Newcastle 3 - 24 Bristol

Full time

20 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Kingston Park

Bristol Bears secured a convincing 24-3 victory over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park. James Williams opened the scoring with a try in the fifth minute, setting the tone for the match. Despite a penalty from Brett Connon just before halftime, Newcastle struggled to build momentum. Ratu Naulago added a second try for Bristol shortly after the break, followed by a successful conversion from AJ MacGinty. Max Malins showcased his skills with two tries, further extending Bristol's lead. Newcastle's efforts were consistently thwarted by a resolute Bristol defense throughout the game. Ultimately, the Bears demonstrated their superiority with a well-rounded performance, leaving Newcastle with much to ponder.

Weather

Temperature: 15.3°C (Feels like 13.7°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 12.1 km/h, gusting to 24.3 km/h Humidity: 87% Cloud Cover: 90%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Try

James Williams · Bristol

0 - 5
40'

Penalty

Brett Connon · Newcastle

3 - 5
Halftime 3 - 5
Second Half
48'

Try

Ratu Naulago · Bristol

3 - 10
50'

Conversion

AJ MacGinty · Bristol

3 - 12
52'

Substitution

Jake Woolmore on for Ellis Genge · Bristol
52'

Substitution

George Kloska on for Max Lahiff · Bristol
52'

Substitution

Luan de Bruin on for Adam Brocklebank · Newcastle
52'

Substitution

Murray McCallum on for Richard Palframan · Newcastle
61'

Substitution

Will Capon on for Gabriel Oghre · Bristol
63'

Try

Max Malins · Bristol

3 - 17
64'

Conversion

AJ MacGinty · Bristol

3 - 19
67'

Substitution

Ben Redshaw on for Elliott Obatoyinbo · Newcastle
69'

Substitution

Ollie Fletcher on for Jamie Blamire · Newcastle
69'

Substitution

Adam Scott on for John Hawkins · Newcastle
69'

Substitution

Joe Davis on for Sam Stuart · Newcastle
73'

Substitution

Ollie Leatherbarrow on for Freddie Lockwood · Newcastle
73'

Substitution

Ellis Genge on for Jake Woolmore · Bristol
76'

Substitution

Louis Brown on for Sammy Arnold · Newcastle
77'

Try

Max Malins · Bristol

3 - 24
Fulltime 3 - 24

Player ratings

Newcastle

15 Elliott Obatoyinbo 6.0
14 Adam Radwan 6.4
13 Connor Doherty 6.5
12 Sammy Arnold 5.9
11 Ben Stevenson 5.5
10 Brett Connon 6.8
9 Sam Stuart 5.7
1 Adam Brocklebank 6.0
2 Jamie Blamire 7.0
3 Richard Palframan 5.8
4 John Hawkins 6.9
5 Kiran McDonald 6.5
6 Freddie Lockwood 6.1
7 Tom Gordon 7.1
8 Callum Chick 6.2
16 Ollie Fletcher 5.7
17 Luan de Bruin 6.2
18 Murray McCallum 5.8
19 Adam Scott 5.8
20 Ollie Leatherbarrow –
21 Joe Davis 5.9
22 Louis Brown –
23 Ben Redshaw 6.0

Bristol

15 Max Malins 9.5
14 Ratu Naulago 9.0
13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 6.6
12 James Williams 8.3
11 Gabriel Ibitoye 7.9
10 AJ MacGinty 7.7
9 Harry Randall 7.5
1 Ellis Genge 6.4
2 Gabriel Oghre 7.9
3 Max Lahiff 6.3
4 James Dun 6.0
5 Joe Batley 6.4
6 Steven Luatua 7.1
7 Jake Heenan 6.6
8 Fitz Harding 7.1
16 Will Capon 6.1
17 Jake Woolmore 6.1
18 George Kloska 6.5
19 Josh Caulfield –
20 Benjamin Grondona –
21 Kieran Marmion –
22 Joe Jenkins –
23 Richard Lane –