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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWCASTLE FALCONS

George McGuigan, Michael Young Dean Richards (DoR), Dave Walder (head), John Wells (defence), Micky Ward (forwards) Newcastle were unbeaten when the season ended prematurely in mid-March, winning all 15 of their league games and securing a try bonus point in 11 of them to sit 18 points clear of Ealing Trailfinders. Then the RFU’s formula to calculate final standings meant they topped the table on 104.5 points – more than 20 ahead of Ealing and nearly 30 ahead of

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