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Team for Falcons
DIR By: dr_miles
Date: September 11, 2025, 6:11 am
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1. Els
2. Walker
3. Doak
4. J. Green
5. Lewies
6. Carr
7. Lawday
8. Schmid
9. M. Green
10. Benson
11. Anderson
12. Kerr
13. Bradley
14. Cleaves
15. David
16. Riley
17. Miller
18. Streeter
19. Browne
20. Launchbury
21. E. Williams
22. Murray
23. Hyde
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Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: dr_miles
Date: September 11, 2025, 6:13 am
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Harlequins have named their first matchday squad of the 2025/26
season that will travel to the North East to take on Newcastle
Red Bulls in the PREM Rugby Cup opener (Friday 12 September,
19:45 – live on TNT Sports).
The Quarters will kick off the elite domestic rugby season
against the newly named Red Bulls at Kingston Park.
Stephan Lewies returns to the starting XV for the first time
since April to skipper a youthful Harlequins from the
second-row.
Jack Walker starts at hooker alongside Jordan Els and Cameron
Doak, who’ll pack down at loosehead and tighthead respectively.
Doak is in line for his competitive debut in the Quarters on
Friday night.
Jonny Green joins Lewies in the engine room, while Zach Carr,
Tom Lawday and Lucas Schmid make up the back-row.
Max Green and Jamie Benson start in the half-backs. In the
centres, Bryn Bradley and Sean Kerr are partnered, with Cameron
Anderson, Cassius Cleaves and Nick David completing the starting
XV.
Amongst the impact players, Jamie Miller and Elliot Williams are
set to make their debuts in the Quarters. Sam Riley, Ollie
Streeter, Harry Browne and Joe Launchbury are also named as
replacements and complete Quins’ complement of forwards.
Meanwhile, Jake Murray and Hayden Hyde will provide cover in the
backs.
NEWCASTLE RED BULLS v HARLEQUINS
Friday 12 September (19:45)
Kingston Park
Live on TNT Sports
STARTING XV
15. Nick David (72)
14. Cassius Cleaves (13)
13. Bryn Bradley (14)
12. Sean Kerr (8)
11. Cameron Anderson (16)
10. Jamie Benson (24)
9. Max Green (9)
1. Jordan Els (50)
2. Jack Walker (89)
3. Cameron Doak (*)
4. Jonny Green (9)
5. Stephan Lewies © (82)
6. Zach Carr (7)
7. Tom Lawday (94)
8. Lucas Schmid (8)
IMPACT PLAYERS:
16. Sam Riley (69)
17. Jamie Miller (*)
18. Ollie Streeter (3)
19. Harry Browne (7)
20. Joe Launchbury (44)
21. Elliot Williams (*)
22. Jake Murray (13)
23. Hayden Hyde (13)
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Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: September 11, 2025, 6:14 am
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6-2 split on the bench
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Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: September 11, 2025, 6:15 am
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Hmm. Again, not a very strong team. Depends on what the Falcons
offer (yes, I'm calling them Falcons because that's still in
their website address), but this could be a painful game again.
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Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: never sleep
Date: September 11, 2025, 6:20 am
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Team news: McGuigan skipper for start of new era
Thursday 11 September 2025
Written by: Mark Smith
Newcastle Red Bulls will kick off their new era with a familiar
face leading the charge as George McGuigan captains them in
Friday’s PREM Rugby Cup visit of Harlequins.
The 7.45pm kick-off is poised to be the biggest ever cup crowd
at Kingston Park, with the previous high of 7,406 against the
Dragons from 2007 set to be surpassed, based on current sales
projections. Click here to book your place.
McGuigan skippers the side as he begins his third spell with
Newcastle, looking to add to his prolific tally of 48 tries in
165 games for the club.
Japanese No.8 Amanaki Mafi and Scotland international lock Jamie
Hodgson both make their debuts in the Red Bulls’ pack, with Joel
Grayson starting on the left wing having completed a successful
summer trial.
Joel’s twin brother Ethan misses out after injuring his ankle
during training, with director of rugby Steve Diamond delighted
by the prospect of a record cup crowd following last month’s
takeover by Red Bull.
“The buzz around the whole thing is brilliant, and it should be
a great occasion,” said Diamond, whose forward pack sees a 50th
appearance for Murray McCallum.
“Our magnificent supporters have really stuck with us over the
last few years, for which we are incredibly grateful, and we now
have this additional wave of momentum behind us as we take it to
the next level.
“Longer term it’s onwards and upwards regarding where the club
is going, but that’s not my task for the moment. I’ve got to put
together and nurture a squad which will be highly competitive in
the Gallagher PREM this season, and Friday’s cup game against
Harlequins is a big opportunity to hit the ground running.
