NEWC
No.Name
15Alex Tait, FB
14Noah Cato, W
13Danny Barnes, C
12Adam Powell, C
12Adam Joseph Powell, -
11Ryan Shortland, W
10Phil Godman, FH
3
9Mike Blair, SH
1Rob Vickers, P
2Scott Lawson, H
3Kieran Brookes, P
4Carlo Antonio del Fava, L
5Fraser McKenzie, L
6Richard Mayhew, FL
7Will Welch, FL
Replacements
8Ally Hogg, N8
16George McGuigan, H
17Grant Shiells, P
18Scott Wilson, P
19Sean Tomes, L
20Chris York, FL
21Warren Fury, SH
22Rory Clegg, FH
23James Fitzpatrick, C

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Kingston Park
9:30 AM, December 1, 2013
Attendance: 6,017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'9-35 End of half
81'9-35 End of half
81'9-35 End of second half
80'And that's it for the afternoon. Harlequins good for their win and Newcastle lacking any real flair. The stat which shows three tries from nine matches doesn't lie
79'Player substituted - Chris York , Newcastle Falcons
79'Substitute on - Grant Shiells , Newcastle Falcons
78'It gets worse as Rob Vickers gets a yellow card for some argy bargy in the lineout
78'Yellow card - Rob Vickers , Newcastle Falcons
77'The game going through the motions now as the crowd start to drift away
74'Player substituted - Dave Ward , Harlequins
74'Substitute on - James Chisholm , Harlequins
74'Substitute on - Harry Allen , Harlequins
74'Player substituted - Tom Guest , Harlequins
71'Player substituted - Danny Care , Harlequins
71'Substitute on - Sam Stuart , Harlequins
70'Player substituted - Richard Mayhew , Newcastle Falcons
70'Substitute on - Chris York , Newcastle Falcons
70'Player substituted - Nick Easter , Harlequins
70'Substitute on - Charlie Matthews , Harlequins
70'Substitute on - Rory Clegg , Newcastle Falcons
70'Player substituted - Phil Godman , Newcastle Falcons
69'9-35 Conversion - Nick Evans , Harlequins
68'Nick Evans lands his seventh kick from eight but they have not really been testing aside from the touchline conversion he missed
68'9-33 Try - Sam Smith , Harlequins
67'Massive hit from Richard Mayhew stops Sam Smith in his tracks but all in vain as seconds later Smith races clear for Quins' fourth try
66'Substitute on - Mark Lambert , Harlequins
66'Player substituted - Joe Marler , Harlequins
60'Alex Tait breaks the line but is hauled down just short of the line. Life in Newcastle yet
60'Substitute on - Ollie Lindsay-Hague , Harlequins
60'Player substituted - Mike Brown , Harlequins
58'Substitute on - Warren Fury , Newcastle Falcons
58'Player substituted - Mike Blair , Newcastle Falcons
58'Substitute on - George McGuigan , Newcastle Falcons
58'Player substituted - Fraser McKenzie , Newcastle Falcons
58'Player substituted - Scott Lawson , Newcastle Falcons
58'Substitute on - Sean Tomes , Newcastle Falcons
58'Player substituted - Danny Barnes , Newcastle Falcons
58'Substitute on - James Fitzpatrick , Newcastle Falcons
58'9-28 Conversion - Nick Evans , Harlequins
57'An easy kick from under the posts and even though we have a quarter of the match remaining there is no way back now for Newcastle
57'9-26 Try - Danny Care , Harlequins
56'You suspect that could be that for Newcastle as the Quins run in their third try as Danny Care dummies and goes from the breakdown
47'9-21 Penalty goal - Nick Evans , Harlequins
46'No good for Newcastle if they keep exchanging kicks ... another three points for Nick Evans
45'9-18 Penalty goal - Phil Godman , Newcastle Falcons
44'Godman slots home a penalty from in front of posts after Quins caught offside
41'Evans misses the touchline conversion.
41'6-18 Try - Sam Smith , Harlequins
41'Player substituted - Will Collier , Harlequins
41'Substitute on - Paul Doran Jones , Harlequins
41'6-13 End of first half
40'Dreadful start as Newcastle caught cold from the resumption and Sam Smith squeezes in at the corner following a sweeping move in the backline
40'This is going to be a tough second half for the Falcons …they are desperately short of points with just three tries in eight league games to date so they need to break that poor run or win a decent number of kickable penalties after the break
40'6-13 Start of second half
39'Kieran Brookes hobbles off with what looks like a knee injury after an impressive performance
39'Substitute on - Scott Wilson , Newcastle Falcons
39'Player substituted - Kieran Brookes , Newcastle Falcons
34'Falcons under the cosh again but they defend well
33'6-13 Penalty goal - Phil Godman , Newcastle Falcons
32'Goodman cuts the lead with a mid-distance kick
27'3-13 Penalty goal - Nick Evans , Harlequins
26'Again the Falcons stray offside within Nick Evans' kicking range and he slots over his second penalty of the afternoon. This is already look hard for Newcastle
22'Sports writer @markismith50 notes that the Falcons' stadium PA urged screaming kids in North Stand to respect the goal-kickers. "Admire the sentiment, but fighting a losing battle"
22'3-10 Penalty goal - Nick Evans , Harlequins
21'Quins get a penalty for offside in the Newcastle 22. Evans with a formality in front of the posts
19'3-7 Penalty goal - Phil Godman , Newcastle Falcons
18'Falcons get the penalty for offside and Godman slots the kick
11'0-7 Conversion - Nick Evans , Harlequins
10'0-5 Try - Tom Williams , Harlequins
9'It had to be. Tom Williams although Andrew Small goes upstairs for a suspected forward pass first. It had to be Williams, the man centre stage in Bloodgate, scoring against the man who was also deeply involved, Dean Richards, now bossing the Falcons
1'The Falcons are desperately short of points, having scored just three tries in eight league games to date so this could be more about boot than anything else. The good news is the crowd is 6,017, Newcastle's biggest of the season even though the game is on TV
1'0-0 Start of first half