Gloucester 54 - 21 Newcastle

Full time

06 Jun 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 18

Kingsholm

Gloucester Rugby delivered a commanding performance against Newcastle Red Bulls, winning 54-21 at Kingsholm. Ben Redshaw was a standout player, scoring two tries, while Charlie Atkinson contributed significantly with seven conversions. Newcastle managed to keep the score competitive through tries from George McGuigan and Tom Christie, but they were unable to match Gloucester's intensity. The home team built a strong lead with four tries in the first half, establishing a 38-14 advantage at halftime. In the second half, Gloucester continued their assault, adding tries from Seb Blake, James Venter, and Redshaw to seal the victory. Newcastle's efforts were highlighted by a late try from Simon Benitez Cruz, but the game was largely dominated by Gloucester's attacking prowess. This win marks a significant turnaround for Gloucester after previous losses to Newcastle, reinforcing their strength in the Premiership.

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Weather

Temperature: 16.3°C (Feels like 12.1°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 21.0 km/h, gusting to 38.3 km/h Humidity: 83% Cloud Cover: 88%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Ben Redshaw · Gloucester

5 - 0
2'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

7 - 0
5'

Try

George McGuigan · Newcastle

7 - 5
6'

Conversion

Brett Connon · Newcastle

7 - 7
19'

Try

Tom Christie · Newcastle

7 - 12
20'

Conversion

Brett Connon · Newcastle

7 - 14
26'

Try

Arthur Clark · Gloucester

12 - 14
27'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

14 - 14
31'

Try

Caolan Englefield · Gloucester

19 - 14
32'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

21 - 14
32'

Substitution

Reuben Parsons on for Freddie Lockwood · Newcastle
33'

Try

Ben Redshaw · Gloucester

26 - 14
34'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

28 - 14
38'

Try

Max Llewellyn · Gloucester

33 - 14
38'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

35 - 14
40'

Substitution

Tim Cardall on for Tom Christie · Newcastle
Halftime 35 - 14
Second Half
44'

Substitution

Ben Healy on for Brett Connon · Newcastle
45'

Substitution

Richard Palframan on for Murray McCallum · Newcastle
46'

Try

Seb Blake · Gloucester

40 - 14
47'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

42 - 14
48'

Substitution

Jamie Clark on for Connor Hancock · Newcastle
52'

Substitution

Christian Wade on for Ethan Grayson · Newcastle
54'

Yellow Card

George McGuigan · Newcastle
55'

Try

James Venter · Gloucester

47 - 14
56'

Conversion

Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester

49 - 14
56'

Substitution

Ciaran Knight on for Afolabi Fasogbon · Gloucester
56'

Substitution

Dian Bleuler on for Val Rapava-Ruskin · Gloucester
56'

Substitution

Jack Innard on for Seb Blake · Gloucester
59'

Substitution

James Elliott on for Elliott Obatoyinbo · Newcastle
59'

Substitution

Jack Clement on for Arthur Clark · Gloucester
59'

Substitution

Ollie Fletcher on for Jamie Hodgson · Newcastle
64'

Yellow Card Complete

George McGuigan · Newcastle
67'

Try

Simon Benitez Cruz · Newcastle

49 - 21
67'

Conversion

Ben Healy · Newcastle

49 - 16
73'

Try

Ben Redshaw · Gloucester

54 - 21
74'

Substitution

Deian Gwynne on for Matias Alemanno · Gloucester
76'

Substitution

Will Knight on for Seb Atkinson · Gloucester
76'

Substitution

Josiah Edwards-Giraud on for Ollie Thorley · Gloucester
76'

Substitution

Mike Austin on for Caolan Englefield · Gloucester
Fulltime 54 - 21

Player ratings

Gloucester

15 Ben Redshaw 10.0
14 Ollie Thorley 7.1
13 Max Llewellyn 8.8
12 Seb Atkinson 8.3
11 Ben Loader 10.0
10 Charlie Atkinson 9.0
9 Caolan Englefield 6.6
1 Val Rapava-Ruskin 6.5
2 Seb Blake 8.4
3 Afolabi Fasogbon 6.4
4 Arthur Clark 8.2
5 Matias Alemanno 6.3
6 Freddie Thomas 6.1
7 James Venter 8.1
8 Will Trenholm 7.1
16 Jack Innard 6.5
17 Dian Bleuler 6.4
18 Ciaran Knight 6.4
19 Deian Gwynne –
20 Jack Clement 6.3
21 Mike Austin –
22 Will Knight –
23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud –

Newcastle

15 Ethan Grayson 5.4
14 Harrison Obatoyinbo 6.4
13 Alex Hearle 5.1
12 Sammy Arnold 6.6
11 Elliott Obatoyinbo 5.9
10 Brett Connon 6.7
9 Simon Benitez Cruz 6.6
1 Connor Hancock 6.2
2 George McGuigan 7.0
3 Murray McCallum 5.8
4 Jamie Hodgson 6.7
5 Adam Scott 6.1
6 Ollie Leatherbarrow 6.0
7 Tom Christie 6.8
8 Freddie Lockwood 5.6
16 Ollie Fletcher 6.0
17 Jamie Clark 6.2
18 Richard Palframan 5.9
19 Tim Cardall 6.1
20 Reuben Parsons 6.7
21 James Elliott 6.0
22 Ben Healy 5.7
23 Christian Wade 6.4