A small crowd of just over 3,000 saw the Falcons put on strong attacking display, as the Spanish side struggled to live with the Premiership outfit.

The Falcons scored nine tries in all, through S Jones, Noon, May, Williamson, Long, Visser, Swinson, Dowson and a penalty try. Goal kicker Rory Clegg was also on top form, slotting all nine conversions.

Newcastle face a much tougher test next weekend however, as they travel to Brive for their second Pool Four assignment.

Newcastle Falcons: S Jones, D Williams (S Davey 37), J Noon, T May, T Visser, R Clegg, H Charlton (J Grindal 55), J McDonnell (J Golding 41), M Thompson (A Long 41), C Hayman (M Ward 41), T Swinson, M Sorensen (A Perry 48), R Beattie, E Williamson (R Winter 51), P Dowson

Cetransa El Salvador: R Van Eyk, R Turrión, M Stanley, N Nava, L Gascón, J Wilson, S Ibarra, T Lewis (C Caballero 48), D Marrón (G Gaston 45), M Serrano (D Zarzosa 45), S Souto, C Lyons, F Galloppa (J Molina 52), I Criado, C O'Connell

Referee: Patrick Pechambert (France)

HT: 21-0

Attendance: 3,789