Toby Flood helps Newcastle to vital win but Sale make biting claim

• Newcastle 22-17 Sale• Sharks’ hooker Rob Webber alleges he was bittenIt was difficult to put a price on this victory for Newcastle. In an increasingly tight and congested relegation picture, Dean Richards’ men have little margin for error if they are to climb off the canvas in the coming weeks. This hard-earned success, chiselled on the kind of collective desire which carried the Falcons to their best season in 20 years last term, encouraged hopes they can achieve their goal.It leaves them three points behind Worcester with five matches remaining and, perhaps more important, marked their thi…