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BBC News
18-04-2025
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Northampton hold-off Falcons comeback for victory
Gallagher PremiershipNewcastle (10) 34Tries: Blamire, Doherty, Hearle, Stevenson, Pepper Cons: Connon 3 Pen: ConnonNorthampton (28) 35Tries: Wright, Green, Smith, Glister, James Cons: Hutchinson, Smith 4 Northampton Saints kept their slim Premiership title defence alive with a five-try victory at fell behind to Jamie Blamire's try but responded with four tries before half-time from hooker Craig Wright, prop Luke Green, Fin Smith and Will Glister, who both came off the Connor Doherty replied for Falcons just after the break before Saints scrum-half Tom James went over to push the visitors out to a 35-15 they were Saints' last points as Newcastle got back into the game with tries from wingers Alex Hearle and Ben Stevenson to take a bonus point, before Max Pepper's try four minutes from time earned them a losing bonus as to follow. Newcastle: Obatoyinbo, Hearle, Doherty, Clark, Stevenson, Connon, Stuart; Brocklebank, Blamire, McCallum, Hawkins, de Chaves, Lockwood, Neild, Chick (c)Replacements: Fletcher, Rewcastle, Palframan, Baker, Leatherbarrow, Pepper, Arnold, SpencerNorthampton: Ramm; Litchfield, Odendaal, Hutchinson, Seabrook; Charlie Savala, James; West, Wright, Green; Munga, Lockett, Scott-Young, Pearson, Walker, Haffar, Millar Mills, Mayanavanua, Augustus, Mitchell, Smith, GlisterReferee: Luke Pearce
BBC News
21-03-2025
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England stars to the fore as Sale win at Newcastle
Gallagher PremiershipNewcastle (10) 15 Tries: Neild, Palframan Con: Connon Pen: Connon Sale (27) 39 Tries: Rodd, R Du Preez, O'Flaherty, McElroy, Carpenter Cons: Ford 4 Pens: Ford 2 Sale Sharks' England contingent played a starring role as they powered their way to a bonus-point victory at Newcastle Ford kicked 14 points and set up two tries, prop Bevan Rodd scored a try, and Tom Roebuck caused havoc down the wing. Tom O'Flaherty, Tadgh McElroy and Joe Carpenter grabbed the other scores as they resumed Premiership action with a dominant five points take Sharks up two places to fifth and one point outside the play-off spots ahead of the rest of the weekend's games. But it was another tough night for Newcastle, whose tries came from Sale old boy Cameron Neild and Richard Palframan as they stay bottom, six points adrift of Exeter Chiefs. More to follow. Newcastle: Obatoyinbo; Spencer, Arnold, Clark, Hearle; Connon, Stuart; Brocklebank, Blamire, McCallum, van der Walt, McDonald, Lockwood, Neild, Chick (capt).Replacements: Fletcher, Rewcastle, Palframan, de Chaves, Leatherbarrow, Davis, Wilkinson, Carpenter; Roebuck, R du Preez, Ma'asi White, O'Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Rodd, McElroy, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Hill, van Rhyn, B Curry, JL du Thompson, McIntyre, John, Andrews, Dugdale, Thomas, Bedlow, McIntyre (64).Referee: Christophe Ridley.
