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Tynedale 24, Rosslyn Park 37

TYNEDALE crashed to their second successive home defeat with another error-strewn performance against Rosslyn Park.Read

Tait urges public to get behind Newcastle Falcons

ALAN TAIT has urged the North East sporting public to get out and support Newcastle Falcons this afternoon if they want to keep Aviva Premiership rugby in the area.Read

Coventry 27 Blaydon 27

BLAYDON came within seconds of landing a first away win of the season, but in a game that had been nip and tuck from the start Coventry grabbed an equalising try with the final play.Read

Westoe 41 Nuneaton 6

WESTOE were in scintilating form as they secured a convincing victory over Nuneaton at Wood Terrace. The Shieldsmen ran in six tries before the hour mark to stretch clear.Read

London Irish 46 Newcastle Falcons 29

THE euphoria off the field in the week of their takeover was not matched by the exploits on it, as Newcastle Falcons slumped to their 11th straight Aviva Premiership defeat.Read

Tynedale 15 Cambridge 23

TYNEDALE suffered a rare home defeat at the hands of a slick and useful Cambridge side who outplayed their hoodoo side in every aspect of the game.Read

Newcastle Falcons 26 Leicester Tigers 27

THEY led with three minutes to go, but Newcastle Falcons’ winless run hit double figures as they suffered their 10th straight Aviva Premiership defeat.Read

Luctovians 20 Westoe 14

WESTOE’S unbeaten start came to an end thanks to a 20-14 defeat at Luctovians.Read

Duns 41 North Berwick 18

DUNS bounced back from their derby defeat at Berwick as they outclassed North Berwick at the Hardens.Read

Barking 22 Tynedale 29

TYNEDALE recorded a precious victory on their travels to maintain their National League One promotion push, beating Barking on their own patch.Read

Blaydon 35 Macclesfield 22

BLAYDON bounced back from last week’s ‘derby’ defeat with a five-try hammering of unbeaten National League one rivals Macclesfield – and it could have been more convincing.Read

Westoe edge Harrogate

TWO tries from Westoe centre Tommy Banks were enough to see them edge Harrogate in their National League 2 North Match.Read

Tynedale 34 Blaydon 25

TYNEDALE survived a late scare to take local derby bragging rights.Read

Exeter Chiefs 32 Newcastle Falcons 15

IT WAS one of those days when the scoreboard did not tell the full story.Read

Newcastle Falcons 9 Bath 22

NEW season, same old problems for Newcastle Falcons. Starting their Aviva Premiership campaign with a home defeat to Bath, there was little to suggest that this will be anything other than another season of struggle. Read

Thunder have one last chance of a victory

GATESHEAD Thunder have their final shot at avoiding the embarrassment of a win-less season this afternoon.Read

Blaydon 31 Cambridge 6

LAST season’s relegation worries look a million miles away for Blaydon following this stylish home performance.Read

Sedgley Park 29 Tynedale 10

TYNEDALE started off brightly and missed a relatively easy penalty through Hodgson after just three minutes.Read

Newcastle Falcons boss Alan Tait not perturbed by defeat

FALCONS boss Alan Tait was not overly perturbed by the late penalty which saw his Newcastle side lose 20-17 in their final pre-season friendly at Edinburgh.Read

Unlucky Blaydon RFC miss out in dying minutes

WITH time running out Blaydon looked to have started the new campaign with a bang against last season’s runners-up, only to have victory cruelly snatched from their grasp in the final play.Read

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