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![Newcastle Falcons will be hoping of a repeat of last week's 64-7 victory on Saturday when they travel to Georgia to face Enisei-STM at Avchala Stadium in Tblisi. Enisei-STM have won on both occasions they have hosted Aviva Premiership opposition Newcastle Falcons will be hoping of a repeat of last week's 64-7 victory on Saturday when they travel to Georgia to face Enisei-STM at Avchala Stadium in Tblisi. Enisei-STM have won on both occasions they have hosted Aviva Premiership opposition](https://djl5pr6hub29v.cloudfront.net/epcr/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09110742/GettyImages-904850708_rdax_1500x843-788x443.jpg)
Newcastle Falcons will be hoping of a repeat of last week's 64-7 victory on Saturday when they travel to Georgia to face Enisei-STM at Avchala Stadium in Tblisi. Enisei-STM have won on both occasions they have hosted Aviva Premiership opposition
Newcastle Falcons will be hoping of a repeat of last week’s 64-7 victory on Saturday when they travel to Georgia to face Enisei-STM at Avchala Stadium in Tblisi. Enisei-STM have won on both occasions they have hosted Aviva Premiership opposition, including their 24-7 win against Newcastle two years ago.
· This will be the fourth meeting between the clubs. The home side on the day has won each of the previous games (Newcastle Falcons W2, Enisei-STM W1).
· Newcastle have the best tackle success rate of any side so far, completing 91% of their tackles after five rounds.
· Only compatriots Krasny Yar (76%) have a lower tackle success rate than Enisei this season (79%).
· Adam Radwan ranks top for defenders beaten and metres gained this season, while he’s also scored the joint most tries after five rounds (7, level with Connacht’s Matt Healy).
![Adam Radwan scored his second hat-trick against Enisei in a week as Newcastle Falcons finished their Challenge Cup Pool 1 campaign with a 100% record. - 20/01/2018 12:19 Adam Radwan scored his second hat-trick against Enisei in a week as Newcastle Falcons finished their Challenge Cup Pool 1 campaign with a 100% record. - 20/01/2018 12:19](https://djl5pr6hub29v.cloudfront.net/epcr/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/08084015/IMG_2938_rdax_1500x843-788x443.jpg)
Adam Radwan scored his second hat-trick against Enisei in a week as Newcastle Falcons finished their Challenge Cup Pool 1 campaign with a 100% record. - 20/01/2018 12:19
Adam Radwan scored his second hat-trick against Enisei in a week as Newcastle Falcons finished their Challenge Cup Pool 1 campaign with a 100% record.
- Radwan's treble, plus tries from captain Mark Wilson and former England star Toby Flood, gave the Tynesiders their fourth bonus-point win of the pool stage, and their second win over Enisei in seven days.
- The Falcons were already assured of a home quarter-final before kick-off, but didn't take their foot off the pedal in the Georgian capital, despite starting the game into a strong wind.
- Although Federico Gilberti impressively gave Enisei the lead, touching down despite colliding with the goalpost, Newcastle soon scored two tries in two minutes. Captain Mark Wilson was driven over from a maul, then Radwan showed quick feet to slalom through three defenders.
- Flood was then central to another quick two-try burst, scoring the first after Sam Lockwood's line break, then creating the second with a delightful show-and-go to set up Radwan.
- There was no addition to the 26-7 half-time score until Anton Sychev's pick-and-go try for Enisei after 63 minutes. Radwan then completed his hat-trick before a late Russian consolation through Mikheil Gachechiladze.
- Teeside flyer Radwan had also scored a treble in last Sunday's 64-7 triumph over Enisei at Kingston Park. His personal points haul for the campaign now stands at 50.
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