Northampton 61 - 0 Newcastle

Full time

28 Dec 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 9

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton Saints delivered an emphatic performance, defeating Newcastle Falcons 61-0 at Franklin's Gardens. The Saints opened the scoring early with a try from Coles, quickly followed by a brace of tries from Davison. Fin Smith's accurate kicking ensured the Saints built a commanding lead, converting all five tries in the first half. The Falcons struggled to respond and were unable to breach the Saints' defense throughout the match. Tom Pearson shone with two tries after the break, further extending the lead. Rory Hutchinson capped off the impressive victory with a late try, converting it himself. Overall, it was a comprehensive display from Northampton, showcasing their attacking talent and defensive solidity.

Weather

Temperature: 4.7°C (Feels like 2.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 9.6 km/h, gusting to 17.9 km/h Humidity: 93% Cloud Cover: 88%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Alex Coles · Northampton

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

7 - 0
7'

Try

Trevor Davison · Northampton

12 - 0
7'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

14 - 0
9'

Try

Trevor Davison · Northampton

19 - 0
10'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

21 - 0
14'

Try

Alex Mitchell · Northampton

26 - 0
14'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

28 - 0
28'

Try

Josh Kemeny · Northampton

33 - 0
29'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

35 - 0
31'

Yellow Card

Fin Smith · Northampton
37'

Try

Tommy Freeman · Northampton

40 - 0
40'

Substitution

Iakopo Petelo-Mapu on for Henry Pollock · Northampton
40'

Substitution

Luke Green on for Trevor Davison · Northampton
40'

Substitution

Archie McParland on for Sam Stuart · Northampton
Halftime 40 - 0
Second Half
41'

Yellow Card Complete

Fin Smith · Northampton
51'

Try

Tom Pearson · Northampton

45 - 0
52'

Conversion

Fin Smith · Northampton

47 - 0
52'

Substitution

Rory Hutchinson on for Fin Smith · Northampton
53'

Substitution

John Hawkins on for Callum Chick · Newcastle
53'

Substitution

Philip van der Walt on for Kiran McDonald · Newcastle
54'

Try

Tom Pearson · Northampton

52 - 0
56'

Conversion

Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

54 - 0
56'

Substitution

Angus Scott-Young on for Josh Kemeny · Northampton
58'

Substitution

Mike Rewcastle on for Murray McCallum · Newcastle
61'

Substitution

Bryan Byrne on for Ollie Fletcher · Newcastle
62'

Substitution

Curtis Langdon on for Henry Walker · Northampton
62'

Substitution

Callum Hancock on for Richard Palframan · Newcastle
62'

Substitution

Tarek Haffar on for Tom West · Northampton
64'

Substitution

Jack Metcalf on for Alex Hearle · Newcastle
66'

Substitution

Oliver Spencer on for Adam Radwan · Newcastle
80'

Try

Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

59 - 0
81'

Conversion

Rory Hutchinson · Northampton

61 - 0
Fulltime 61 - 0

Player ratings

Northampton

15 George Hendy 8.7
14 Tommy Freeman 9.2
13 Tom Litchfield 7.0
12 Fraser Dingwall 7.2
11 Ollie Sleightholme 8.0
10 Fin Smith 6.1
9 Alex Mitchell 7.0
1 Tom West 6.3
2 Henry Walker 7.9
3 Trevor Davison 8.2
4 Chunya Munga 8.0
5 Alex Coles 7.4
6 Josh Kemeny 8.5
7 Tom Pearson 9.0
8 Henry Pollock 8.0
16 Curtis Langdon 7.4
17 Tarek Haffar 6.5
18 Luke Green 7.0
19 Temo Mayanavanua –
20 Angus Scott-Young 7.3
21 Iakopo Petelo-Mapu 6.7
22 Archie McParland 7.1
23 Rory Hutchinson 7.9

Newcastle

15 Louis Brown 6.6
14 Adam Radwan 6.9
13 Alex Hearle 6.3
12 Connor Doherty 6.2
11 Ben Stevenson 6.4
10 Brett Connon 6.2
9 Sam Stuart 5.7
1 Murray McCallum 6.3
2 Ollie Fletcher 6.8
3 Richard Palframan 6.0
4 Sebastian de Chaves 5.2
5 Kiran McDonald 6.0
6 Freddie Lockwood 7.0
7 Tom Gordon 6.7
8 Callum Chick 5.9
16 Bryan Byrne 6.0
17 Mike Rewcastle 6.0
18 Callum Hancock 6.0
19 John Hawkins 6.3
20 Philip van der Walt 7.0
21 Hugh O'Sullivan –
22 Jack Metcalf 6.2
23 Oliver Spencer 5.9