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Standings
9
13
Positions on
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Head to Head
1
Wins
1
Draws
0
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Last 3 meetings
Season so far
Match Centre - Preview - Season So Far A v B
Total Tries
12
14
Metres Gained
2461
2946
Passes
500
592
Tackles Made
432
457
Penalties Conceded
44
41
Turnovers Won
44
41
Tournament record
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)
Newcastle Falcons
Played | 131 (65 home, 66 away) |
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Wins | 83 (53 home, 30 away) |
Losses | 48 (12 home, 36 away) |
Draws | 0 (0 home, 0 away) |
Average points | 29 |
Biggest win | 97 - 0 |
Heaviest defeat | 0 - 45 |
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)
Worcester Warriors
Played | 95 (47 home, 48 away) |
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Wins | 51 (32 home, 19 away) |
Losses | 41 (13 home, 28 away) |
Draws | 3 (2 home, 1 away) |
Average points | 28 |
Biggest win | 90 - 3 |
Heaviest defeat | 10 - 40 |
Newcastle and Worcester face quick rematch
Wednesday 8th December 2021
11:00 am (GMT)
Newcastle Falcons entertain Worcester Warriors for the second time in less than a fortnight at Kingston Park when they host their Gallagher Premiership rivals in Round 1 of the EPCR Challenge Cup on Friday night.
The clubs fought out a thrilling 24-24 draw in heavy snow in the Premiership on November 27, with Fin Smith converting Billy Searle’s 74th-minute try for a share of the spoils.
Other key facts:
- This will be just the second meeting between Newcastle and Worcester in the Challenge Cup, after their semi-final clash back in 2007/08, which the Warriors won 31-16.
- Newcastle have won nine of their last 11 home games in the Challenge Cup, although one of their two defeats in that run came in their most recent game at Kingston Park in the competition, a 33-20 defeat to Cardiff.
- Worcester have lost their last three Challenge Cup fixtures, their longest such run in the competition since suffering seven straight defeats across the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons.
- Newcastle carried the ball for 807 metres per game during their two Challenge Cup games last season. Only Connacht Rugby ran with the ball for more metres on average (950).
- Worcester’s Beck Cutting found a teammate with each of his 11 lineout throws in the Challenge Cup last season. No hooker attempted more throws without missing at least one.
Key quotes:
Luther Burrell (Newcastle Falcons centre): “I really feel like we can target this competition and do well in it this season, because the players we’ve got are good enough.”
Jonathan Thomas (Worcester Warriors head coach): “What we did there last time is a positive reference point. But we have to press re-set and make sure that we earn the right to win the game.”
Match Centre - Preview - Lineups
M. Brown
J. Shillcock
T. Penny
A. Hearle
M. Wright
O. Lindsay-Hague 14'
O. Morris
L. Burrell
F. Venter
. Doel 27'
A. Radwan
D. van der Merwe
. Doel 62'
W. Haydon-Wood
J. Hodgson 74'
B. Searle
F. Smith 65'
L. Schreuder
C. Nordli-Kelemeti 72'
W. Chudley
K. Cooper
A. Brocklebank 57'
E. Waller
. Owen 74'
G. McGuigan
R. Smith 74'
N. Annett
S. Baldwin 25'
M. Tampin
L. Mulipola 57'
J. Tyack
. Judge 62'
M. Fuser
G. Peterson 71'
J. Batley
S. Robinson
A. Kitchener
C. Chick
G. Graham 65'
K. Hatherell
M. Kvesic 65'
W. Welch
T. Hill
C. Fearns
C. Chick 71'
S. Vailanu
S. Lewis 65'
Replacements
R. Smith
G. McGuigan
S. Baldwin
. Annett
A. Brocklebank
K. Cooper
K. Owen
E. Waller
L. Mulipola
. Tampin
C. Judge
. Tyack
G. Peterson
. Fuser
M. Kvesic
. Hatherell
G. Graham
C. Chick
S. Lewis
S. Vailanu
C. Nordli-Kelemeti
. Schreuder
O. Wynn
J. Hodgson
W. Haydon-Wood
F. Smith
B. Searle
O. Lindsay-Hague
. Wright
H. Doel
. Venter
Newcastle overcome Worcester in entertaining opener
Friday 10th December 2021
10:51 pm (GMT)
Newcastle Falcons triumphed 31-26 in a gripping clash with Worcester Warriors at Kingston Park as the EPCR Challenge Cup got under way on Friday night.
Newcastle scored inside 60 seconds in the Pool A encounter as Max Wright went over but were pegged back through a penalty try before Duhan Van Der Merwe put Worcester ahead.
Mike Brown crossed on 23 minutes to draw Newcastle level, but Harri Doel dotted down six minutes later to restore Worcester’s advantage.
🗣 Hey Siri, show me the definition of end to end rugby @FalconsRugby 🆚 @WorcsWarriors #ChallengeCupRugby 📺
You’re welcome!! pic.twitter.com/z6FTvdJNM5
— EPCR Challenge Cup (@ChallengeCup_) December 10, 2021
A try from Newcastle hooker George McGuigan in the closing moments of the first half saw the two sides go into the break locked at 21-21, and the hosts then took the lead thanks to Ollie Lindsay-Haugue’s effort shortly after play resumed.
