Newcastle Falcons - Sale Sharks (45-42) | Premiership

Full-time Men's Senior Europe Premiership R17
ENG
Newcastle Falcons
Form D D D D D
Coach: -
Try bonus
Thomas Michael Christie 11', 67' E
Amanaki Mafi 29' E
Alex Hearle 44', 72', 80' E
Freddie Lockwood 55' E
Brett Connon1Tr
Ben Healy4Tr
Stadium: Kingston Park  ·  ⛅ 23°C
45-42
Half-time: 10-35
7 tries 6 tries
Head-to-head
D 5-57 10/10/2025
D 15-39 21/03/2025
D 17-19 16/02/2025
V 28-27 22/11/2024
D 10-43 11/10/2024
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
ENG
Sale Sharks
Form D D V D D
Coach: -
Try + losing bonus
Tom Roebuck 1' E
Seb Kelly 6' E
Tom O'Flaherty 15' E
Joe Carpenter 24' E
Alfie Longstaff 33' E
Arron Reed 63' E
George Ford6Tr

Quick summary

Newcastle Falcons beat Sale Sharks 45–42 in a 13-try match. Alex Hearle finishes as top scorer with 15 points (3 tries).
AH
Top scorer
Alex Hearle
Newcastle Falcons · 15 pts (3 tries)
Key figures
7 Tries 6
5 Cons 6

Breakdown by period

Period Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
1st half 10 35
2nd half 35 7
Total 45 42

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Newcastle Falcons
MIN
Sale Sharks
1st half 10 - 35
1'0-5
E
Tom Roebuck Try
2'0-7
T
George Ford Conversion
6'0-12
E
Seb Kelly Try
7'0-14
T
George Ford Conversion
E
Thomas Michael Christie Try
11'5-14
15'5-19
E
Tom O'Flaherty Try
16'5-21
T
George Ford Conversion
24'5-26
E
Joe Carpenter Try
25'5-28
T
George Ford Conversion
E
Amanaki Mafi Try
29'10-28
33'10-33
E
Alfie Longstaff Try
34'10-35
T
George Ford Conversion
2nd half 35 - 7
↔
Murray McCallumRichard Palframan Replacement
41'10-35
↔
Murray McCallumRichard Palframan Replacement
41'10-35
E
Alex Hearle Try
44'15-35
T
Brett Connon Conversion
45'17-35
50'17-35
↔
Raffi QuirkeGus Warr Replacement
50'17-35
↔
Raffi QuirkeGus Warr Replacement
↔
Tim CardallSimon Benitez Cruz Replacement
53'17-35
53'17-35
↔
Ralph MceachranPatreece Bell Replacement
↔
Tim CardallJamie Hodgson Replacement
53'17-35
↔
Freddie LockwoodAmanaki Mafi Replacement
53'17-35
↔
James ElliottSimon Benitez Cruz Replacement
53'17-35
↔
Ben HealyBrett Connon Replacement
53'17-35
53'17-35
↔
Ralph MceachranAsher Opoku Replacement
53'17-35
↔
Patreece BellJames Harper Replacement
E
Freddie Lockwood Try
55'22-35
T
Ben Healy Conversion
56'24-35
57'24-35
↔
Hyron Diego AndrewsSam Dugdale Replacement
57'24-35
↔
Hyron Diego Andrews Replacement
61'24-35
↔
Wills AustinAlfie Longstaff Replacement
61'24-35
↔
Wills AustinAlfie Longstaff Replacement
63'24-40
E
Arron Reed Try
↔
Cameron Hamish HutchisonConnor Hancock Replacement
64'24-40
64'24-40
↔
Sam DugdaleJoe Carpenter Replacement
64'24-42
T
George Ford Conversion
↔
Jamie ClarkConnor Hancock Replacement
64'24-42
↔
Cameron Hamish HutchisonSam Arnold Replacement
64'24-42
64'24-42
↔
Ollie DaviesReuben Logan Replacement
E
Thomas Michael Christie Try
67'29-42
↔
Ollie FletcherGeorge McGuigan Replacement
68'29-42
T
Ben Healy Conversion
68'31-42
↔
Ollie FletcherGeorge McGuigan Replacement
68'31-42
E
Alex Hearle Try
72'36-42
T
Ben Healy Conversion
73'38-42
78'38-42
↔
Tristan WoodmanSam Dugdale Replacement
78'38-42
↔
Tristan WoodmanSam Dugdale Replacement
E
Alex Hearle Try
80'43-42
T
Ben Healy Conversion
80'45-42

Match stats

Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
45
Points scored
42
7
Tries
6
-
Possession (%)
-
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
7
Tries
6
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
5
Conversions
6
0
Penalties scored — none
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Newcastle Falcons
16 matches played
Sale Sharks
16 matches played
Competition
83 matches played
Points scored
45 ▲
avg. 16.2
42 ▲
avg. 27.8
29.4
Tries
7 ▲
avg. 2.31
6 ▲
avg. 3.94
4.28
First try
11'
avg. 25'00
1'
avg. 20'30
17'30
Penalties scored
0 ▼
avg. 0.5
0 ▼
avg. 0.5
0.58
% wins
6%
25%
—
% vic. domicile
13%
38%
63%
% vic. extérieur
0%
13%
37%

Line-ups

Top scorer
AH
Alex Hearle
3 tries
15 pts
Newcastle Falcons
1 Connor Hancock 64'
2 George McGuigan 68'
3 Richard Palframan 41'
4 Jamie Hodgson 53'
5 Adam Scott
6 Ollie Leatherbarrow
7 Thomas Michael Christie E 11'E 67'
8 Amanaki Mafi E 29'53'
9 Simon Benitez Cruz 53'
10 Brett Connon T 45'53'
11 Harrison Obatoyinbo
12 Sam Arnold 64'
13 Alex Hearle E 44'E 72'E 80'
14 Christian Wade
15 Ethan Grayson
Replacements
16 Ollie Fletcher 68'
17 Jamie Clark 64'
18 Murray McCallum 41'
19 Tim Cardall 53'
20 Freddie Lockwood E 55'53'
21 James Elliott 53'
22 Ben Healy T 56'T 68'T 73'T 80'53'
23 Cameron Hamish Hutchison 64'
Top scorer
GF
George Ford
6 attempts
12 pts
Sale Sharks
1 Asher Opoku 53'
2 Alfie Longstaff E 33'61'
3 James Harper 53'
4 Ernst van Rhyn
5 Ben Bamber
6 Sam Dugdale 78'
7 Seb Kelly E 6'
8 Reuben Logan 64'
9 Gus Warr 50'
10 George Ford T 2'T 7'T 16'T 25'T 34'T 64'
11 Arron Reed E 63'
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White
13 Tom Roebuck E 1'
14 Tom O'Flaherty E 15'
15 Joe Carpenter E 24'64'
Replacements
16 Wills Austin 61'
17 Ralph Mceachran 53'
18 Patreece Bell 53'
19 Hyron Diego Andrews 57'
20 Tristan Woodman 78'
21 Raffi Quirke 50'
22 Ollie Davies 64'
23 Joe Bedlow

Stats by player

Newcastle Falcons
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
15
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
64'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
68'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
68'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
41'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
41'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
64'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
12'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
12'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
16'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
39'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
39'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
16'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Sale Sharks
2
61'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
61'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
64'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
64'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
53'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
53'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
78'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
78'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
64'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
64'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
50'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
50'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
19'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
19'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
27'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
27'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
19
23'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
23'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
20
2'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
2'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
21
30'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
30'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
22
16'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
16'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
23
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
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