Newcastle 14 - 22 Dragons

Full time

15 Dec 2024

Stage: Pool 2 Round 2

Kingston Park

The Dragons RFC secured a 22-14 victory over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park. Rodrigo Martinez opened the scoring for the Dragons with a try, followed by a successful conversion from Angus O'Brien. Newcastle struck back with a try from Adam Radwan, which Kieran Wilkinson converted, but the Dragons maintained their lead with O'Brien's penalty. After halftime, Alex Hearle scored for the Falcons, bringing them into a brief lead at 14-10. However, the Dragons responded decisively with tries from Aaron Wainwright and Huw Anderson, with Cai Evans converting the latter. The Dragons' defense held firm as they protected their lead despite the Falcons' attempts in the latter stages. Overall, the Dragons RFC demonstrated resilience and tactical prowess to claim the win.

Weather

Temperature: 11.8°C (Feels like 4.4°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 31.5 km/h, gusting to 60.0 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 87%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
15'

Try

Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons

0 - 5
17'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

0 - 7
24'

Substitution

Nick Thomas on for Steven Cummins · Dragons
34'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

0 - 10
36'

Try

Adam Radwan · Newcastle

5 - 10
37'

Conversion

Kieran Wilkinson · Newcastle

7 - 10
Halftime 7 - 10
Second Half
46'

Try

Alex Hearle · Newcastle

12 - 10
47'

Conversion

Kieran Wilkinson · Newcastle

14 - 10
49'

Try

Aaron Wainwright · Dragons

14 - 15
50'

Substitution

Cai Evans on for Oli Andrew · Dragons
50'

Substitution

Rhodri Williams on for Che Hope · Dragons
53'

Substitution

Brett Connon on for Kieran Wilkinson · Newcastle
53'

Substitution

Cai Evans on for Angus O'Brien · Dragons
59'

Try

Huw Anderson · Dragons

14 - 20
60'

Conversion

Cai Evans · Dragons

14 - 22
60'

Substitution

Oli Burrows on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
60'

Substitution

Paula Latu on for Chris Coleman · Dragons
60'

Substitution

Josh Reynolds on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
60'

Substitution

Mike Rewcastle on for Richard Palframan · Newcastle
61'

Substitution

Angus O'Brien on for Harry Wilson · Dragons
65'

Substitution

Hugh O'Sullivan on for Sam Stuart · Newcastle
65'

Substitution

Evan Minto on for George Nott · Dragons
65'

Substitution

Bryan Byrne on for Ollie Fletcher · Newcastle
65'

Substitution

Oliver Spencer on for Connor Doherty · Newcastle
Fulltime 14 - 22

Player ratings

Newcastle

15 Ben Redshaw 7.0
14 Adam Radwan 8.7
13 Alex Hearle 7.3
12 Connor Doherty 7.5
11 Ben Stevenson 5.8
10 Kieran Wilkinson 7.0
9 Sam Stuart 5.0
1 Murray McCallum 7.1
2 Ollie Fletcher 7.8
3 Richard Palframan 6.5
4 Sebastian de Chaves 6.4
5 Kiran McDonald 6.7
6 Freddie Lockwood 6.6
7 Tom Gordon 7.6
8 Callum Chick 7.2
16 Bryan Byrne 6.9
17 Mike Rewcastle 6.0
18 Callum Hancock –
19 Finn Baker –
20 Ollie Leatherbarrow –
21 Hugh O'Sullivan 6.1
22 Brett Connon 6.0
23 Oliver Spencer 5.9

Dragons

15 Huw Anderson 9.7
14 Ewan Rosser 6.7
13 Joe Westwood 6.8
12 Aneurin Owen 6.2
11 Oli Andrew 6.1
10 Angus O'Brien 6.2
9 Che Hope 6.3
1 Rodrigo Martinez 7.8
2 Brodie Coghlan 8.0
3 Chris Coleman 6.7
4 Steven Cummins 6.6
5 George Nott 6.8
6 Ryan Woodman 6.8
7 Dan Lydiate 7.0
8 Aaron Wainwright 9.6
16 Oli Burrows 6.4
17 Josh Reynolds 6.7
18 Paula Latu 6.5
19 Nick Thomas 6.8
20 Evan Minto 5.8
21 Rhodri Williams 6.8
22 Cai Evans 6.4
23 Harry Wilson –