Leicester Tigers 36 Newcastle Falcons 17: England's Freddie Burns upstaged by Vereniki Goneva on debut
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Freddie Burns' debut in the bright Tigers spotlight was upstaged by one of the
Aviva Premiership's most dangerous and clinical finishers at Welford Road.
Vereniki Goneva only needs a few inches and seconds to make opponents suffer
badly, and Falcons found out for their cost just how prolific the Fijian
flyer can be once he sniffs a chance to add to his growing tally.
It ensured Tigers made a confident bonus-point winning start to a new tilt at
the title, and left Director of Rugby Richard Cockerill insisting: "It
was the perfect start from the result point of view but…