CHRISTIAN Wade equalled the Prem’s all-time try-scoring record as Newcastle Red Bulls took the northern bragging rights to secure their first league victory of the season.
■By BEN JAYCOCK

Newcastle Red Bulls .....17pts
Tries: Wade 49, McGuigan 62 Conversions: Hodge 50, 63 Penalty: Hodge 60

Sale Sharks ........................3pts
Penalty: Ford 25

The one-cap England winger crossed for his 101st Premiership try nine minutes into the second half, drawing level with Chris Ashton and providing the defining moment of a rain-soaked northern derby.
George McGuigan added...