European Challenge Cup - Pool 4
Falcons soar into the knock-out stages
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January 25, 2009
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Date/Time: Jan 25, 2009, 12:00 local, 11:00 GMT
Cetransa El Salvador 14 - 43 Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle's Danny Williams breaks through to score a try during his side's Guinness Premiership clash with Gloucester at Kingston Park in Newcastle, England on January 11, 2009.
Winger Danny Williams was amongst the Falcons' tryscorers in Spain
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Newcastle Falcons secured a European Challenge Cup quarter-final berth with a thumping 43-14 victory over Cetransa El Salvador at Campo de Pepe Rojo, Valladolid.

The Premiership side outscored their Spanish champions seven tries to two with Danny Williams, Mickey Young, Jon Golding, Rob Vickers, Tim Swinson, Phil Dowson and Matt Thompson all scoring. Fly-half Rory Clegg added four conversions.

Cetransa's two tries cam e from fly-half Justin Wilson and prop Szabo Gaston with his No.10 converting both scores.

The result sees them guarantee one of the three best runner-up places that will progress to the last eight and lines up a quarter-final clash away to Saracens.

Cetransa El Salvador: I Gutiérrez; L Stanley, R van Eyk, N Nava, R Turrión; J Wilson, A Good; M Serrano, D Zarzosa, S Gaston, S Souto, F Galloppa, C Lyons, I Criado, C O'Connell

Replacements: C Caballero, T Lewis, C Souto, J Molina, L Gascón, S Ibarra, A Gutiérrez

Newcastle Falcons: Tom May, Danny Williams, Jamie Noon, Tane Tu'ipulotu, Alex Tait, Rory Clegg, Micky Young, Jon Golding, Rob Vickers, David Wilson, Tim Swinson, Andy Perry, Phil Dowson (captain), Ed Williamson, Adam Balding

Replacements: Matt Thompson, Micky Ward, Peter Browne, Brent Wilson, Hall Charlton, Steve Jones, Tim Visser

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