Costelow injury worry for Wales as Scarlets thrash Newcastle

Scarlets hammer Newcastle but fly-half Sam Costelow gives Wales coach Steve Tandy an injury concern. Tries: Costelow, Anderson, J Williams, G Davies, Mee, Page 2 Cons: Costelow 2, Hawkins 4 Scarlets cantered to a seven-try bonus-point European Challenge Cup win against Newcastle Red Bulls but fly-half Sam Costelow has given Wales coach Steve Tandy an injury concern. Costelow scored the opening try only to limp off with a hamstring problem later in the first half, just three days before Tandy names his squad for next month's Autumn Nations Championship campaign. Wales hopeful Macs Page scored two tries on his 50th appearance while number eight Fletcher Anderson, centre Johnny Williams, scrum-half Gareth Davies and wing Ellis Mee also crossed as Scarlets began their European campaign in style.

It was an unsuccessful return to Llanelli for former Scarlets and Wales fly-half Stephen Jones, now a Newcastle assistant coach, who locked horns with his former half-back partner Dwayne Peel. Newcastle responded with late tries from Oliver Spencer and Ollie Leatherbarrow as they suffered a fourth successive defeat following three losses in the Prem. Stephen Jones and Dwayne Peel played together for Scarlets, Wales and the British and Irish Lions In front of a crowd of 5,629, Anderson and Davies, who impressed as replacements in the 27-26 win against Benetton, made their first starts