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Falcon's Luke Fielden is gunning for semis

LUKE FIELDEN will be aiming to round off what’s been a morale-boosting week for Newcastle Falcons this afternoon at Kingston Park, with only Exeter Chiefs standing between his team and a place in the LV= Cup semi-finals.Read

Thunder York clash going to be a belter

GATESHEAD Thunder head coach Richard Pell is expecting today’s challenge match against York City Knights to be a belter.Read

Perfect way to gear up to the World Cup

THE RBS Six Nations gets under way in Cardiff this week, with the northern hemisphere’s showpiece tournament taking on added significance in a World Cup year.Read

Bath 11 Newcastle Falcons 6

NEWCASTLE Falcons’ semi-final hopes hit a speed bump yesterday in the West Country, as Bath picked their pockets to snatch a scrappy LV= Cup win.Read

Tynedale 15 London Scottish 31

SECOND-PLACED London Scottish made it 14 wins on the trot with a maximum points victory over Tynedale.Read

Cambridge 45 Blaydon 7

BLAYDON were reduced to playing second fiddle in their clash with high-flying Cambridge.Read

French farce gets a frosty reception

NEWCASTLE Falcons endured a French farce yesterday with the late cancellation of their Amlin Challenge Cup match against Bourgoin.Read

Alan Tait's Falcons fail to rise to Challenge

FALCONS boss Alan Tait lamented his side’s European exit, having seen Newcastle slump to a 6-0 home defeat to Montpellier.Read

Sedgley Park 17 Blaydon 0

BLAYDON’S good run of results came to an abrupt end in terrible conditions at Sedgley Park where the home side tackled ferociously to deny the Crow Trees outfit in the first half and then showed them how to finish in the second period.Read

Tynedale 26 Launceston 8

TYNEDALE tamed the conditions to claim a well-deserved bonus-point win over Launceston in yesterday’s windswept National One encounter.Read

Morley 14 Westoe 7

MISTAKE-prone Westoe, third-top of National Two North, came a cropper against opponents third from bottom.Read

Pitch move does trick for Blaydon

AFTER losing their last four fixtures to the weather, Blaydon suffered further upset when their Crow Trees pitch was yesterday declared unplayable.Read

Tait: Falcons can kick on from here

FALCONS boss Alan Tait paid tribute to his comeback kids, as Newcastle battled back from 10 points down to claim a valuable Aviva Premiership 19-19 draw with Sale Sharks on Friday night.Read

Falcons are really buzzing

DANNY WILLIAMS and his Falcons team-mates are itching for action this afternoon, as Newcastle make the Aviva Premiership trip to London Wasps.Read

Euan has Scot what it takes

NEWCASTLE Falcons chairman Dave Thompson welcomed new signing Euan Murray to the club and hoped the new boy will get fans turning out in droves.Read

‘Home’ first for ex-fan Joel Hodgson

AS AN eight-year-old Joel Hodgson used to stand on the grass bank at Kingston Park watching his Newcastle Falcons idols, but this afternoon he runs out for his first home start.Read

Exeter Chiefs 36 Newcastle Falcons 10

NEWCASTLE Falcons’ European campaign effectively came to an end yesterday in Devon, as Exeter Chiefs powered their way to a one-sided Amlin Challenge Cup victory.Read

Macclesfield 34 Tynedale 10

IN THE fifth minute Tynedale went into the lead with a well-taken try by prop forward Johnny Williams and Macclesfield hit straight back with a penalty by Thomas Eaton.Read

Westoe 69 Manchester 0

MANCHESTER’S misfortunes began before the kick off when one of their only two replacement players was injured in the pre-match warm up.Read

Leicester Tigers 44 Newcastle Falcons 19

NEWCASTLE Falcons suffered a second-half backlash at Leicester Tigers yesterday, as the Aviva Premiership champions showed their class.Read

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