Absolutely gutted by the whole performance. Ross was indeed dire for most of the first half and that exposes a bit of a problem for Saracens: what will we do when Glen Jackson retires? I would suggest "get relegated". Bring on Alex Goode for gods sake!
In any case, Newcastle were consistently good throughout, their front row is obviously learning from Carl Hayman in the way that they got up the noses of Kevin Yates and Census Johnston. Fabio Ongaro however seemed to be enjoying all the jiggery pokery though, much to the dismay of the Falcons pack.
Both Falcons tries were great, was in the corner to watch Tait glide in, you might have seen me (brown coat, red hoodie) looking like a Glasgow fan away. Flood did some tremendous tricks and Tait was always a threat. Wilkinson made himself useful by posing for the cameras and standing around looking injured.
While we did manage to claw back, it was too little too late and for once, we didn't do a Biarritz and get out of jail in the last five minutes. I hope this weekend teaches us all in the top four a valuable lesson: DON'T ROTATE YOUR BLOODY PLAYERS! :grr:
One awesome thing though was that VR was packed! 16,000, first time its been filled since 1998! And the place was actually pumping too, really enjoyed it (for once). The opera singers at half time were fun too!
[2024 TRC] South Africa v New Zealand - 07/9/2024
