Newcastle 17 - 12 Saracens

Full time

29 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 7

Kingston Park

Newcastle Falcons secured a narrow 17-12 victory over Saracens at Kingston Park. Brett Connon opened the scoring with an early penalty before Saracens' Tobias Elliott crossed for a try. The Falcons responded quickly, with Alex Hearle scoring a try and Connon adding the conversion. A further try from Adam Radwan, converted by Connon, extended Newcastle's lead. Saracens fought back, with Tom Willis scoring late in the game, but they could not clinch the win. A dramatic moment occurred in the final minutes when Saracens' Hugh Tizard received a red card just after Newcastle's Sammy Arnold was shown a yellow. This match showcased strong performances from Connon and Radwan, ensuring a hard-fought win for the Falcons.

Weather

Temperature: 6.3°C (Feels like -0.4°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 23.7 km/h, gusting to 51.8 km/h Humidity: 81% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
2'

Penalty

Brett Connon · Newcastle

3 - 0
17'

Try

Tobias Elliott · Saracens

3 - 5
22'

Try

Alex Hearle · Newcastle

8 - 5
23'

Conversion

Brett Connon · Newcastle

10 - 5
32'

Substitution

Adam Radwan on for Ethan Grayson · Newcastle
33'

Try

Adam Radwan · Newcastle

15 - 5
34'

Conversion

Brett Connon · Newcastle

17 - 5
38'

Substitution

Sam Spink on for Alex Lozowski · Saracens
40'

Substitution

Eroni Mawi on for Rhys Carre · Saracens
40'

Substitution

Marco Riccioni on for Fraser Balmain · Saracens
Halftime 17 - 5
Second Half
53'

Substitution

Nathan Michelow on for Toby Knight · Saracens
57'

Substitution

Gareth Simpson on for Ivan van Zyl · Saracens
62'

Substitution

James Hadfield on for Theo Dan · Saracens
67'

Substitution

Max Pepper on for Sam Stuart · Newcastle
69'

Substitution

Harry Wilson on for Juan Martin Gonzalez · Saracens
71'

Substitution

Tom Parton on for Tobias Elliott · Saracens
77'

Try

Tom Willis · Saracens

17 - 10
78'

Conversion

Fergus Burke · Saracens

17 - 12
78'

Substitution

Kiran McDonald on for James Hadfield · Saracens
78'

Substitution

Theo Dan on for Murray McCallum · Saracens
79'

Yellow Card

Sammy Arnold · Newcastle
79'

Red Card

Hugh Tizard · Saracens
Fulltime 17 - 12

Player ratings

Newcastle

15 Ethan Grayson 6.9
14 Ben Stevenson 7.0
13 Sammy Arnold 5.2
12 Cameron Hutchison 6.9
11 Alex Hearle 7.5
10 Brett Connon 7.7
9 Sam Stuart 6.4
1 Murray McCallum 7.3
2 Jamie Blamire 7.6
3 Richard Palframan 6.9
4 Philip van der Walt 7.7
5 Sebastian de Chaves 6.4
6 Freddie Lockwood 6.8
7 Tom Gordon 9.2
8 Callum Chick 6.8
16 Ollie Fletcher –
17 Mike Rewcastle –
18 Callum Hancock –
19 Kiran McDonald –
20 Ollie Leatherbarrow –
21 Max Pepper 6.8
22 Connor Doherty –
23 Adam Radwan 7.3

Saracens

15 Elliot Daly 6.9
14 Tobias Elliott 7.7
13 Alex Lozowski 5.9
12 Nick Tompkins 6.6
11 Rotimi Segun 7.1
10 Fergus Burke 6.0
9 Ivan van Zyl 6.3
1 Rhys Carre 6.9
2 Theo Dan 8.0
3 Fraser Balmain 5.8
4 Theo McFarland 7.5
5 Hugh Tizard 3.7
6 Juan Martin Gonzalez 5.9
7 Toby Knight 5.8
8 Tom Willis 8.2
16 James Hadfield 6.2
17 Eroni Mawi 5.7
18 Marco Riccioni 5.9
19 Harry Wilson 5.9
20 Nathan Michelow 6.3
21 Gareth Simpson 6.1
22 Sam Spink 5.4
23 Tom Parton –