Dragons win a penalty off the restart and kick deep and attack off the lineout but the Newcastle defence holds out and eventually win a penalty

First scrum leads to a penalty to Newcastle and Catterick splits the posts

Newcastle have an early attacking opportunity with a scrum on the Dragons 22

Team sheet???

The home side gets us underway

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of this afternoons European Challenge Cup clash between Newcastle Falcons and Newport Gwent Dragons. The form of these teams is almost identical with both teams lying in tenth position in their respective leagues and both have won three from four in Europe. Although Newcastle came out on top when these two teams meet earlier on in the competition, it is Newport who hold a one point advantage in this pool .The victor of todays game will most likely win this group so this should be a tight and tough game. Stay tuned for live updates with kick off just 20 minutes away

Newcastle have won their last three home games in the tournament while the Dragons have won their last three away from home.