He said his team, comprising of Berkshire firefighter Mark Wood, nurse Fizzy Lillingston, from Suffolk, lifestyle consultant Julia Stacey, from Oxfordshire, and outdoor adventure instructors Dave Hughes and Matt O'Brien, both from Pembrokeshire, was the best he had worked with.
Australian-born three quarters Matt Mostyn and Jason Jones-Hughes helped themselves to two tries apiece as Newport romped to victory against bottom side Cross Keys.
Following the break, and with more pressure failing to make any breakthrough, Hughes made a double substitution with Tugay and Matt Derbyshire coming on for David Dunn and the ineffective McCarthy.