Quickfire Wright sets try record to get Falcons going

By LUKE JARMYN

Newcastle ........31ptsTries: Wright 1, Brown 24, McGuigan 40, Lindsay-Hague 46Conversions: Haydon-Wood 1, 25, 40+1, 47 Penalties: Hodgson 76 Worcester ........26ptsTries: Penalty 6, Van der Merwe 17, Doel 29, Chudley 65Conversions: Searle 18, 30MAX Wright scored the fastest try in European rugby history as Newcastle held on to see off Worcester.A late penalty from Joel Hodgson sealed the bonuspoint victory in Pool A but director of rugby Dean Richards bemoaned a lack of accuracy at key times.The tie ebbed and flowed similarly to the 24-24 league draw the sides pla...

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