“I’m not looking any further ahead than that. It’s a massive
occasion with being the first game of a new era, and our
supporters are voting with their feet.”
Having busily assembled a playing group, a work which is very
much still in progress, Diamond added: “We only got taken over
four weeks ago, and we’ve done well to put together a squad
during that time.
“By the sheer nature of entering the recruitment cycle late
we’ve had to bring in guys from the southern hemisphere, many of
whom won’t arrive for a little while, but the enthusiasm and
positivity around the place is tangible.”
Asked if his charges will be going into Friday’s game cold,
having not played any pre-season matches, the Newcastle boss
said: “Quins have had two warm-up games and we’ve not had any,
but that doesn’t concern me.
“I’ve always only ever played one friendly per summer wherever
I’ve been, because I think that’s all you need, but with things
happening here late in the summer it was just a timing thing in
not being able to arrange opposition at short notice.
“It doesn’t worry me because we’ve had some contact time in
training, but Harlequins are a good side and we’re absolutely
taking nothing for granted. They play an outstanding brand of
rugby so we’ll have to be on the money defensively, and
set-piece wise we need to be on it.”
Asked where he has set the mark for the coming campaign, Diamond
replied: “As for the season as a whole, I’ve not spoken to the
squad about expectations on where we finish.
“My own expectation on the field is that we’re highly
competitive and professional, and then off the field with Red
Bull’s input the infrastructure here is changing at a rapid
pace.
“There is a foundation needed, which we all sometimes forget
momentarily when we’re a bit giddy about the wider possibilities
moving forward.
“Newcastle have been bottom of the league for the last three
seasons and it won’t happen overnight, so there’s a lot of hard
work needed by the excellent staff who are already here, mixed
in with the new people and new infrastructure we will bring in
as we go.”
Newcastle Red Bulls team v Harlequins (Friday, 7.45pm, Kingston
Park, live on TNT Sports)
15 Alex Hearle, 14 Oli Spencer, 13 Sammy Arnold, 12 Max Clark,
11 Joel Grayson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Sam Stuart; 1 Murray
McCallum, 2 George McGuigan (captain), 3 Luan de Bruin, 4 Oscar
Usher, 5 Jamie Hodgson, 6 Cameron Neild, 7 Tom Gordon, 8 Amanaki
Mafi.
Replacements: 16 Ollie Fletcher, 17 Micky Rewcastle, 18 Callum
Hancock, 19 Seb de Chaves, 20 Freddie Lockwood, 21 James
Elliott, 22 Rhys Beeckmans, 23 Nathan Greenwood.
Not available for selection: Eduardo Bello, Simon Benitez Cruz,
Adam Brocklebank, Tim Cardall, Boeta Chamberlain, Tom Christie,
Freddie Clarke, Joe Davis, Connor Doherty, Ethan Grayson, Fergus
Lee-Warner, Elliott Obatoyinbo, Richard Palframan, Christian
Wade.
Harlequins: 15 Nick David, 14 Cassius Cleaves, 13 Bryn Bradley,
12 Sean Kerr, 11 Cameron Anderson, 10 Jamie Benson, 9 Max Green;
1 Jordan Els, 2 Jack Walker, 3 Cameron Doak, 4 Jonny Green, 5
Stephan Lewies (captain), 6 Zach Carr, 7 Tom Lawday, 8 Lucas
Schmid.
Replacements: 16 Sam Riley, 17 Jamie Miller, 18 Ollie Streeter,
19 Harry Browne, 20 Joe Launchbury, 21 Elliot Williams, 22 Jake
Murray, 23 Hayden Hyde.
Referee: George Selwood.
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Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: Archquin
Date: September 11, 2025, 7:18 am
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we may struggle up front
#Post#: 141947--------------------------------------------------
Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: September 11, 2025, 7:21 am
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That has a 28-12 loss written all over it
#Post#: 141966--------------------------------------------------
Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: KentQuin
Date: September 11, 2025, 9:30 am
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Looks like we're treating this as a development competition. I'm
okay with that. We need to keep our first team players fresh for
the season ahead and good to see the likes of Benson, Kerr and
Schmid getting minutes.
We made a pigs ear of the prem cup last season. We put out some
pretty strong sides but still managed to be awful.
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Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: boroughquin
Date: September 11, 2025, 9:37 am
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Titi must be injured or heading for the exit
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Re: Team for Falcons
DIR By: Bucksquin
Date: September 11, 2025, 10:00 am
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Given the disastrous scrum we've seen in the last two matches, I
think we can expect penalty after penalty tomorrow night, and
perhaps a yellow card or two.
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