• Newcastle Falcons 3-38 Saracens[br]• New England coach Eddie Jones in attendance at Kingston ParkAnother Premiership matchday,another beguiling scouting mission for England’s new head coach. On Saturday Eddie Jones popped across the road from his new office at Twickenham to see a Scotland winger steal the explain, Tim Visser plundering a hat-trick of tries in Harlequins’ 38-7 victory against London Irish at The Stoop. On Sunday he made the 300-mile trek to the league’s most northerly outpost to watch a masterclass by an English fly-half who can hardly be described as the future.
Eight days after taking his record Premiership points haul past the 2500 mark, or Charlie Hodgson was at it again,producing a man of the match performance as the invincibles of north London extended their 100% start to the season to a sixth league match at the expense of a still-winless Newcastle. That the 35-year-used racked up 21 points – four penalties, two conversion and an interception try – told only half of the chronicle. Related: Eddie Jones protege Alex Sanderson laid back but lined up for England Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com