Finished
40
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13
Newcastle
Castres
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- Newcastle
- Castres
80' But Castres spill the ball in midfield and the ref blows for full-time. Better effort from the Falcons in the second half as they make it to the semis for the fourth time. They also make it an all-English line-up, joining Sale, Bath and Worcester. Thanks for joining us.- 79' Castres finishing on the front foot and looking for a consolation try.
75' Wilkinson makes it 40-13 with the extras.
73' Dillon cuts a superb line and is almost through. He feeds Hayman, but prop is hauled down short. The ball comes back and Flood feeds Wilson, who crashes over. Nice try. 38-13.
69' Falcons are pressing for their fifth try but Flood's pass to Rudd is ruled forward and try is disallowed.- 67' Castres spread ball wide but final pass to Milford is poor and ball goes straight into touch.
- 64' Simple conversion for Wilkinson moves Falcons 33-13 ahead.
- 63' Teulet tries a speculative chip but it lands in the hands of Grindall and the scrum-half scampers 50m for Newcastle's fourth try. 31-13.
- 59' Castres steal ball and launch attack through Milford and Faure, but Falcons cover is good and they resist first wave.
- 57' Newcastle have clearly raised their intensity in this half and have enjoyed pretty much all the ball.
- 54' Senio is charged down by Sorenson, the ball comes to Wilkinson who puts through a grubber for Dillon, who checks inside before going over for the Falcons' third try. 26-13 Newcastle.
- 53' Newcastle produce several good phases but again the final ball is poor.
51' Long on for Thompson at hooker.- 48' Bit of argy-bargy between the skippers Dowson and Ortega. Falcons win penalty but Wilkinson misses touch and fails to give Newcastle attacking position.
- 44' Wilkinson nails the touchline conversion. 21-13.
- 44' Nice burst by Andy Buist moves Falcons into Castres 22. Ball comes back to Dillon on the right wing. The replacement is held up short but Hayman is on hand to barge his way over. Well played the big Kiwi. 19-13 Newcastle.
- 43' Falcons take quick throw, Flood has men outside but opts to kick ahead. 22m drop out to Castres.
41' Wilkinson gets second half started. The temperature has dropped again but chances are Newcastle will have been given a roasting by head coach Steve Bates at half time. Can they produce an improved display this half?- 40' Ref blows for half-time. Falcons just about deserve their lead though they know they are in for a tough second half!
- 40' Castres have infringed again and Wilkinson has late chance to give Falcons the lead on the stroke of half time. Straightforward chance for the world's leading points scorer as Falcons move 14-13 ahead.
37' Castres' former All Black prop Kees Meeuws is in spot of bother. Thankfully he's up but the big fella has had to leave the field - looks like a neck injury.- 35' Game has opened up in the last couple of minutes. Tait is looking to break clear again but too often the telling pass is not going to hands.
- 31' McIntyre kicks for touch but comes up short. May gathers ball and launches counter into Castres half.
- 30' Noon is off with ankle injury, Dillon is on.
- 28' Lovely break by Grindall from lineout. He feeds Noon, who is hauled down just short. Wilkinson slots drop goal when ball is recycled. 13-11 Castres.
27' Faure is yellow carded for constant infringement.- 24' Superb break from Tait and the England centre makes 50m down middle of the field. But Falcons spill the ball and Castres work it to wing Bourret, who beats one tackle before kicking ahead. Tait wins race to the ball and Bourret is penalised for not allowing him to get up.
- 23' Teulet on target with his second penalty as Castres take a 13-18 lead.
- 20' The weather has improved slightly and the sides can now get down to some rugby!
- 17' Big hit by Tekori on Grindall but Castres infringe at the ruck and Falcons clear danger to touch.
15' It's actually snowing now at Kingston Park!- 13' Again the Falcons bounce back quickly, this time Wilkinson on target with a penalty to make it 10-8 Castres.
- 11' Teulet adds the conversion to make it 10-5 to Castres.
- 10' Newcastle have fallen asleep. Samoan Joe Tekori goes straight through a ruck and touched down! 8-5 Castres!
- 5' Falcons bounce back immdediately. They claim the ball from the kick off, it comes to Flood who makes a break down the middle before feeding Rudd to go over in the corner. Great response. 5-3 Newcastle. Game on.
- 4' Early penalty chance for Castres and Teulet gets them off the mark with a nicely struck penalty. 3-0 Castres.
1' Cameron McIntyre gets the game started. Can Newcastle put their poor league form behind them and give their season a boost?
- Unfortunately it's a grim evening up in Newcastle and the rain has been falling steadily.- - Good evening and welcome to the remaining European Challenge Cup quarter-final between Newcastle and Castres from Kingston Park. Can the Falcons make it an all-England lineup for the semis by joining Sale, Bath and Worcester?
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Summary
Newcastle versus Castres Rudd 5’, Hayman 44’, Dillon 54’, Grindal 63’, Wilson 73’ Tries Tekori 11’ Wilkinson 46’, 64’, 75’ Conversions Teulet 12’ Wilkinson 14’, 40’ Penalties Teulet 5’, 23’ Wilkinson 28’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
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Newcastle
On the Field
- Ward
- Thompson
- Hayman
- Perry
- Sorensen
- Buist
- Woods
- Dowson
- Grindal
- Wilkinson
- Rudd
- Flood
- Noon
- May
- Tait
Subs
- Charlton
- Long
- Winter
- Wilson
- Golding
- Dillon
- Visser
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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Castres
Manager: Alain Gaillard
On the Field
- Meuws
- Bonello
- Ducalcon
- Capo Ortega
- Tekori
- Vosloo
- Tabacco
- Faure
- Senio
- McIntyre
- Bourret
- Marticorena
- Mazars
- Milford
- Teulet
Subs
- Terrain
- Tomiki
- Benassis
- Snaayman
- Lagardère
- Adamou
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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