Joe Launchbury blocks down Chris Pilgrim's kick and Sam A Jones pounces on the loose ball and goes over the line but the referee is checking with the TMO for a knock on

Alex Tait nearly lets the ball slip through his hands on his own 5 meter

Varndell positions himself well to deal with a kick in behind and finds touch around the half with his clearance

Falcons are penalised and Wasps find touch on the halfway with the kick to touch

Falcons line out inside the Wasps 22

And we are under way here at Kingston Park

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of this Premiership clash between Newcastle Falcons and London Wasps

Looking forward to the game although I hope that the wind dies down a bit. Think the dude is well capable of swatting the pests. A good win will send Deano into the contract season being virtually assured of Premiership rugby next season so we can attract the better quality players. Come on you Falcons!