Newcastle Red Bulls vs Leicester Tigers · Premiership Rugby
Premiership Rugby · 2026-27Full time
19–24
Timeline
- 2'5–0TryObi EneNewcastle Red BullsTryObi Ene2'5–0
- 11'5–5TrySam MoliLeicester Tigers11'5–5TrySam Moli
- 11'5–7ConversionBilly SearleLeicester Tigers11'5–7ConversionBilly Searle
- 21'5–12TryAdam RadwanLeicester Tigers21'5–12TryAdam Radwan
- 22'5–14ConversionBilly SearleLeicester Tigers22'5–14ConversionBilly Searle
- 28'5–17PenaltyBilly SearleLeicester Tigers28'5–17PenaltyBilly Searle
- Second half
- 44'SubstitutionSimon Benitez Cruz on for James ElliottNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionSimon Benitez Cruz on for James Elliott44'
- 45'SubstitutionJames Harper on for Elliot Millar MillsNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionJames Harper on for Elliot Millar Mills45'
- 45'SubstitutionTarek Haffar on for Mako VunipolaLeicester Tigers45'SubstitutionTarek Haffar on for Mako Vunipola
- 46'SubstitutionWill Wand on for Orlando BaileyLeicester Tigers46'SubstitutionWill Wand on for Orlando Bailey
- 50'SubstitutionFranco Molina on for Oscar UsherNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionFranco Molina on for Oscar Usher50'
- 50'SubstitutionOllie Leatherbarrow on for Hoskins SotutuNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionOllie Leatherbarrow on for Hoskins Sotutu50'
- 50'SubstitutionAdam Brocklebank on for Pouri Rakete-StonesNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionAdam Brocklebank on for Pouri Rakete-Stones50'
- 50'SubstitutionWill Hurd on for Joe HeyesLeicester Tigers50'SubstitutionWill Hurd on for Joe Heyes
- 55'10–17TryGeorge McGuiganNewcastle Red BullsTryGeorge McGuigan55'10–17
- 56'12–17ConversionBrett ConnonNewcastle Red BullsConversionBrett Connon56'12–17
- 59'SubstitutionJoaquin Moro on for Olly CracknellLeicester Tigers59'SubstitutionJoaquin Moro on for Olly Cracknell
- 59'SubstitutionOllie Hassell-Collins on for Adam RadwanLeicester Tigers59'SubstitutionOllie Hassell-Collins on for Adam Radwan
- 61'SubstitutionOllie Fletcher on for George McGuiganNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionOllie Fletcher on for George McGuigan61'
- 62'SubstitutionSam Graham on for Max HicksNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionSam Graham on for Max Hicks62'
- 66'12–22TryWill HurdLeicester Tigers66'12–22TryWill Hurd
- 67'12–24ConversionBilly SearleLeicester Tigers67'12–24ConversionBilly Searle
- 67'SubstitutionCorbin Thunder on for Sam MoliLeicester Tigers67'SubstitutionCorbin Thunder on for Sam Moli
- 67'SubstitutionTom Whiteley on for Jack van PoortvlietLeicester Tigers67'SubstitutionTom Whiteley on for Jack van Poortvliet
- 70'SubstitutionZack Henry on for Brett ConnonNewcastle Red BullsSubstitutionZack Henry on for Brett Connon70'
- 73'17–24TryCameron JordanNewcastle Red BullsTryCameron Jordan73'17–24
- 73'19–24ConversionZack HenryNewcastle Red BullsConversionZack Henry73'19–24
- 74'SubstitutionTom Manz on for James ThompsonLeicester Tigers74'SubstitutionTom Manz on for James Thompson
- Full time
Team stats
Newcastle Red BullsLeicester Tigers
59%Possession41%
43%Territory57%
3Tries3
190Carries89
570Metres carried304
7Clean breaks3
23Defenders beaten9
12Offloads3
207Passes127
115Tackles249
9Missed tackles23
86%Tackle success84%
2Turnovers won11
12Penalties conceded9
7/7Scrums won8/9
10/12Lineouts won13/19
15Kicks from hand30
Match report
Leicester Tigers edged Newcastle Red Bulls 24–19 at Kingston Park on Saturday evening to claim their first win of the Premiership Rugby campaign. The five-point victory in Newcastle upon Tyne ended Leicester's own losing run and lifted them to fourth in the table after two rounds.
Newcastle remain winless and eighth after suffering a second consecutive defeat. Leicester now hold a 5–1 advantage in the all-time series between the sides, having won four of the last five meetings including a 62–3 thrashing at Welford Road in April.
Written by AI from the official match data.
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
28.9
Avg. age
27.9
Newcastle Red Bulls
- 1Pouri Rakete-Stones(29)
- 2George McGuigan(33)
- 3Elliot Millar Mills(34)
- 4Oscar Usher(22)
- 5Cameron Jordan(26)
- 6Max Hicks(27)
- 7Tom Christie(28)
- 8Hoskins Sotutu(28)
- 9James Elliott(28)
- 10Brett Connon(30)
- 11Obi Ene(23)
- 12Chris Harris(35)
- 13Alex Hearle(27)
- 14Christian Wade(35)
- 15Harrison Obatoyinbo
Replacements
- 16Ollie Fletcher(24)
- 17Adam Brocklebank(31)
- 18James Harper(26)
- 19Franco Molina(29)
- 20Ollie Leatherbarrow(24)
- 21Sam Graham(29)
- 22Simon Benitez Cruz(36)
- 23Zack Henry(32)
Leicester Tigers
- 1Mako Vunipola(35)
- 2Sam Moli(27)
- 3Joe Heyes(27)
- 4James Thompson(27)
- 5Cameron Henderson(26)
- 6Aaron Wainwright(29)
- 7Tommy Reffell(27)
- 8Olly Cracknell(32)
- 9Jack van Poortvliet(25)
- 10Billy Searle(30)
- 11Gabriel Hamer-Webb(25)
- 12Orlando Bailey(25)
- 13Solomone Kata(31)
- 14Adam Radwan(28)
- 15Freddie Steward(25)
Replacements
- 16Corbin Thunder
- 17Tarek Haffar(25)
- 18Will Hurd(27)
- 19Tom Manz(25)
- 20Joaquin Moro(25)
- 21Tom Whiteley(30)
- 22Will Wand(24)
- 23Ollie Hassell-Collins(27)