Newcastle 17 - 39 Leicester

Full time

28 Nov 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 6

Kingston Park

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Leicester Tigers secured a convincing 39-17 victory against Newcastle Red Bulls at Kingston Park. The away team got off to a strong start with early penalties and tries from Thompson and Moro, with Searle converting both. Newcastle responded with a try from Grayson, but Leicester maintained their momentum despite a yellow card for Hassell-Collins. In the second half, Steward added another try for Leicester, further extending their lead. The Red Bulls managed to score through Moro again, but Leicester's Palframan completed the scoring with a try of his own. Searle's kicking proved pivotal, contributing significantly to Leicester's score. Overall, Leicester's disciplined performance and attacking flair overwhelmed Newcastle.

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Weather

Temperature: 7.8°C (Feels like -0.3°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 29.3 km/h, gusting to 57.4 km/h Humidity: 72% Cloud Cover: 80%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Penalty

Billy Searle · Leicester

0 - 3
12'

Try

James Thompson · Leicester

0 - 8
13'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

0 - 10
16'

Yellow Card

Ollie Hassell-Collins · Leicester
18'

Substitution

Harry Wells on for James Thompson · Leicester
21'

Try

Ethan Grayson · Newcastle

5 - 10
22'

Conversion

Brett Connon · Newcastle

7 - 10
23'

Try

Joaquin Moro · Leicester

7 - 15
24'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

7 - 17
26'

Yellow Card Complete

Ollie Hassell-Collins · Leicester
33'

Penalty

Brett Connon · Newcastle

10 - 17
Halftime 10 - 17
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Jamie Blamire · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Simon Benitez Cruz on for Sam Stuart · Newcastle
53'

Substitution

Josh Manz on for Hanro Liebenberg · Leicester
56'

Try

Freddie Steward · Leicester

10 - 22
57'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

10 - 24
58'

Substitution

Richard Palframan on for Murray McCallum · Newcastle
58'

Substitution

Ollie Fletcher on for George McGuigan · Newcastle
62'

Penalty

Billy Searle · Leicester

10 - 27
62'

Substitution

James O'Connor on for Billy Searle · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Ale Loman on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Joseph Woodward on for Freddie Steward · Leicester
67'

Substitution

Boeta Chamberlain on for Liam Williams · Newcastle
68'

Substitution

Tom Gordon on for Amanaki Lelei Mafi · Newcastle
68'

Substitution

Ollie Allan on for Tom Whiteley · Leicester
72'

Try

Joaquin Moro · Leicester

10 - 32
73'

Conversion

Orlando Bailey · Leicester

10 - 34
76'

Try

Richard Palframan · Newcastle

15 - 34
77'

Conversion

Brett Connon · Newcastle

17 - 34
77'

Substitution

Mike Rewcastle on for Adam Brocklebank · Newcastle
80'

Try

Tommy Reffell · Leicester

17 - 39
Fulltime 17 - 39

Player ratings

Newcastle

15 Ethan Grayson 7.1
14 Liam Williams 6.1
13 Alex Hearle 7.4
12 Max Clark 6.2
11 Oliver Spencer 5.7
10 Brett Connon 7.2
9 Sam Stuart 6.2
1 Adam Brocklebank 6.4
2 George McGuigan 6.8
3 Murray McCallum 6.0
4 Oscar Usher 6.7
5 Jamie Hodgson 6.6
6 Freddie Lockwood 6.8
7 Tom Christie 6.7
8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 7.0
16 Ollie Fletcher 6.0
17 Mike Rewcastle –
18 Richard Palframan 6.5
19 Sebastian de Chaves –
20 Cameron Neild –
21 Simon Benitez Cruz 6.5
22 Boeta Chamberlain 5.6
23 Tom Gordon 6.0

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 8.5
14 Adam Radwan 6.5
13 Will Wand 6.9
12 Orlando Bailey 6.8
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 6.8
10 Billy Searle 7.1
9 Tom Whiteley 6.9
1 Nicky Smith 7.3
2 Jamie Blamire 7.2
3 Joe Heyes 7.4
4 Cameron Henderson 6.3
5 James Thompson 7.0
6 Hanro Liebenberg 7.0
7 Tommy Reffell 8.0
8 Joaquin Moro 9.5
16 Charlie Clare 6.8
17 Archie van der Flier –
18 Ale Loman 6.3
19 Harry Wells 6.3
20 Josh Manz 6.3
21 Ollie Allan 6.6
22 James O'Connor 6.3
23 Joseph Woodward 6.3