Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards praised his side after their impressive 35-8 win over Worcester at Kingston Park on Friday.
Tries from Alex Tait, Rob Vickers, Kyle Cooper and Juan Pablo Socino sealed a bonus-point win, which was the perfect start to their season.
"The boys went out and delivered, so I'm really pleased with that. I'm delighted to get a bonus point win in the first game of the season, it's a real positive," said a clearly thrilled Richards when speaking to BBC Sport after the one-sided Premiership triumph on their home patch.
"It's a very happy changing room but the boys have said it's great to start with a win at home but now we have to back it up with a win next week.
"We've changed our emphasis slightly from last season and the boys have worked very hard and we're improving year on year, which we always aim to do.
"It's going to be a long season but getting a win early on is key."
In contrast, Worcester director of rugby Gary Gold was clearly unhappy with his team's showing as they mustered just one try in the game.
"The defeat is a very bitter pill to swallow. It was a very disappointing performance," he said.
"We didn't play at all well and it's not a great start to what is always a long hard season.
"We don't have a choice, we have to regroup. I still have confidence in these players and we have to be tough on ourselves.
"Our error count was incredibly high and our discipline let us down."
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