Newcastle Falcons 20 - Saracens 25 14/09/03
By Mally (14/09/03)
September 14 2003
Newcastle Falcons ran out of time, losing by just 5 points to Saracens after clawing back a 17 point deficit. The full match report is to follow...
The hot topic of the post match debate was the penalty try - as both sets of fans tried to work out just what it was awarded for!
Richard Haughton, sporting a hair cut which made Joe Shaw's look positively tame, scored the softest try of the game to give Saracens the win.
The scorers
Newcastle Falcons
Tries: Grindal, Britz
Cons: Walder 2
Pen: Walder
DG: Walder
Saracens
Tries: Bailey, Haughton, Penalty try
Cons: Goode 2
Pen: Goode
DG: Goode