That Niki Goneva 'dummy' was so good that he ruined it for himself

On Sunday Saracens hosted Newcastle at Kingston Park on the opening round of the newly branded Gallagher Premiership. One of the key talking points was this bit of deception from Fijian ace Vereniki (Niki) Goneva, a moment that caused quite a stir. After a failed drop kick attempt from Owen Farrell, winger Goneva collected the ball and instead of dotting it down as one would have expected, he pretended to by placing the ball on his boot. Referee Ian Tempest, and just about everyone else, missed the sleight of hand, so when 34-year-old Goneva set off untouched on what eventually became a 110m…