Newcastle Red Bulls vs Leicester Tigers · Premiership Rugby

Premiership Rugby · 2025-26Full time
Newcastle Red Bulls
17–39
Leicester Tigers

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 Rugby
    Newcastle Red Bulls19
    Leicester Tigers24
  • 12 Sept 2026 · Premiership Rugby Cup
    Leicester Tigers24
    Newcastle Red Bulls36
  • 18 Apr 2026 · Premiership Rugby
    Leicester Tigers62
    Newcastle Red Bulls3
  • 6 Feb 2026 · Premiership Rugby Cup
    Leicester Tigers28
    Newcastle Red Bulls19
  • 28 Nov 2025 · Premiership Rugby
    Newcastle Red Bulls17
    Leicester Tigers39

Lineups

Avg. age
28.5
Avg. age
27.5

Newcastle Red Bulls

  1. 1Adam Brocklebank
  2. 2George McGuigan
  3. 3Murray McCallum
  4. 4Oscar Usher
  5. 5Jamie Hodgson
  6. 6Freddie Lockwood
  7. 7Tom Christie
  8. 9Sam Stuart
  9. 10Brett Connon
  10. 11Oliver Spencer
  11. 13Alex Hearle
  12. 14Liam Williams
  13. 15Ethan Grayson
Replacements
  1. 16Ollie Fletcher
  2. 17Mike Rewcastle
  3. 18Richard Palframan
  4. 19Sebastian De Chaves
  5. 21Simon Benitez Cruz
  6. 22Boeta Chamberlain
  7. 23Thomas Gordon

Leicester Tigers

  1. 1Nicky Smith
  2. 2Jamie Blamire
  3. 3Joe Heyes
  4. 4Cameron Henderson
  5. 6Hanro Liebenberg
  6. 7Tommy Reffell
  7. 8Joaquín Moro
  8. 9Tom Whiteley
  9. 10Billy Searle
  10. 11Ollie Hassell-Collins
  11. 12Orlando Bailey
  12. 13Will Wand
  13. 14Adam Radwan
  14. 15Freddie Steward
Replacements
  1. 16Charlie Clare
  2. 17Archie Van Der Flier
  3. 18Ale Loman
  4. 19Harry Wells
  5. 20Josh Manz
  6. 21Ollie Allan
  7. 23Joseph Woodward