Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors taking place? Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors will take place on Friday 10th December, 2021 at 20:00 (UK)
Where is Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors taking place? Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors will take place at Kingston Park in Newcastle upon Tyne
Where can I get tickets for Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors on in the UK? BT Sport have the rights to show European Rugby Challenge Cup matches in the UK so it is worth checking their schedule for Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors
Where can I stream Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors? If Newcastle Falcons vs Worcester Warriors is televised on BT Sport, subscribers will be able to stream the match live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Tom Penny, 13 Max Wright, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Adam Radwan, 10 William Haydon-Wood, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Carl Fearns, 7 Will Welch (c), 6 Callum Chick, 5 Sean Robinson, 4 Marco Fuser, 3 Mark Tampin, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Kyle Cooper
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Adam Brocklebank, 18 Logovi’i Mulipola, 19 Greg Peterson, 20 Gary Graham, 21 Cam Nordli-Kelemeti, 22 Joel Hodgson, 23 Ollie Lindsay-Hague
Worcester Warriors: 15 Jamie Shillcock, 14 Alex Hearle, 13 Oli Morris, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Billy Searle, 9 Will Chudley, 8 Sione Vailanu, 7 Ted Hill (c), 6 Kyle Hatherell, 5 Andrew Kitchener, 4 Joe Batley, 3 Jay Tyack, 2 Niall Annett, 1 Ethan Waller
Replacements: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Kai Owen, 18 Christian Judge, 19 Matt Kvesic, 20 Sam Lewis, 21 Ollie Wynn, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Harri Doel
THE PREDICTION
Newcastle Falcons became the latest side to fall foul of a quickly improving London Irish side in the Premiership with a 43-21 defeat last Saturday. They occupy a comfortable enough mid-table position in the league for now and they are unbeaten in four at home, since an opening day defeat to Quins, that should serve them well in this Challenge Cup opener on Friday night. Worcester Warriors drew 24-24 here late last month in the Premiership and their 32-31 victory at home to Wasps last week saw them rise above three struggling sides who were play-off teams last season in Bristol, Sale and Bath. This looks like coming close once again and actually giving the visitors a hefty head-start of +5 or +6 could prove valuable given their recent form. However, taking the Falcons to win outright seems a suitably cautious pick here.
