Toby Flood kicks Newcastle to win over Northampton in front of record crowd

• Newcastle 25-22 Northampton• Flood contributes 20 points in match held at St James’s ParkThis felt like a victory for Newcastle before the match had even kicked off. The Falcons, enjoying their best season for 16 years, attracted a crowd of 30,174 to St James’ Park for a match they had billed as The Big One. The attendance dwarfed their previous record home crowd of 11,750 set during a Premiership victory over Bath at Gateshead International Stadium in May 1998.More significantly, it was around four times bigger than they usually attract to Kingston Park and also three times as profitable. T…