| Newcastle (17) 31 |
| Tries: McGuigan 2, Radwan, Earle, Mulipola Cons: Connon 3 |
| Harlequins (14) 40 |
| Tries: Inexperienced, Louw, Head, Anyanwu, Drombrandt, Marchant Cons: Allan 5 |
Two late tries noticed Harlequins come again to say victory on the opening day of the Premiership season at Newcastle.
Alex Drombrandt and Joe Marchant went over within the final six minutes for Quins.
The house facet had led 17-14 on the break due to scores from George McGuigan, Adam Radwan and Nathan Earle.
Tyrone Inexperienced and Wilco Louw added to George Head and Lennox Anyanwu’s scores for Quins earlier than McGuigan’s second and Emblem Mulipola gave the Falcons the lead once more just for the guests to win it.
The match was preceded by a minute’s silence and gamers wore black armbands to mark the dying of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
Defeat meant a shedding begin for brand new Falcons director of rugby Dave Walder however he can have been inspired by how his facet matched as much as a Quins outfit who got here third final season.
Marchant secured the 5 factors for the away facet with two minutes to go when he picked up a unfastened offload as the house facet sought a match-winning attempt of their very own.
In the long run they have been pressured to accept a shedding bonus level which got here after McGuigan went in on the right-hand nook following a maul for his second attempt of the afternoon.
Newcastle director of rugby Dave Walder:
“I am happy and I am disenchanted. I am pleased with the lads for the way in which wherein they fought again into the sport, however then additionally we could not maintain on.
“I believe the way in which that the sport ebbed and flowed we have been by no means in full management of it.
“They play some nice rugby and have a extremely thrilling model. You typically have to carry your fingers up and say that that was good rugby.”
Harlequins director of rugby Tabai Matson:
“One of many issues I like teaching this workforce is that they’re simply so constructive.
“They need to go to a scrum or to go for a lineout to attain a attempt as a substitute of taking the simpler choice. It is a kind of issues that within the sport, Newcastle have been getting on prime of us, however we did effectively to hit again and adapt to the opposition and the referee.
“Essentially the most pleasing factor about right this moment is that we have taken 5 factors within the first spherical.”
Newcastle Falcons: Tait, Radwan, Stevenson, Lucock, Earle, Connon, Barton, Brantingham, McGuigan, Davison, Peterson, De Chaves, Robinson, Blamire, Welch.
Replacements: Maddison, Mulipola, Tampin, Merrick, Marshall, Nordli-Kelemeti, Schoeman, Wacokecoke.
Harlequins: Inexperienced, David, Northmore, Anyanwu, Murley, Allan, Gjaltema, Marler, Head, Louw, Hammond, Herbst, Kenningham, Lawday, Dombrandt.
Replacements:Walker, Kerrod, Collier, Lamb, Evans, Stafford, Edwards, Marchant.
Referee: Luke Pearce.
