Newcastle Falcons 17 - 3 Sale Sharks (23/10/2026)

Full-time Men's Senior Europe Premiership R4
ENG
Newcastle Falcons
2 tries
Form W L L L L
No bonusNone
Christian Wade 48' E
George McGuigan 62' E
Josh Hodge2Tr · 1P
Stadium: Kingston Park  ·  Rain 9°C 19.7 mm
17-3
Half-time: 0-3
2 tries 0 try
Head-to-head
V 45-42 30/05/2026
D 5-57 10/10/2025
D 15-39 21/03/2025
D 17-19 16/02/2025
V 28-27 22/11/2024
ENG
Sale Sharks
0 try
Form L L W W L
No bonusNone
George Ford1P
Stadium
Kingston Park
Weather
Rain 9°C 19.7 mm

Quick summary

Newcastle Falcons beat Sale Sharks 17–3 in a 2-try match. Josh Hodge finishes as top scorer with 7 points (1 penalty, 2 conversions).
JH
Top scorer
Josh Hodge
Newcastle Falcons · 7 pts (2 cons, 1 pen.)
Key figures
2 Tries 0
2 Cons 0
1 Penalties 1
0 1st half 3
17 2nd half 0

Match feed

Highlights All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
Newcastle Falcons
MIN
Sale Sharks
1st half 0 - 3
↔
Sam GrahamHoskins Sotutu Replacement
9'0-0
19'0-3
P
George Ford Penalty
2nd half 17 - 0
↔
Tom WestPouri Gordon Rakete-Stones Replacement
43'0-3
E
Christian Wade Try · converted by Josh Hodge
48'7-3
52'7-3
↔
Asher OpokuLuke Cowan-Dickie Replacement
53'7-3
↔
Luke Cowan-DickieNathan Jibulu Replacement
↔
Finn BakerRusiate Tuima Replacement
54'7-3
59'7-3
↔
Sam DugdaleBen Curry Replacement
P
Josh Hodge Penalty
59'10-3
E
George McGuigan Try · converted by Josh Hodge
62'17-3
63'17-3
↔
Arron ReedSimon McIntyre Replacement
↔
Ollie LeatherbarrowMax Hicks Replacement
66'17-3
↔
James ElliottSimon Benitez Cruz Replacement
68'17-3
69'17-3
↔
Elia CanakaivataTom Curry Replacement
↔
Zack HenryGeorge McGuigan Replacement
72'17-3
73'17-3
↔
Alex LozowskiRekeiti Ma'asi-White Replacement

Match stats

Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
17
Points scored
3
2
Tries
0
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
2
Tries
0
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
2
Conversions
0
1
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
Newcastle Falcons Sale Sharks
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Newcastle Falcons
3 matches played
Sale Sharks
3 matches played
Points scored
17 ▼
avg. 24.3
3 ▼
avg. 24.3
30.6
Tries
2 ▼
avg. 3.67
0 ▼
avg. 3.33
4.53
First try
48'
avg. 5'42
—
avg. 7'18
12'48
Penalties scored
1 ▲
avg. 0
1 ▲
avg. 0.33
0.44
% wins
0%
67%
—
% home wins
0%
50%
63%
% away wins
0%
100%
37%

