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8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Prem
Northampton (31) 59
Tries: Pater 3, Hendy, Freeman 3, Coles, Sleightholme Cons: F Smith 5, Belleau 2
Newcastle (14) 26
Tries: Wade 2, Jordan, Kok Cons: Connon, Henry 2
James Pater and Tommy Freeman ran in hat-tricks as Northampton Saints kicked off their title defence with a comfortable 59-26 win over new-look Newcastle Red Bulls at Franklin's Gardens.
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Saints → run → Gardens
Just three months after securing a second Prem title against Exeter Chiefs at Allianz Stadium, Saints were dominant against a much-changed Red Bulls side who have welcomed 25 new players through the door this summer.
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who → secure → door
Three tries each for Pater and Freeman and one each for George Hendy, Alex Coles and Ollie Sleightholme delivered an emphatic scoreline as Saints, brilliantly conducted by fly-half Fin Smith, ran in nine tries.
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Saints → deliver → tries
Yet for all that the scoreline delivered another defeat for Newcastle they still scored four tries and came away with a losing bonus point as they hope that, for the first time in five seasons, they may not be destined for bottom place in the Prem.
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they → deliver → Prem
Pater went over twice inside the first 15 minutes with Hendy, Freeman and Coles all following him in during a first period Northampton bossed.
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Northampton → go → period
But two tries from Christian Wade which were both converted - with the first a brilliant end-to-end and side-to-side score which had levelled matters early - showed Newcastle will cause problems for plenty of teams this season.
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Newcastle → convert → teams
A first for a trip by Harrison Obatoyinbo and the second for a no-hands tackle under the sticks by Pouri Rakete-Stones hampered their defensive effort.
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first → hamper → effort
Those mistakes allowed Saints to stretch clear in the second period.
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Saints → allow → period
Throughout the 80 minutes the visitors had no real answer to the power and pace of Henry Pollock, who celebrated his new £400,000 contract extension not only with an eye-catching braided hairstyle but a performance which justified it all.
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which → have → it
Pollock was not alone in hitting the ground running with Smith superb and Freeman and Pater ruthless.
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Freeman → hit → ground
Freeman completed his hat-trick with two second-half tries either side of Cam Jordan's first for Newcastle, after signing from Gloucester in the summer.
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Freeman → complete → summer
Sleightholme pounced just seconds after coming on as a substitute and the impressive Pater rounded off the win with his own hat-trick.
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Pater → pounce → trick
However, the impressively mobile Werner Kok scored a consolation late on to ensure Newcastle left with a bonus point to their name.
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Newcastle → score → name
The Aporia
