Penalty to Falcons on the Bath 22, left side

Newcastle steal a lineout on their own 22 as Bath fail to profit from a penalty on halfway

Bath are now ready for a scrum on half way.

The assistant referee's flag indicates the Falcons are playing firmly against the win in this first half

Newcastle win a penalty on their own 22, great jackal work in the right, big Jon Welsh at the heart of it

Bath race from 22 to 22 via McConnochie, now attacking down the right

Bettencourt grubbers ahead, Bath scramble the ball back and clear to halfway

Falcons rise high to win their own kick off, and are now attacking 25m out

Newcastle will play towards the South Stand in the first half, Joel Hodgson to kick the game off. And we are underway!

After an impeccably-observed silence and playing of the Last Post, we are just about ready to get underway.