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Leicester Leicester 62 - 3 Newcastle Newcastle

Full time

18 Apr 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 13

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Leicester vs Newcastle head to head

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Leicester Tigers delivered a commanding performance against Newcastle Red Bulls, winning 62-3 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. The match began with a yellow card for Obatoyinbo of Newcastle, which set the tone for a dominant home side. Blamire scored two early tries, both converted by Searle, giving Leicester a significant lead. Gabriel Hamer-Webb starred with a hat-trick of tries, showcasing his speed and skill throughout the match. Despite a red card for Leatherbarrow, Newcastle struggled to make an impact and only managed a penalty from Healy. Leicester's attacking prowess was evident as they consistently breached Newcastle's defense, leading to multiple tries and conversions. The match concluded with Leicester solidifying their superiority with a final score of 62-3.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 13.3°C (Feels like 8.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 20.0 km/h, gusting to 37.5 km/h Humidity: 61% Cloud Cover: 75%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 1'

    Yellow Card

    Elliott Obatoyinbo 路 Newcastle

  • 2'

    Try

    Jamie Blamire 路 Leicester

    5 - 0
  • 2'

    Conversion

    Billy Searle 路 Leicester

    7 - 0
  • 5'

    Penalty

    Ben Healy 路 Newcastle

    7 - 3
  • 6'

    Red Card

    Ollie Leatherbarrow 路 Newcastle

  • 10'

    Try

    Jamie Blamire 路 Leicester

    12 - 3
  • 11'

    Conversion

    Billy Searle 路 Leicester

    14 - 3
  • 11'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Elliott Obatoyinbo 路 Newcastle

  • 13'

    Try

    Gabriel Hamer-Webb 路 Leicester

    19 - 3
  • 16'

    Try

    Gabriel Hamer-Webb 路 Leicester

    24 - 3
  • 22'

    Substitution

    Simon Benitez Cruz on for Elliott Obatoyinbo 路 Newcastle

  • 23'

    Substitution

    Harry Wells on for Hamish Watson 路 Leicester

  • 26'

    Red Card Complete

    Ollie Leatherbarrow 路 Newcastle

  • 28'

    Substitution

    Reuben Parsons on for Ollie Leatherbarrow 路 Newcastle

  • 30'

    Try

    Gabriel Hamer-Webb 路 Leicester

    29 - 3
  • 30'

    Conversion

    Billy Searle 路 Leicester

    31 - 3
  • 39'

    Substitution

    Brett Connon on for Ben Healy 路 Newcastle

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Murray McCallum on for Richard Palframan 路 Newcastle

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Adam Brocklebank on for Mike Rewcastle 路 Newcastle

  • Halftime 31 - 3
  • Second Half
  • 43'

    Substitution

    Izaia Perese on for Billy Searle 路 Leicester

  • 43'

    Substitution

    Tarek Haffar on for Nicky Smith 路 Leicester

  • 43'

    Substitution

    Will Hurd on for Joe Heyes 路 Leicester

  • 45'

    Substitution

    Freddie Clarke on for Jamie Hodgson 路 Newcastle

  • 49'

    Try

    Izaia Perese 路 Leicester

    36 - 3
  • 50'

    Conversion

    Orlando Bailey 路 Leicester

    38 - 3
  • 50'

    Substitution

    Charlie Clare on for Jamie Blamire 路 Leicester

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Tom Whiteley on for Jack van Poortvliet 路 Leicester

  • 59'

    Try

    Gabriel Hamer-Webb 路 Leicester

    43 - 3
  • 60'

    Conversion

    Orlando Bailey 路 Leicester

    45 - 3
  • 60'

    Substitution

    George Martin on for Ollie Chessum 路 Leicester

  • 60'

    Substitution

    Ollie Hassell-Collins on for Freddie Steward 路 Leicester

  • 62'

    Substitution

    Fergus Lee-Warner on for Adam Scott 路 Newcastle

  • 66'

    Substitution

    Samson Adejimi on for Ollie Fletcher 路 Newcastle

  • 67'

    Try

    Gabriel Hamer-Webb 路 Leicester

    50 - 3
  • 70'

    Try

    Adam Radwan 路 Leicester

    55 - 3
  • 75'

    Try

    Adam Radwan 路 Leicester

    60 - 3
  • 76'

    Conversion

    Orlando Bailey 路 Leicester

    62 - 3
  • Fulltime 62 - 3

Player ratings

Leicester
  • 15 Freddie Steward 7.3
  • 14 Adam Radwan 10.0
  • 13 Will Wand 8.0
  • 12 Orlando Bailey 7.1
  • 11 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 10.0
  • 10 Billy Searle 5.6
  • 9 Jack van Poortvliet 6.5
  • 1 Nicky Smith 6.9
  • 2 Jamie Blamire 8.4
  • 3 Joe Heyes 6.6
  • 4 Cameron Henderson 7.2
  • 5 Ollie Chessum 7.1
  • 6 Joaquin Moro 7.5
  • 7 Hamish Watson 6.6
  • 8 Olly Cracknell 8.5
  • 16 Charlie Clare 6.4
  • 17 Tarek Haffar 6.3
  • 18 Will Hurd 7.3
  • 19 George Martin 6.4
  • 20 Harry Wells 6.2
  • 21 Tom Whiteley 6.9
  • 22 Izaia Perese 7.4
  • 23 Ollie Hassell-Collins 6.3
Newcastle
  • 15 Josh Hodge 6.6
  • 14 Christian Wade 7.2
  • 13 Alex Hearle 6.0
  • 12 Rhys Beeckmans 6.3
  • 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo 4.7
  • 10 Ben Healy 6.7
  • 9 James Elliott 6.1
  • 1 Mike Rewcastle 5.7
  • 2 Ollie Fletcher 6.9
  • 3 Richard Palframan 6.1
  • 4 Jamie Hodgson 6.6
  • 5 Adam Scott 5.9
  • 6 Tom Gordon 5.2
  • 7 Tom Christie 6.8
  • 8 Ollie Leatherbarrow 3.6
  • 16 Samson Adejimi 6.0
  • 17 Adam Brocklebank 5.8
  • 18 Murray McCallum 6.0
  • 19 Freddie Clarke 5.9
  • 20 Reuben Parsons 6.9
  • 21 Simon Benitez Cruz 5.4
  • 22 Brett Connon 6.1
  • 23 Fergus Lee-Warner 5.5