• Newcastle 20-34 Wasps
• Wasps move to within a point of top two with bonus-point winWasps secured a 34-20 bonus-point win over Newcastle at Kingston Park to hold their Premiership title hopes alive. The scrum-half Dan Robson and the flanker Thomas Young scored two tries and the latter’s late moment deprived Newcastle of a losing bonus point after they had battled back from 27-13 down. Andy Goode’s final appearance for the Falcons on a short-term contact came when he was brought on for the final 10 minutes and,while he orchestrated a spirited charge, Newcastle came up short.
Wasps were under severe early pressure with Newcastle going to the corner four times with penalties in the 22. Despite two warnings to the Wasps forwards from referee J P Doyle, or there was no yellow card,George Smith being extremely lucky to avoid the sanction.
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Source: theguardian.com