The 2s have endured a difficult season in 2024, having to stomach a 0-72 loss to Edge Hill last time out, but rose to the occasion on Friday, coming out of the gates with energy and ferocity in front of a passionate Coach Lane crowd.
Newcastle opened the scoring after barely five minutes of play, stealing a Northumbria scrum on the five-metre line before scoring in the corner through full-back Flynn, who would go on to score a hat-trick of tries and three conversions.
The early try set the tone for the match. Newcastle’s forwards dominated the breakdown, forcing repeated fouls from a seemingly dazed Northumbria squad, who scarcely managed to escape their territory in the first half.
Newcastle’s dominance saw them go into half time with a more than comfortable 29-0 lead, despite suffering a booking just before the 20-minute mark.
The second half offered a hint of drama, as Northumbria scored their first points of the match just seconds after the restart. The comeback never came to be, though, as Newcastle coolly carried its first-half momentum through the final forty minutes, bagging a further six tries to put the tie to bed.
NUWRFC’s first team narrowly defeated Northumbria 10-5 on Wednesday, while the 3s raised the curtain for the 2s with a decisive 38-0 win.
