By BEN WHITE

Ampthill ............ 17pts
Tries: Skelcey 10, Bacon 72 Conversions: Parks 11, 73 Penalties: Parks 42

Newcastle........40pts
Tries: Stevenson 21, Lockwood 30, Stephens 46, 50; Pepper 62, McDonald 75 Conversions: Connon 31, 47, 51, 63, 76
A strong second-half showing helped Newcastle to a win in their opening match of the Premiership Cup, away against a determined Ampthill side at Dillingham Park.
In the early stages however, Ampthill built significant pressure and, after nearly scoring twice, opened the scoring in the 10th minute. After building the phases, scrum-half Charl...