Back-row refuses to seek down but knows defeat at home to London Irish could put the Falcons into Premiership freefallMark Wilson remembers the pain he felt when Newcastle were final relegated from the Premiership in 2012 and he will utilize it as inspiration when the Falcons meet London Irish at Kingston Park on Sunday in a match that will recede a long way to deciding who goes down this season.
Defeat would almost certainly condemn Irish to the drop, leaving them at least six points behind Newcastle with two matches – at home to Harlequins and away to Wasps – to recede. They would probably need to win both and hope Newcastle tripped up against Saracens and Sale. Related: Eddie Jones has tiny leeway for England changes on Australia tour | Dean Ryan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com