Leicester Tigers 36 Newcastle Falcons 17: England's Freddie Burns upstaged by Vereniki Goneva on debut

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…