By JON NEWCOMBE
JOSH MATAVESI says that Newcastle’s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the main factors in persuading him to move his family from one side of the country to the other.
The well-travelled Fijian international has made the North-east the latest destination in a career that has seen him win promotion to the Premiership with Exeter and taken in spells at Racing 92, Worcester and more recently the Ospreys.
“Niki Goneva texted me out of the blue and said, ‘do you want to come to Newcastle? I think Dean Richards wants to sign you’, and i...