Newcastle

29 - 17

Full Time

London Irish

London Irish vs Newcastle

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Franco van der Merwe has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

79'

London Irish have won 100 rucks so far this game.

78'

Fabulous play by London Irish has led to Greig Tonks being able to wriggle through a gap.

77'

Will Welch has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

77'

Trouble here as Tom Fowlie breaches the defence.

75'

London Irish have won 80 rucks so far this game.

74'

This is dangerous for the defence as Vereniki Goneva bursts through to advance the Newcastle attack.

71'

Ben Meehan played a key part in that try.

70'

Conversion

Tommy Bell adds the two points for London Irish.

70'

Newcastle make a substitution with Josh Matavesi coming on.

70'

Newcastle make a substitution with Juan Pablo Socino coming off.

70'

A gap opened in the defence and Tom Fowlie took full advantage.

69'

Try

Silky skills by London Irish ends with a try for Tom Fowlie.

69'

Blair Cowan has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

68'

London Irish sub Ben Meehan comes onto the field.

67'

Scott Steele departs for London Irish.

67'

Harry Elrington comes on for London Irish.

67'

Ben Franks leaves the field.

67'

Conversion

Tommy Bell does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

66'

That's a great try assist by Alex Lewington.

66'

Try

A wonderful passing move by London Irish is finished off by Conor Gilsenan.

66'

The defensive line has been broken as Alex Lewington goes through the gap.

66'

Sam Stuart comes on.

64'

Sonatane Takulua comes off.

64'

Trevor Davison comes on.

62'

Jon Welsh comes off.

62'

London Irish have won 60 rucks so far this game.

62'

What a run here by Tom Fowlie as he gets over the gainline!.

61'

James Marshall makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

61'

Newcastle have won 60 rucks so far this game.

60'

Joel Hodgson comes on.

60'

Craig Willis comes off.

60'

Sonatane Takulua has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

60'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Saia Fainga'a getting some game time.

60'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with David Paice being replaced.

60'

Try

The Newcastle pack has powered over for Will Welch to score the try.

59'

Newcastle make a substitution with Ally Hogg coming on.

58'

Newcastle make a substitution with Nili Latu coming off.

58'

Newcastle sub Sami Mavinga comes onto the field.

58'

Rob Vickers departs for Newcastle.

58'

Tom Fowlie comes on for London Irish.

57'

Napolioni Nalaga leaves the field.

57'

Fabulous play by Newcastle has led to Chris Harris being able to wriggle through a gap.

57'

Trouble here as Alex Lewington breaches the defence.

56'

Filo Paulo comes on.

55'

Sebastian De Chaves comes off.

55'

Sean Robinson comes on.

51'

Will Witty comes off.

51'

Oli Hoskins comes on.

49'

Petrus Du Plessis comes off.

49'

This is dangerous for the defence as Vereniki Goneva bursts through to advance the Newcastle attack.

46'

Sonatane Takulua steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

44'

A gap opened in the defence and Will Welch took full advantage.

42'

Newcastle have won 40 rucks so far this game.

41'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Conor Gilsenan getting some game time.

40'

London Irish decide to make a substitution, with Ofisa Treviranus being replaced.

40'

London Irish make a substitution with Greig Tonks coming on.

40'

London Irish make a substitution with Johnny Williams coming off.

40'

Newcastle sub Scott Lawson comes onto the field.

40'

Santiago Socino departs for Newcastle.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

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

40+2'

London Irish have won 40 rucks so far this game.

40'

Ben Franks comes on for London Irish.

39'

Harry Elrington leaves the field.

39'

The defensive line has been broken as Asaeli Tikoirotuma goes through the gap.

36'

Harry Elrington comes on.

31'

Ben Franks comes off.

31'

Conversion

Sonatane Takulua makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

27'

Try

Newcastle are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Vereniki Goneva touching down.

26'

Newcastle have won 20 rucks so far this game.

24'

What a run here by Santiago Socino as he gets over the gainline!.

23'

Conversion

Sonatane Takulua converts the try.

22'

Try

A series of passes by Newcastle results in a try for Vereniki Goneva.

21'

Conversion

Sonatane Takulua has kicked a conversion.

20'

Craig Willis sets up the try.

19'

Juan Pablo Socino makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

19'

Try

Great hands by Newcastle leads to a try for Juan Pablo Socino.

18'

London Irish have won 20 rucks so far this game.

16'

Fabulous play by London Irish has led to Ofisa Treviranus being able to wriggle through a gap.

16'

Penalty Goal

Sonatane Takulua kicks the penalty.

15'

Trouble here as Juan Pablo Socino breaches the defence.

14'

This is dangerous for the defence as DTH Van Der Merwe bursts through to advance the Newcastle attack.

11'

Penalty Goal

Tommy Bell has kicked a penalty goal.

A gap opened in the defence and Alex Lewington took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Napolioni Nalaga goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Newcastle v London Irish

Fri 29th September 2017, 11:45am PDT

Points Flow Chart

Newcastle win +12

Time in lead

Mins in lead

79%

% Of Game In Lead

15%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Bell

70'

29 - 17

Fowlie

69'

29 - 15

Bell

66'

29 - 10

Gilsenan

66'

29 - 8

Welch

29 - 3

59'

Half Time

Takulua

24 - 3

27'

Goneva

22 - 3

26'

Takulua

17 - 3

22'

Goneva

15 - 3

21'

Takulua

10 - 3

20'

Socino

8 - 3

18'

Takulua

3 - 3

15'

Bell

0 - 3

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Newcastle Red Bulls vs London Irish Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Newcastle Red Bulls face off against London Irish in Gallagher Premiership on Fri 29th September 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST, 07:45 NZST in New Zealand, 04:45 AEST in Australia and 11:45 EST in the US.

London Irish won the last encounter but London Irish are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 8 places in the league table with London Irish in 4th and Newcastle Red Bulls in 12th as such London Irish are favourites on paper.

Newcastle Red Bulls vs London Irish Squads

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