LEICESTER boss Geoff Parling blamed his side’s lacklustre first-half for the loss. He said: “We were not good enough in the first half. We just cannot start like that and expect to win games. It’s certainly not what I want to see from a Tigers team. We clearly have plenty of work to do.
“We seemed shocked by their off-loading game and they were better at the transition bits. Their box kicks were uncontested at times and we were too slow in our own transition.”
Newcastle head coach
Dan McFarland was proud of his side’s attitude. He said: ...