Andrew Fenby hat-trick downs Newcastle Falcons

Andrew Fenby scored a hat-trick of tries as London Irish thrashed Newcastle Falcons 40-12 at the Madejski Stadium this afternoon.

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Fenby and Fergus Mulchrone each touched down within the first seven minutes of the contest to give Irish a 12-3 lead, with Rory Clegg's penalty putting the visitors on the scoreboard.

The Welsh winger added his second of the afternoon on 14 minutes before completing his treble shortly after the half-hour mark to open up a 33-12 advantage.

Gerard Ellis crossed over on the stroke of half time to complete the scoring and cap an emphatic win by the hosts.