Aviva Premiership: Newcastle run in six tries to comfortably beat London Welsh 38-7

Ally Hogg: Scores for Newcastle

Newcastle ran in six tries as they comfortably beat London Welsh 38-7 in their Aviva Premiership clash at Kingston Park.

Tries from Sinoti Sinoti, Rob Vickers, Mike Blair and Will Welch gave the Falcons a 24-7 lead at the break, with Welsh responding through a Nick Scott try.

Ally Hogg and Tom Catterick went over in the second half for Newcastle as they registered their biggest league win for eight years.

The home side scored three tries in seven minutes to lead 19-0, Sinoti crossing first after Hogg picked up the ball from the base of the scrum and flicked the ball out for him to step inside Elliot Kear and outside Paul Rowley to score.

Newcastle were quickly back on the attack when Welsh failed to clear a long kick and then conceded a penalty which the Falcons put in the corner and drove prop Vickers over for a try which was converted by Catterick.

The third try followed when Sinoti blasted through and passed inside overhead for Mark Wilson to send in Blair, and Catterick again converted.

Scott briefly raised Welsh hopes by brilliantly snapping up Will Robinson's clever dink down the touchline to score, and Robinson landed the extras to make it 19-7 in 24th minute.

However, Newcastle's superiority in the rolling maul was demonstrated again when Welch was driven over for a try in the 33rd minute to give the Falcons the try-scoring bonus point.

Much as they had done in the first half, Welsh started the second period well but failed to make it count and they again paid the price.

Hogg took a pass from Juan Pablo Socino and galloped 50 yards up the touchline, bumping off Scott and Olly Barkley for a try which Catterick converted in the 55th minute for 31-7.

Then, with three minutes left, George McGuigan snapped up a loose ball and Alex Tuilagi slipped it to Catterick, who scored with an outside run and converted his own try to wrap up the win.