■By GARY FITZGERALD

TOMMY Freeman quickly focused on “kicking the door in hard” at Ashton Gate after he and his Saints saw off the Red Bulls threat in champion-style.
Saints have not won a Prem game at Bristol since 2021 and the England wing insists it is time to put the record straight in the the Bears back yard with a win next Saturday.
Freeman and full-back James Pater were the hat-trick heroes as Phil Dowson’s outfit began the defence of their title in exhilarating and emphatic fashion with a crushing nine-try win.
Newcastle’s hopes of an in...