Tigers vs Falcons
Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 12:32 pm
Newcastle Falcons team v Leicester Tigers (Saturday, 3.05pm, Mattioli Woods Welford Road, live on Discovery+)
15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Ben Redshaw, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Max Pepper, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart; 1 Murray McCallum, 2 Jamie Blamire (captain), 3 Luan de Bruin, 4 John Hawkins, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 6 Cameron Neild, 7 Tom Gordon, 8 Freddie Lockwood.
Replacements: 16 Bryan Byrne, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Callum Hancock, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Oli Spencer, 23 Louis Brown.
Not available for selection: Eduardo Bello, Adam Brocklebank, Tim Cardall, Callum Chick, Max Clark, Connor Doherty, Ollie Fletcher, John Kelly, Kiran McDonald, Jacob Oliver, Richard Palframan, Ben Stevenson, Philip van der Walt, Harrison Wood.
STARTING XV
15 Freddie Steward [108]
14 Josh Bassett [25]
13 Solomone Kata [41]
12 Joseph Woodward [30]
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins [45]
10 Handré Pollard [51]
9 Ben Youngs [334]
1 Nicky Smith [21]
2 Julián Montoya (c) [75]
3 Dan Cole [340]
4 Cameron Henderson [62]
5 Ollie Chessum [65]
6 Hanro Liebenberg [129]
7 Tommy Reffell [135]
8 Olly Cracknell [63]
REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [121]
17 James Cronin [47]
18 Joe Heyes [160]
19 Matt Rogerson [25]
20 Emeka Ilione [45]
21 Jack van Poortvliet [93]
22 Ben Volavola [8]
23 Mike Brown [32]
15 Elliott Obatoyinbo, 14 Ben Redshaw, 13 Alex Hearle, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Max Pepper, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart; 1 Murray McCallum, 2 Jamie Blamire (captain), 3 Luan de Bruin, 4 John Hawkins, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 6 Cameron Neild, 7 Tom Gordon, 8 Freddie Lockwood.
Replacements: 16 Bryan Byrne, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Callum Hancock, 19 Oscar Usher, 20 Ollie Leatherbarrow, 21 Joe Davis, 22 Oli Spencer, 23 Louis Brown.
Not available for selection: Eduardo Bello, Adam Brocklebank, Tim Cardall, Callum Chick, Max Clark, Connor Doherty, Ollie Fletcher, John Kelly, Kiran McDonald, Jacob Oliver, Richard Palframan, Ben Stevenson, Philip van der Walt, Harrison Wood.
STARTING XV
15 Freddie Steward [108]
14 Josh Bassett [25]
13 Solomone Kata [41]
12 Joseph Woodward [30]
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins [45]
10 Handré Pollard [51]
9 Ben Youngs [334]
1 Nicky Smith [21]
2 Julián Montoya (c) [75]
3 Dan Cole [340]
4 Cameron Henderson [62]
5 Ollie Chessum [65]
6 Hanro Liebenberg [129]
7 Tommy Reffell [135]
8 Olly Cracknell [63]
REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [121]
17 James Cronin [47]
18 Joe Heyes [160]
19 Matt Rogerson [25]
20 Emeka Ilione [45]
21 Jack van Poortvliet [93]
22 Ben Volavola [8]
23 Mike Brown [32]
