Steve Diamond always had a way with words – some of his stories concerning Danny Cipriani during the wayward outside-half ’s time on the Sale payroll were funnier than the “Gourmet Night” episode of Fawlty Towers – so the Falcons rugby director’s colourful description of Newcastle’s trip home from Bristol on the rough end of 80-odd points was merely the latest in a series of zingers.
“They were high fiving,” he said when asked about the players’ attitude as they headed up the M5, the M1 and the M Whatever on the way back to Tyneside. “What do you think it was like? It was like going to a fun...