Dickens' great expectations for Cup campaign

COMPETITION CAN HELP TO CHANGE OUR FORTUNES, SAYS RED BULLS HEAD COACH

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EUROPEAN Challenge Cup winner Alan Dickens says the competition can add some much-needed ‘momentum’ to Newcastle Red Bulls’ season.

The Red Bulls are currently rooted to the bottom of the Gallagher PREM table with six defeats from six games.

And head coach Dickens - who won the competition twice with Northampton Saints - is hoping today’s EPCR Challenge Cup opener in Lyon can help to turn the tide on the domestic front.

George McGuigan captains the Red Bulls, with Dickens making three changes from the lineup which started last Friday's Gallagher PREM defeat to Leicester Tigers.

Boeta Chamberlain starts at fullback, with Harrison Obatoyinbo in on the left wing and Tom Gordon on the blindside flank.

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