Newcastle

12 - 26

Full Time

Gloucester

Gloucester vs Newcastle

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

79'

Newcastle Falcons decide to make a substitution, with Mike Rewcastle getting some game time.

74'

Newcastle Falcons decide to make a substitution, with Adam Brocklebank being replaced.

74'

Newcastle Falcons decide to make a substitution, with Oliver Spencer getting some game time.

74'

Newcastle Falcons decide to make a substitution, with Alex Hearle being replaced.

74'

A gap opened in the defence and William Butler took full advantage.

73'

Gloucester Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Charlie Atkinson getting some game time.

72'

Gloucester Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Santiago Carreras being replaced.

72'

Red Card

Ben Stevenson (Newcastle Falcons) is shown the red card

71'

Gloucester Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Cameron Jordan getting some game time.

70'

Gloucester Rugby decide to make a substitution, with Freddie Thomas being replaced.

70'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with William Butler coming on.

68'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Christian Wade coming off.

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Elliott Obatoyinbo took full advantage.

68'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Caolan Englefield coming on.

67'

Gloucester Rugby make a substitution with Tomos Williams coming off.

67'

Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Oscar Usher coming on.

66'

Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with John Hawkins coming off.

66'

Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Luan de Bruin coming on.

66'

Newcastle Falcons make a substitution with Murray McCallum coming off.

66'

Conversion

The Newcastle Falcons supporters go wild as Brett Connon successfully kicks the conversion.

65'

Try

Great hands by Newcastle Falcons leads to a try for Joe Davis

64'

Ben Stevenson sets up the try.

64'

The defensive line has been broken as Ben Stevenson goes through the gap.

64'

The defensive line has been broken as Christian Wade goes through the gap.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Joe Davis goes through the gap.

61'

Newcastle Falcons sub Max Pepper comes onto the field.

60'

Ben Redshaw departs for Newcastle Falcons.

60'

Gloucester Rugby sub Albert Tuisue comes onto the field.

60'

Ruan Ackermann departs for Gloucester Rugby.

60'

Newcastle Falcons sub Freddie Lockwood comes onto the field.

60'

Cameron Neild departs for Newcastle Falcons.

60'

Santiago Carreras curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

60'

Try

Great hands by Gloucester Rugby leads to a try for Jack Cotgreave

59'

Seb Atkinson played a key part in that try.

59'

The defensive line has been broken as Seb Atkinson goes through the gap.

59'

The defensive line has been broken as Christian Wade goes through the gap.

58'

Bryan Byrne comes on for Newcastle Falcons.

55'

Jamie Blamire leaves the field.

55'

Jamal Ford-Robinson comes on.

54'

Ciaran Knight comes off.

54'

Seb Blake comes on.

54'

Jack Singleton comes off.

54'

Afolabi Fasogbon comes on.

54'

Kirill Gotovtsev comes off.

54'

Joe Davis comes on.

50'

Sam Stuart comes off.

50'

Yellow Card

Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby) is shown a yellow card

44'

Fabulous play by Gloucester Rugby has led to Gareth Anscombe being able to wriggle through a gap.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Trouble here as Ben Stevenson breaches the defence.

31'

Trouble here as Arthur Clark breaches the defence.

27'

Conversion

Santiago Carreras makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

24'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Gloucester Rugby is finished off by Seb Atkinson

24'

That's a great try assist by Tomos Williams.

23'

This is dangerous for the defence as Seb Atkinson bursts through to advance the Gloucester Rugby attack.

23'

The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Gloucester Rugby.

22'

Yellow Card

Cameron Neild (Newcastle Falcons) is shown a yellow card

22'

Yellow Card

Callum Chick (Newcastle Falcons) is shown a yellow card

21'

This is dangerous for the defence as Lewis Ludlow bursts through to advance the Gloucester Rugby attack.

21'

Conversion

Santiago Carreras converts the try.

17'

Try

A series of passes by Gloucester Rugby results in a try for Chris Harris

16'

A gap opened in the defence and Chris Harris took full advantage.

16'

Seb Atkinson sets up the try.

16'

Brett Connon has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

Try

Newcastle Falcons are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Ben Stevenson touching down.

That's a great try assist by Sam Stuart.

The defensive line has been broken as Ben Stevenson goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Jamie Blamire goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Newcastle v Gloucester 
  
 Round 17 
  
 Fri 16th May 2025, 11:45am PDT 
  
 Kingston Park 
  
 The Rugby Network 
  
 Matthew Carley

Points Flow Chart

Gloucester win +14

Time in lead

Mins in lead

13%

% Of Game In Lead

81%

49%

Possession Last 10 min

51%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Stevenson

12 - 26

71'

Connon

12 - 26

65'

Davis

10 - 26

64'

Cotgreave

59'

5 - 26

Harris

44'

5 - 21

Half Time

Carreras

24'

5 - 21

Atkinson

24'

5 - 19

Penalty Try

22'

5 - 14

Neild

5 - 7

22'

Chick

5 - 7

21'

Carreras

17'

5 - 7

Harris

16'

5 - 5

Stevenson

5 - 0

Start

Win Probability

Newcastle

15%

Draw

Gloucester

84%

Start of Possession Passages by Cameron Jordan

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.2

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.8

Entries

Attack Profile

Newcastle

Gloucester

More Less

Defence Profile

Newcastle

Gloucester

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

70%

59%

3-6 secs

21%

29%

6+ secs

12%

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

74'

75'

79'

Newcastle

Gloucester

Newcastle Red Bulls vs Gloucester Rugby Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Newcastle Red Bulls face off against Gloucester Rugby in Gallagher Premiership Round 17 on Fri 16th May 2025 at Kingston Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45 and is broadcast on TNT Sports, Discovery+. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST, 06:45 NZST on in New Zealand, 04:45 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 11:45 EST on The Rugby Network in the US.

Gloucester Rugby won the last encounter but Gloucester Rugby are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the league table with Gloucester Rugby in 5th and Newcastle Red Bulls in 10th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Newcastle Red Bulls vs Gloucester Rugby Squads

The official squads for Newcastle Red Bulls vs Gloucester Rugby will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.