Newcastle resist late charge to end Exeter’s unbeaten run

• Newcastle 28-20 Exeter• Injury-hit leaders’ second-half rally leads to frantic finaleNewcastle held on to end Aviva Premiership pace-setters Exeter’s seven-match unbeaten league run with a 28-20 victory at Kingston Park.The champions may have been missing key players including injured England trio Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Harry Williams (concussion) but they still had enough firepower to almost sink the Falcons in a frantic finish – in which they came back from 25-3 down to trail 25-20 – before conceding a last-minute Joel Hodgson penalty. Related: Billy Vunipola stars on return as…