Newcastle’s most up-to-date victory within the competitors was again in March 2023 towards Gloucester, in order that winless interval could have stretched to 18 months by the point the brand new season begins subsequent month with a match at dwelling to Bristol Bears on 20 September.
Nevertheless, Diamond believes that the Falcons have been affected by a shedding tradition for the 4 years since they have been promoted from the Championship.
In that interval, they’ve misplaced 62 of their 84 Premiership video games and by no means completed with greater than two sides beneath them within the ultimate desk.
Diamond, who arrived on the membership in January after Alex Codling stepped down, has been working exhausting on the squad’s health throughout pre-season as he sees that because the bedrock for producing a aspect that’s more durable to play towards.
“To be aggressive within the competitors, you have to have a 90% lineout and scrum,” he mentioned.
“To be aggressive, you have to give away single-figure penalties. They’ve not had that for 4 years. To do this, you have to be match.
“Most penalties are given away on the maul or offside in midfield at a ruck – usually groups that are not match. The remainder of it, the talent ingredient, comes lastly for me.
“We are going to turn into a aggressive staff. Whenever you’re an excellent defensive staff, most tries in top-class rugby are created from turnovers from an excellent defence, so the fundamentals are there.”