Line-ups

Newcastle FalconsSale Sharks
  1. 1P. Gordon Rakete-StonesOff at 43' 43'
  2. 2G. McGuiganE 62'Off at 72' 72'
  3. 3E. Millar-MillsOff at 43' 43'
  4. 4O. Usher
  5. 5R. TuimaOff at 54' 54' Baker
  6. 6M. HicksOff at 66' 66' Leatherbarrow
  7. 7T. Michael Christie
  8. 8H. SotutuOff at 9' 9' Graham
  9. 9S. Benitez CruzOff at 68' 68' Elliott
  10. 10B. ConnonOff at 72' 72'
  11. 11W. Kok
  12. 12W. Rigg
  13. 13C. Harris
  14. 14C. WadeE 48'
  15. 15J. Hodge2 T · 1 P
  1. 1N. SmithOff at 63' 63'
  2. 2L. Cowan-Dickie
  3. 3T. FrancisOff at 52' 52'
  4. 4E. van Rhyn
  5. 5B. Bamber
  6. 6C. Tshiunza
  7. 7B. CurryOff at 59' 59' Dugdale
  8. 8T. CurryOff at 69' 69' Canakaivata
  9. 9D. Hanson
  10. 10G. Ford1 P
  11. 11T. O'FlahertyOff at 63' 63'
  12. 12R. Ma'asi-WhiteOff at 73' 73' Lozowski
  13. 13J. Marchant
  14. 14T. Roebuck
  15. 15J. Carpenter
Replacements
  1. 16Z. TogiatamaOn at 72' 72'
  2. 17T. WestOn at 43' 43'
  3. 18F. MorenoOn at 43' 43'
  4. 19F. BakerOn at 54' 54' Tuima
  5. 20O. LeatherbarrowOn at 66' 66' Hicks
  6. 21S. GrahamOn at 9' 9' Sotutu
  7. 22J. ElliottOn at 68' 68' Benitez Cruz
  8. 23Z. HenryOn at 72' 72'
Replacements
  1. 16N. JibuluOn at 52' 52'
  2. 17S. McIntyreOn at 63' 63'
  3. 18A. OpokuOn at 52' 52'
  4. 19E. CanakaivataOn at 69' 69' Curry
  5. 20S. DugdaleOn at 59' 59' Curry
  6. 21A. LozowskiOn at 73' 73' Ma'asi-White
  7. 22M. Louw
  8. 23A. ReedOn at 63' 63'
80'
Newcastle Falcons
Forwards
1 Pouri Gordon Rakete-Stones Off at 43' 43'
2 George McGuigan E 62'Off at 72' 72'
3 Elliot Millar-Mills Off at 43' 43'
4 Oscar Usher
5 Rusiate Tuima Off at 54' 54' Baker
6 Max Hicks Off at 66' 66' Leatherbarrow
7 Thomas Michael Christie
8 Hoskins Sotutu Off at 9' 9' Graham
Half-backs
9 Simon Benitez Cruz Off at 68' 68' Elliott
10 Brett Connon Off at 72' 72'
Backs
11 Werner Kok
12 Will Rigg
13 Chris Harris
14 Christian Wade E 48'
15 Josh Hodge 2 T · 1 P
Replacements
16 Zuriel Togiatama On at 72' 72'
17 Tom West On at 43' 43'
18 Francisco Moreno On at 43' 43'
19 Finn Baker On at 54' 54' Tuima
20 Ollie Leatherbarrow On at 66' 66' Hicks
21 Sam Graham On at 9' 9' Sotutu
22 James Elliott On at 68' 68' Benitez Cruz
23 Zack Henry On at 72' 72'
Sale Sharks
Forwards
1 Nicky Smith Off at 63' 63'
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie
3 Tomas Francis Off at 52' 52'
4 Ernst van Rhyn
5 Ben Bamber
6 Christ Tshiunza
7 Ben Curry Off at 59' 59' Dugdale
8 Tom Curry Off at 69' 69' Canakaivata
Half-backs
9 Dom Hanson
10 George Ford 1 P
Backs
11 Tom O'Flaherty Off at 63' 63'
12 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White Off at 73' 73' Lozowski
13 Joe Marchant
14 Tom Roebuck
15 Joe Carpenter
Replacements
16 Nathan Jibulu On at 52' 52'
17 Simon McIntyre On at 63' 63'
18 Asher Opoku On at 52' 52'
19 Elia Canakaivata On at 69' 69' Curry
20 Sam Dugdale On at 59' 59' Curry
21 Alex Lozowski On at 73' 73' Ma'asi-White
22 Marius Louw
23 Arron Reed On at 63' 63'

Stats by player

Newcastle Falcons
15
7 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
7
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
5 pts72 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
72'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
5 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
43 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
43'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
43 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
43'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
54 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
54'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
66 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
66'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
9 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
9'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
68 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
68'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
10
72 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
72'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
8 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
37 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
37'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
37 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
37'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
26 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
26'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
14 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
14'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
71 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
71'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
12 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
12'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
8 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
8'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
Sale Sharks
10
3 pts80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
3
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
1
63 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
2
79 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
79'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
3
52 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
52'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
4
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
5
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
6
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
7
59 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
59'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
8
69 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
69'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
9
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
11
63 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
63'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
12
73 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
73'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
13
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
14
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
15
80 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
16
1 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
1'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
17
17 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
18
28 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
28'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
19
11 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
11'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
20
21 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
21'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
21
7 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
7'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
22
—
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
—
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red
23
17 min
General Attack Defence Kicking Discipline
0
Points
17'
Minutes
0
Yellow
0
Orange
0
Red