DIRECTOR of rugby David Humphreys had no hesitation in pinpointing the moment Gloucester were beaten by a resurgent Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park, writes Paddy von Behr.

Newcastle now have three wins in their last four Aviva Premiership games after Sinoti Sinoti's early second-half try proved to be a killer blow for the Cherry & Whites.

John Afoa scored his first Premiership try inside the opening minute but five Rory Clegg penalties ensured the Falcons were often in the driving seat.

And after Gloucester made a slow start to the second half, winger Sinoti pounced to grab what proved to be the decisive score in a 20-10 victory.

"At half-time, 9-7 down having played under the elements, it was probably not a bad turnaround but the game was lost in the first 10 minutes of the second half," said Humphreys.

"We dropped a couple of kicks and made a couple of small mistakes and credit to Newcastle, they took their opportunities.

"We got off to the perfect start playing into pretty horrible conditions and for large parts of the first half we were pretty good.

"We felt a little disappointed with the penalty count and for a team that has been hugely disciplined throughout the course of the season, that's something we have to look at now.

"In the second half there was an enormous effort from the players and I think everyone dug pretty deep but we lacked a little bit of quality, a little bit of execution and a little bit of accuracy at key points.

"At the end of the game we had two 20-year-olds playing at half-back and I think they both did really well in the conditions.

"We are really testing the depth of our squad and while hugely disappointing to have lost again, what we're hopefully doing is building that depth which we know we need if we want to be successful later on in the season."

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