Falcons now have a fortnight's break from Premiership action, with their involvement in the European Challenge Cup beginning with the trip to Petrarca Padova on Saturday.

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The Welsh region will face different Italian opponents this term, with Carrera Petrarca, Benetton Treviso, Cammi Calvisano and Arix Viadana involved in the Italian league's top four play-off.

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Petrarca will take a slim 20-18 lead to Treviso after the weekend's first leg of the semi-finals, while Calvisano hold a 19-10 advantage as they travel to Viadana this Saturday.

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Meanwhile last weekend's 29-27 defeat of Petrarca in Padova was hard-earned, but a positive experience for both Young and wing Danny Williams as both marked the appearance with a try each.

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David Petrarca, who directed a couple of episodes of HBO drama Game of Thrones, the most pirated TV series of 2012, was reported to have said at a literary festival in Australia that piracy gave the series a "cultural buzz" but has since denied that he is in favour of the activity.

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