Worcester hit back once again through Will Chudley but Billy Searle was off target with the conversion, leaving Newcastle with a two-point lead heading into the closing stages.
A Joel Hodgson penalty on 76 minutes would cap the hosts’ victory as they held on to record a hard-fought victory.
Falcons don’t feature again in the EPCR Challenge Cup until they visit Biarritz Olympique on January 24, while Worcester host the TOP 14 outfit in Round 2 next weekend.
Match Page - Summary
Score Summary
Tries
M. Wright 0’
M. Brown 23’
G. McGuigan 40’ + 1
O. Lindsay-Hague 46’
D. van der Merwe 15’
H. Doel 29’
W. Chudley 65’
Penalty try
. 6’
Conversions
W. Haydon-Wood 1’ , 25’ , 40’ + 2 , 47’
B. Searle 16’ , 30’
Penalties
J. Hodgson 76’
Yellow cards
W. Welch 6’
Match Page - Timeline
Timeline
FT
3126
Penalty 76'
J. Hodgson
-
Substitute 74'
E. Waller
K. Owen
-
Substitute 74'
W. Haydon-Wood
J. Hodgson
-
Substitute 74'
G. McGuigan
R. Smith
-
Substitute 72'
L. Schreuder
C. Nordli-Kelemeti
-
Substitute 71'
M. Fuser
G. Peterson
-
Substitute 71'
C. Fearns
C. Chick
-
Substitute 71'
S. Lewis
S. Vailanu
-
Missed conversion 66'
F. Smith
-
Substitute 65'
S. Vailanu
S. Lewis
-
Substitute 65'
K. Hatherell
M. Kvesic
-
Substitute 65'
B. Searle
F. Smith
2826
Try 65'
W. Chudley
-
Substitute 65'
C. Chick
G. Graham
-
Substitute 62'
D. van der Merwe
H. Doel
-
Substitute 62'
J. Tyack
C. Judge
-
Substitute 57'
M. Tampin
L. Mulipola
-
Substitute 57'
K. Cooper
A. Brocklebank
2821
Conversion 47'
W. Haydon-Wood
2621
Try 46'
O. Lindsay-Hague
2121
Conversion 40'
W. Haydon-Wood
1921
Try 40'
G. McGuigan
-
Substitute 37'
H. Doel
F. Venter
1421
Conversion 30'
B. Searle
1419
Try 29'
H. Doel
-
Missed penalty 28'
W. Haydon-Wood
-
Substitute 27'
F. Venter
H. Doel
-
Substitute 25'
N. Annett
S. Baldwin
1414
Conversion 25'
W. Haydon-Wood
1214
Try 23'
M. Brown
714
Conversion 16'
B. Searle
712
Try 15'
D. van der Merwe
-
Substitute 14'
M. Wright
O. Lindsay-Hague
77
Pentry 6'
.
-
Yellow card 6'
W. Welch
70
Conversion 1'
W. Haydon-Wood
50
Try 0'
M. Wright
Attack
Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)
51%
49%
58%
42%
Metres Gained
350
559
Tries
4
4
Carries
108
94
Defenders Beaten
18
26
Clean Breaks
5
8
Passes
140
122
Offloads
6
8
Turnovers Conceded
7
21
Defence
Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)
Tackles
105
125
Missed Tackles
26
18
Turnovers Won
9
5
Kicking
Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)
Conversions (%)
100%
4/4
67%
2/3
Penalty goals (%)
50%
1/2
0%
0/0
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
31
21
Metres gained from kicks
868
562
Average metres per kick
28
26.76
Breakdown
Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)
Rucks (%)
99%
83/84
92%
61/66
Mauls (%)
100%
3/3
71%
5/7
Maul metres gained
3
7
Turnover in ruck or maul
0
3
Set Plays
Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)
Lineouts (%)
91%
10/11
94%
17/18
Scrums (%)
100%
8/8
100%
3/3
Restarts (%)
20%
1/5
0%
0/5
Discipline
Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)
Penalties Conceded
9
8
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Match Page - Player Performance
Key
Worcester Warriors | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
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15 Jamie Shillcock | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
14 Alex Hearle | 125 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
13 Oli Morris | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
12 Francois Venter Doel 27' | 30 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Duhan van der Merwe Doel 62' | 137 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
10 Billy Searle Fin Smith 65' | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Will Chudley | 40 | 7 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Ethan Waller Owen 74' | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Niall Annett Scott Baldwin 25' | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Jay Tyack Judge 62' | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Joe Batley | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Andrew Kitchener | 9 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Kyle Hatherell Matt Kvesic 65' | 26 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Ted Hill | 15 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 Sione Vailanu Sam Lewis 65' | 78 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Scott Baldwin Annett 25' | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Kai Owen Ethan Waller 74' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Christian Judge Tyack 62' | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Matt Kvesic Hatherell 65' | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Sam Lewis Sione Vailanu 65' | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Ollie Wynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
22 Fin Smith Billy Searle 65' | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Harri Doel Venter 27' van der Merwe 62' | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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