Premiership Rugby Round 23

Friday
Newcastle - Northampton 2:45pm EDT, 7:45 BST

Saturday
Exeter - Bristol, 3:00pm
Harlequins - Bath, 3:00pm
Gloucester - Sale, 5:30pm

Sunday
Saracens - London Irish, 3:00pm

NEWCASTLE FALCONS vs NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
Gallagher Premiership Rugby, Round 23
Friday 21 April 2023
Kingston Park
Kick-off: 7.45pm

Newcastle Falcons
1 Logovi'i Mulipola
2 Jamie Blamire
3 Mark Tampin
4 Greg Peterson
5 Sebastian de Chaves
6 Pedro Rubiolo
7 Freddie Lockwood
8 Callum Chick
9 Michael Young
10 Brett Connon
11 Mateo Carreras
12 Matias Orlando
13 Matias Moroni
14 Adam Radwan
15 Elliott Obatoyinbo

Substitutes
16 Conrad Cade
17 Adam Brocklebank
18 Conor Kenny
19 Philip van der Walt
20 Carl Fearns
21 Sam Stuart
22 Tom Penny
23 Alex Tait

THE NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
1 Alex Waller
2 Sam Matavesi
3 Paul Hill
4 David Ribbans
5 Alex Moon
6 Courtney Lawes
7 Lewis Ludlam
8 Juarno Augustus
9 Alex Mitchell
10 Fin Smith
11 Tommy Freeman
12 Rory Hutchinson
13 Fraser Dingwall
14 Tom Collins
15 George Furbank

Substitutes
16 Tom Cruse
17 Ethan Waller
18 Alfie Petch
19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
20 Angus Scott-Young
21 Sam Graham
22 Tom James
23 Tom Litchfield

Come on you Falcons

Rumours Tom Collins is coming to Irish next season - perhaps he can throw a couple of intercepts for Falcons

Saints have won and lost against every other team in the league so far this season, they beat Falcons earlier in the season...

Well theres massive things going on at KP...so there'll be alot of mixed emotions.

Club stalwarts retiring (Tait and Welch), a large squad turnover and probably most coaches last game.

Onward to better things? Who knows...we shall see this time next year...we've been here before.

This has the hallmarks of a cracking game.

I can't believe this is Saints last match of the season. Have to watch because this is likely Lawes and Ribbans last games with the club (unless Saints get really lucky and make the playoffs).

Should make it fun Saints needing a TBP win for the playoff race. Might open up the game even more than a game with Saints in it normally opens up.

Harlequins Starting XV

1. Joe Marler (265)

2. Jack Walker (43)

3. Will Collier (218)

4. Dino Lamb (81)

5. Irne Herbst (22)

6. Luke Wallace (196)

7. Will Evans (62)

8. Alex Dombrandt – Captain (112)

9. Danny Care (357)

10. Marcus Smith (138)

11. Cadan Murley (98)

12. Andre Esterhuizen (68)

13. Joe Marchant (151)

14. Louis Lynagh (42)

15. Josh Bassett (14)

Impact Players

16. Sam Riley (28)

17. Fin Baxter (24)

18. Simon Kerrod (94)

19. George Hammond (39)

20. Jack Kenningham (40)

21. Lewis Gjaltema (27)

22. Luke Northmore (57)

23. Nick David (30)

Saracens squad significantly stronger than last week - what a surprise

Heaf wrote:Saracens squad significantly stronger than last week - what a surprise

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Heaf wrote:

Here's to another weekend free of controversy, in a sport that never has any talking points, and where everyone - fans, players, referees and pundits - has a full and complete understanding of a concise rulebook which makes total sense.

OMG, that was crap by the ref.

doctor_grey wrote:OMG, that was crap by the ref.

sorry - just getting ready for the game....

Just remembering when Malins was getting the slight space in England colours. Cutting back in and not beating the first man.

COY Falcons

BOOO !!!

Heaf wrote:BOOO !!!

When I mentioned Tom and an intercept that's not what I had in mind ....

That break by Carreras deserved a try

Hoping the rumours about Collins are true ... although not sure he grounded that before toe in touch as looked like he was still held at that point ....

Falcons keep getting close but no cigar ...

Heaf wrote:Come on you Falcons

Rumours Tom Collins is coming to Irish next season - perhaps he can throw a couple of intercepts for Falcons  

Sorry for bringing this up....

Yep that's not what I had in mind ... clearly didn't get the memo

That was lost forward into the Falcons player and then regathered off the defenders arm - officials got that one wrong ...

Can you stop scoring now please Saints or I won't even get my bonus point on Superbru ...

Please keep in mind Saints haven't switched off yet this game. Falcons have tries coming.

Saints have over-scored my Superbru.

Barnes keeps missing the penalty restarts that Northampton should be getting for players diving off their feet trying to stop these tries.

That Tom Collins lad....

Hoping for the 4th quarter collapse but probably won't happen this week .... also Ludlam's pass to Collins looked forwards in the half-time highlights, sounded like Mr B refused to check it despite Falcons asking

doctor_grey wrote:That Tom Collins lad....

Him coming to Irish, if true, could be our compensation ...

One more score from Saints and my bonus is gone

Ah FFS!

Still waiting for the usual Saints collapse ....

Heaf wrote:Still waiting for the usual Saints collapse ....

All season long, my boys shut off for 20 minutes every match. They probably forgot.

By the way, Tom Collins is motm. Sorry...

Not sorry about Tom if he ends up at Irish next season ...

He is a good player and a terrific finisher.

Well that was enjoyable....

Geordie wrote:Well that was enjoyable....

Were you at the game?

Fs. Dickson back.

Rare visit to Twickenham,
Quins runs some very clever blocking obstruction lines.....

Another entertaining game for the neutral, defence seems optional at times though...

That was a mad game ... Bathcester have improved massively in the last month ...

doctor_grey wrote:

Geordie wrote:Well that was enjoyable....

Were you at the game?

Unfortunately yes. Inept, no pride, no defence...

Let's hope Codling and the new coaching team have some clue how to coach a team. We actually have some decent and good players

I think next season is going to look very different to this one.  Enough teams are losing quality players so it's hard to tell how things will play out.  The only thing we know for certain is that it will be different and harder to predct.

So one week to go and no playoff places are left to be decided. Unfortunately, Saracens look like a prohibitive favourite. Sale and Leicester have the goods to contend. Saints make up the numbers. Perhaps not exactly how we all might have seen the final four at the beginning of the season but after another marathon season it seems to me we have the top two teams in the top two spots. Hope to see an upset or two, three would be great, in the playoffs - and yes I am biased.

doctor_grey wrote:So one week to go and no playoff places are left to be decided.  Unfortunately, Saracens look like a prohibitive favourite.  Sale and Leicester have the goods to contend.  Saints make up the numbers.  Perhaps not exactly how we all might have seen the final four at the beginning of the season but after another marathon season it seems to me we have the top two teams in the top two spots.  Hope to see an upset or two, three would be great, in the playoffs - and yes I am biased.  

 

You just want a Tigers Vs Saints final (me too).