Newcastle FalconsNewcastle FalconsNEWC

29

29/09FT

17

London IrishLondon IrishIRISH

Juan Pablo Socino(19')
Vereniki Goneva(22', 27')
Will Welch(60')

Sonatane Takulua(21', 23', 28')

Sonatane Takulua(16')

Conor Gilsenan(67')
Tom Fowlie(70')

Tommy Bell(67', 71')

Tommy Bell(4')

NEWC
	No.	Name
15Alex Tait, FB
14DTH Van Der Merwe, W
13Chris Harris, C
12Juan Pablo Socino, C T
11Vereniki Goneva, W T 2
10Craig Willis, FH
9Sonatane Takulua, SH  3 
1Rob Vickers, P
2Santiago Socino, H
3Jon Welsh, P
4Calum Green, L
5Will Witty, L
6Mark Wilson, FL
7Will Welch, FL T
8Nili Latu, N8
Replacements
16Scott Lawson, R
17Sami Mavinga, R
18Trevor Davison, R
19Sean Robinson, R
20Ally Hogg, R
21Sam Stuart, R
22Joel Hodgson, R
23Josh Matavesi, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Kingston Park

7:45 PM, September 29, 2017

2671dESPN Staff

Newcastle Falcons swoop past London Irish to claim top spot

A 59th-minute try from captain Will Welch secured Dean Richards' high-flying Newcastle a 29-17 bonus-point victory over London Irish that took the Falcons to the top of the Aviva Premiership.

Match Commentary

81'		29-17 End of second half
80'		And that's the game, Falcons win by 12 and go top of the Premiership standings. Quite remarkable.
80'		Newcastle keeping it tight as they run the clock.

Match Stats

NEWC

IRISH

43%

57%

38%

62%

NEWC

IRISH

110		Runs		131
443		Metres Run		478
16		Clean Breaks		16
151		Tackles		117
21		Missed Tackles		33
8		Turnover Knock On		5

Standings

Gallagher Premiership
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	BATH	10	+156	41
2	BTL	10	+46	35
3	SARAC	10	-4	34
4	LEICS	10	+21	33
5	GLOUC	10	+23	30
6	SALE	10	+16	29
7	HQUIN	10	+17	27
8	NTHMP	10	+33	25
9	EXET	10	-80	10
10	NEWC	10	-228	8