Vickers Expecting More Reasons To Be Cheerful
The Rugby Paper|March 11, 2018

Vickers Expecting More Reasons To Be Cheerful

Jon Newcombe
Vickers Expecting More Reasons To Be Cheerful

PROUD new dad Rob Vickers insists he wouldn’t swap any of his team-mates for the world as Newcastle prepare to do battle with Exeter for a place in the Anglo-Welsh Cup final.

The Falcons, fourth in the league and through to the last eight of the Challenge Cup, are enjoying their finest season since being crowned inaugural Premiership champions in 1998.

Asides from the Championship trophy, Newcastle haven’t come this close to bringing back silverware to Kingston Park since they lost tamely to Gloucester in the 2011 final of this competition.

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