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Farrell shines on debut

12 April 2012

Andy Farrell made a successful debut as Saracens destroyed Newcastle 44-20 at Vicarage Road.

The former Great Britain and Wigan rugby league captain appeared as a 64th-minute substitute, and he took just three minutes to make his mark by securing lineout possession which set up Saracens' fifth try.

The inevitable Farrell sideshow could not detract from an impressive Saracens display, as they steamrollered Newcastle to claim maximum points and their first Premiership win of the season through tries from Matt Cairns, Kevin Yates, Ben Russell, Kevin Sorrell and Shane Byrne.

Fly-half Glen Jackson kicked 19 points, and all Newcastle could muster were tries by centre Jamie Noon, scrum-half James Grindal and wing Tim Visser on an afternoon when they rarely rose above the ordinary.

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