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#Post#: 1234--------------------------------------------------
Nottingham game
DIR By: Rucko
Date: August 11, 2018, 3:08 pm
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Looking at how Nottingham got on at Newcastle it will certainly
be a test for us. Good to see Sean Scanlon is scoring.
Falcons 47 Nottingham 26
Saturday 11 August 2018
Newcastle Falcons enjoyed a useful 90-minute work-out against
Championship side Nottingham on Saturday as they began their
pre-season with a home victory.
Split into three periods of 30 minutes and seeing mass changes
throughout, the keenly-contested match gave director of rugby
Dean Richards ample food for thought as his squad tries to
improve on their best season in two decades.
The Falcons enjoyed the ideal start to proceedings, grabbing
their first try after just three minutes when Adam Radwan went
the length from deep inside his own 22, hitting an outside arc
and burning his way past the Nottingham defence.
Joel Hodgson slotted the extras from in front, but the sides
were level four minutes later when Sean Scanlon grounded a
converted try down the left despite a couple of forward-looking
passes in the build-up.
Jack Spittle crossed in the right corner to pit the visitors
ahead, but on the 20-minute mark a quick tap penalty and a
scoring pass from Radwan freed Josh Matavesi for a walk-in at
the left corner, converted majestically by Joel Hodgson for a
two-point lead.
The hosts were exerting a greater degree of control by this
stage, and after a number of near misses the third try arrived
just before the half-hour, hooker Jamie Blamire pouncing on a
loose ball from a Nottingham line-out tap-down to claim the
converted score and a 21-12 lead at the end of the first third.
Mass changes to the Newcastle back line for the second period
did nothing to halt the momentum, Andrew Davidson sniping down
the blindside for their fourth try just a minute after the
resumption, Brett Connon slotting the extras from wide left.
Nottingham responded when neat hands down the right enabled
Scanlon to score his second try of the day, Millett converting
well from the touchline on a day when his side showed plenty of
ability and physicality.
Newcastle’s fifth try arrived on 40 minutes when prop Jack Payne
showed commendable work rate in supporting a 70-metre line-break
from debutant Johnny Williams, the former London Irish centre
breaking from his own 22 and getting to within five metres of
the line before passing out of the tackle.
That left the home side 35-19 to the good at the end of the
second third, Toby Flood among the backs entering the fray for
the final half-hour, and the fly-half converted impressively
from the right touchline when George Wacokecoke’s linebreak
helped enable Glen Young to race in from the 22.
The visitors responded with a try in the left corner from a
driving maul, converted by Will Sutton, Newcastle resuming their
dominance when a quickly-tapped penalty on the Nottingham 22 and
a series of offloads saw Dominic Waldouck crossing in the right
corner for the final points of the day.
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Tom Arscott, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Pedro
Bettencourt, 12 Josh Matavesi, 11 George Wacokecoke, 10 Joel
Hodgson, 9 Sam Stuart; 1 Adam Brocklebank, 2 Jamie Blamire, 3
Jack Payne, 4 Tevita Cavubati, 5 Calum Green, 6 Andrew Davidson,
7 Connor Collett, 8 Callum Chick (captain).
Replacements: Sami Mavinga, Santiago Socino, Trevor Davison,
Will Witty, Glen Young, Gary Graham, Simon Uzokwe, Tom Marshall,
James Elliott, Toby Flood, Ben Stevenson, Charlie Wilson,
Dominic Waldouck, Zach Kibirige, Alex Tait, Will Montgomery,
Johnny Williams, Brett Connon, Tom Penny, Simon Hammersley.
Falcons - Tries: Adam Radwan, Josh Matavesi, Jamie Blamire,
Andrew Davidson, Jack Payne, Glen Young, Dominic Waldouck.
Conversions: Joel Hodgson 3, Brett Connon 2, Toby Flood.
Nottingham: 15 Sean Scanlon, 14 David Will, 12 Luke Peters, 11
Jack Spittle, 10 Will Millett, 9 Murray McConnell; 1 James
Penman, 2 Ben Brownlie, 3 Mike Daniels, 4 Llewelyn Jones, 5
Danny Qualter, 6 Shane Buckley, 7 Will Owen, 8 Jordan Coghlan.
Replacements: Jake Farnworth, Aniseko Sio, Oisin Heffernan, Seb
Cecil, Josh Poullet, Alex Crocker, Will Sutton, Luke Cole, Cecil
MacCarthy, Will Cardall, George Cox, Matt Riddington, Harry
Graham, Alex Goble.
Nottingham - Tries: Sean Scanlon 2, Jack Spittle, A Forward.
Conversions: Will Millett 2, Will Sutton.
Referee: Jack Makepeace. Attendance: 2,080.
#Post#: 1264--------------------------------------------------
Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: Duncang
Date: August 17, 2018, 5:48 am
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Team from offy site;
1 Jack Bergmanas
2 Ali Thompson
3 Rikki Stout
4 Dan Preston-Routledge
5 Jamie Ure
6 Luis Ball
7 Tom Cotterill
8 Seb Nagle-Taylor ©
9 Alex Dolly
10 Callum Irvine
11 Dan Leake
12 Joe Barker
13 Connor Field
14 Henry Roberts
15 Tom Allott
16 Dan Richardson
17 Antony Dickinson
18 Justin Allen
19 Anton Petrowitsch
20 Patrick Shaw
21 Connor Dever
22 Ellis Abraham
23 Steve Botham
24 Brandon Botham
#Post#: 1265--------------------------------------------------
Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: Steve Bott
Date: August 17, 2018, 2:51 pm
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0-31 at half-time :'(
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Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: supporter
Date: August 17, 2018, 2:56 pm
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Sounds like a stuffing. I expected a fairly heavy loss.
#Post#: 1267--------------------------------------------------
Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: bolsoverman
Date: August 17, 2018, 3:16 pm
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Lost 53-0
#Post#: 1268--------------------------------------------------
Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: SimonBall
Date: August 17, 2018, 3:28 pm
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Were Nottingham that good or were we not good enough?
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Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: Duncang
Date: August 17, 2018, 4:03 pm
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Who did we play before last season(Nat 1 team) in a pre-season
friendly that we struggled to beat? Were Nottingham that good
or are we going to really struggle this season?
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Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: supporter
Date: August 17, 2018, 4:04 pm
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That’s a worrying score line.
#Post#: 1271--------------------------------------------------
Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: supporter
Date: August 17, 2018, 4:05 pm
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We played Coventry and just beat them.
#Post#: 1272--------------------------------------------------
Re: Nottingham game
DIR By: Jim Garbutt
Date: August 17, 2018, 5:07 pm
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We will only know when we play against Darlington etc who will
be at the top of National 1. There is a massive difference
between National 1 and the Championship and this is a new side
in their second game together after a 3x 20 minute rotation. It
is far too early to be worrying about a scoreline - that really
would have been expected.
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