Newcastle Newcastle 25 - 19 Gloucester Gloucester

● full_time 80 minutes

02 Jan 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 9

Kingston Park

Head to Head

🎉 3
👏 2
🔥 2

Newcastle Red Bulls secured a 25-19 victory against Gloucester Rugby in a thrilling Premiership clash. George McGuigan opened the scoring with a try, converted by Brett Connon, giving the home side an early lead. Both teams faced yellow cards at the 15-minute mark, with Arthur Clark and Jamie Hodgson temporarily sidelined. Tom Christie extended Newcastle's advantage with another try before Gloucester's Ollie Thorley responded with a score of his own. In the second half, Simon Benitez Cruz added to Newcastle's tally, while Mike Austin and Ciaran Knight scored for Gloucester, keeping the pressure on the hosts. Despite their efforts and Thorley's red card, Gloucester could not close the gap sufficiently. Connon's consistent kicking proved crucial, helping Newcastle to maintain their lead and claim the win.

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Weather

Temperature: 0.1°C (Feels like -7.3°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 20.6 km/h, gusting to 41.7 km/h Humidity: 76% Cloud Cover: 49%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 7' try George McGuigan
  • 8' conversion Brett Connon
  • 15' yellow_card Arthur Clark
  • 15' yellow_card Jamie Hodgson
  • 16' try Tom Christie
  • 22' try Ollie Thorley
  • 25' yellow_card_complete Arthur Clark
  • 25' yellow_card_complete Jamie Hodgson
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 41' penalty Brett Connon
  • 45' try Simon Benitez Cruz
  • 46' conversion Brett Connon
  • 46' red_card Ollie Thorley
  • 50' substitution Alex Hearle
  • 50' substitution Ollie Leatherbarrow
  • 54' penalty Brett Connon
  • 54' substitution Ethan Grayson
  • 55' substitution Will Knight
  • 55' substitution Arthur Clark
  • 59' substitution Afolabi Fasogbon
  • 59' substitution Val Rapava-Ruskin
  • 60' try Mike Austin
  • 61' conversion Ross Byrne
  • 62' substitution Oliver Spencer
  • 62' substitution Deian Gwynne
  • 66' red_card_complete Ollie Thorley
  • 71' try Ciaran Knight
  • 71' conversion Ross Byrne
  • 71' substitution Amanaki Lelei Mafi
  • 71' substitution Richard Palframan
  • 71' substitution Murray McCallum
  • 71' substitution George McGuigan
  • 71' substitution Simon Benitez Cruz
  • 71' substitution Mike Austin
  • 80' full_time