At the second half we had ten minutes of good pressure, but couldn’t make it count.
“They have a huge amount of quality with people like Paddy Jackson, who was outstanding on the day.
“The boys stuck at it though, and even though i...
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