Newcastle Red Bulls vs Leicester Tigers · Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby · 2025-26Full time

17–39
Match report
Leicester Tigers beat Newcastle Red Bulls 39-17 away from home at Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne in round 6 of the Premiership Rugby on Friday, 28 November 2025.
That makes it three wins in a row for Leicester Tigers. Newcastle Red Bulls have now lost three in a row. Sara Cox refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
1
Newcastle Red Bulls wins (17%)
0
Draws (0%)
5
Leicester Tigers wins (83%)
Last 6 meetings, since October 2025
Biggest Newcastle Red Bulls win
36–24
12 Sept 2026
Biggest Leicester Tigers win
62–3
18 Apr 2026
Last 5 meetings
- 3 Oct 2026 · Premiership RugbyNewcastle Red Bulls19Leicester Tigers243 Oct 2026Newcastle Red Bulls19–24Leicester TigersPremiership Rugby
- 12 Sept 2026 · Premiership Rugby CupLeicester Tigers24Newcastle Red Bulls3612 Sept 2026Leicester Tigers24–36Newcastle Red BullsPremiership Rugby Cup
- 18 Apr 2026 · Premiership RugbyLeicester Tigers62Newcastle Red Bulls318 Apr 2026Leicester Tigers62–3Newcastle Red BullsPremiership Rugby
- 6 Feb 2026 · Premiership Rugby CupLeicester Tigers28Newcastle Red Bulls196 Feb 2026Leicester Tigers28–19Newcastle Red BullsPremiership Rugby Cup
- 28 Nov 2025 · Premiership RugbyNewcastle Red Bulls17Leicester Tigers3928 Nov 2025Newcastle Red Bulls17–39Leicester TigersPremiership Rugby
Lineups
Avg. age
28.5
Avg. age
27.5
Newcastle Red Bulls
- 1Adam Brocklebank(31)
- 2George McGuigan(33)
- 3Murray McCallum(30)
- 4Oscar Usher(22)
- 5Jamie Hodgson(28)
- 6Freddie Lockwood(25)
- 7Tom Christie(28)
- 9Sam Stuart(35)
- 10Brett Connon(30)
- 11Oliver Spencer(22)
- 13Alex Hearle(27)
- 14Liam Williams(35)
- 15Ethan Grayson(24)
Replacements
- 16Ollie Fletcher(24)
- 17Mike Rewcastle(22)
- 18Richard Palframan(32)
- 19Sebastian De Chaves(36)
- 21Simon Benitez Cruz(27)
- 22Boeta Chamberlain(27)
- 23Thomas Gordon(29)
Leicester Tigers
- 1Nicky Smith(32)
- 2Jamie Blamire(28)
- 3Joe Heyes(27)
- 4Cameron Henderson(26)
- 6Hanro Liebenberg(31)
- 7Tommy Reffell(27)
- 8Joaquín Moro(25)
- 9Tom Whiteley(30)
- 10Billy Searle(30)
- 11Ollie Hassell-Collins(27)
- 12Orlando Bailey(25)
- 13Will Wand(24)
- 14Adam Radwan(28)
- 15Freddie Steward(25)
Replacements
- 16Charlie Clare(34)
- 17Archie Van Der Flier(24)
- 18Ale Loman(26)
- 19Harry Wells(33)
- 20Josh Manz(22)
- 21Ollie Allan(22)
- 23Joseph Woodward(23)