Socino scatters the cover with a scything break and gets the ball away to Simon Hammersley.

The ball pushed wide to the left and Marcus Watson sends a clever little kick into touch when the move is shut down to turn the home side around.

Penalty goes Falcons way again at another breakdown.

First action of the second-half sees Dominic Day get a right old bang (accidentally) from the elbow of Calum Green at a Falcons drive.

Falcons penalty meanwhile, Mike Delany's radar on-point in this second-half.

Ollie Devoto clips the ball away and Newcastle get the first touch of the ball in the second half.

Bath come flooding out of the dressing rooms, Falcons out there too.

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Of course the Six Nations comes to a close tomorrow... and there's still much at stake for England. Grand Slam on the line.

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I don't think Bath skipper Stuart Houston will be sending referee Tim Wigglesworth any Christmas cards given the penalty count in that opening 40.

It's 8-3 at half-time on that score.

However, when they've been good, they've been really good.

I wonder whether they'll try to push things wide a bit more because Newcastle have dominated the middle.

Well the score would definitely have been different if the otherwise impeccable Mike Delany had landed a couple of penalties in the opening 40.

They deservedly led for large parts and Delany played a really key part in it. However he will look back on those missed opportunities with some disappointment.

Kane Palma-Newport
Bath prop on BBC Radio Bristol

It's an 80 minute game, two 40 minutes halves. If it were a 30-minute half then the Newcastle Falcons would be heading for the sheds very happy.

It's not though. Instead they trail.

It's really harsh on the visitors who dominated so much of that half but had one Rob Vickers try to show for it.

Bath however have match-winners in their midst in Semesa Rokoduguni in particular, and he has made the difference with two tries at the end of that first period.

Still plenty of rugby to be played though...

Newcastle force Chris Cook into a panicky clearing kick and Newcastle rumble back forward on the return.

Bath get a penalty after Leroy Houston was held in the tackle. Some field position and a line-out in Falcons territory is the reward.

Bath cough up and then snatch back good ball here. Then lose it in the middle.

Scrappy, scrappy play.

Falcons swamped the ruck with numbers and Mike Delany, no surprises, finds touch again.

They're peppering Bath with set-pieces in good field position and it's been successful to an extent so far.

Kane Palma-Newport
Bath prop on BBC Radio Bristol

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Scott Bemand's side have won all four games so far and would also complete a Grand Slam with victory but they'll have to do it against a France side unbeaten in nine 6N matches on home soil.

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Bath have a really powerful back-line but it's the pace and skill of the Falcons backs that is dominating this game at present.

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Try chalked off after George McGuigan's cheeky sneak into the corner.

Hand was in touch first. Bath tried to clear their lines after securing line-out ball but Falcons come rushing back.

They're struggling to cope with the Newcastle pace at the moment, Chris Cook smacks a clearance kick downfield. Breathless.

Big line-out in the Bath 22 for the Falcons who look to drive but they're being pushed across field.

ANOTHER penalty at that maul. Delany expected to dribble this into touch again.

Somehow Mike Delany pulls the ball wide of the sticks and it remains 7-0.

Bath drop out and make the Falcons 10m line where Nili Latu gathers in space.

Another Falcons penalty at the ruck.

Thumping shift to the right from the base of that scrum. Falcons playing with so much enthusiasm and daring.

Penalty for a high-tackle goes their way, Mouritz Botha is down from Stuart Hooper's swinging arm.