NO worries -- Newport insist they are not bothered about a Newcastle team fielding stars like Jonny Wilkinson and Inga Tuigamala against them in Saturday night's Heineken Cup clash.

Instead they insist they will concentrate on their own game and getting that right. "I don't really care what they're thinking. It's up to us how we approach it and make sure we get our game going," said Newport coach Ian McIntosh (pictured).

"We're more concerned about the way we want to play. It's starting to come, we must make sure it happens for 80 minutes.

"There's a danger about building them up to be so big. They're just another team, and it's only in your mind if you make one side bigger than the other. "I'm sure that Newcastle wouldn't underestimate us either."

Skipper Simon Raiwalui agrees. "Newcastle have got some very good strike players, but we're concentrating on playing our game. If we worry about what they're going to do we'll get nowhere," he said.

But Raiwalui still stresses the need for discipline against the highly successful boot of England and Lions outside half Jonny Wilkinson.

"He kicks goals from everywhere, so discipline will be essential," he said. "If we give penalties away we don't have the ball which is part and parcel of the game."

It will be the first time for McIntosh to prepare a side for a Heineken Cup game. "It's very exciting, like when the Southern Hemisphere started the Super 10 (now Super 12)," he said.

"It's interesting and it's always good to play these huge games. We'll find out if they've got that good a player."

Further explaining the choice of Ceri Jones and Chris Anthony to start ahead of Rod Snow and Adrian Garvey, McIntosh said: "It's important to realise we've got four very good front rows.

"We've got to have faith in all our players, we can't just rely on 15. We've got to look at it as long term.

"Chris is an international front row and Ceri has been playing very well. "We've got to be careful about overusing some players, and Rod has played a lot. We'll look at how it goes."

Raiwalui, with Sale for two years, believes there is little to choose between leading English and Welsh teams.

"There's not that much of a gap," he said. "All the Welsh teams are very competent and it shows when we play in these games.

"Last year we did well against them (Newport beat Bath at Rodney Parade). "We want to play our style of game against Newcastle and if we keep the ball we're confident."