Gloucester earn a penalty and Burns successfully goes for the posts. The score's now 17-10 to the visitors.

Gloucester begin to raise the tempo as they attack into Falcons' 22. Burns and Braley especially raising the tempo of the game.

The kick had the accuracy, but unfortunately it just drops short of the crossbar.

Gloucester earn a penalty at the half way mark and Burns opts for the posts.

Newcastle beginning to take control of the game.. Scrum to Falcons in the middle of the pitch.

Clegg fails to convert from the try and the scores remain 17-7.

TRY! A superb break from Socino puts the visitors under pressure in defense as they force their way into Gloucester territory. Wilson carries the ball well and it is Sinoti that goes over the whitewash to score the try.

Moriarty goes for a big hit on Tuilagi, but he fails to roll away at the breakdown. Penalty to Newcastle and Clegg successfully goes for posts opening the gap to 5 points.

And we're back underway with the second half here as the strong wind continues to cause problems. Savage knocks the ball on from the restart, giving Falcons the put in to the scrum.

HALF TIME! An excellent half of rugby here at Kingston Park as it's the home side Newcastle Falcons that lead by 2 points. Out half Clegg has played a key role in the half as the side are leading due to his 3 successful kicks at goal. Gloucester have remained in this game thanks to their extremely early try by Afoa from open scrappy play after a charged down clearance. Both sides have showed excellent defending, denying try scoring opportunities throughout the game. Stay tuned for live updates of what is sure to be an exciting second half of rugby!