2020-21 Premiership Rugby – Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish taking place? Saturday 8th May, 2021 – 15:00 (UK)
Where is Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish taking place? Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Where can I get tickets for Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets
What television channel is Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish on? BT Sport have the rights to televise Gallagher Premiership matches so it is worth checking their schedule
Where can I stream Newcastle Falcons vs London Irish? If televised on BT Sport, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Tom Penny, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Ben Stevenson, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Callum Chick, 7 Mark Wilson (c), 6 Will Welch, 5 Sean Robinson, 4 Greg Peterson, 3 Logovi’i Mulipola, 2 George McGuigan, 1 Trevor Davison
Replacements: 16 Jamie Blamire, 17 Kyle Cooper, 18 Mark Tampin, 19 Philip van der Walt, 20 Carl Fearns, 21 Sam Stuart, 22 Joel Hodgson, 23 George Wacokecoke
London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Phil Cokanasiga, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Matt Rogerson (c), 5 Rob Simmons, 4 George Nott, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Ollie Hoskins, 19 Chunya Munga, 20 Ben Donnell, 21 Nic Groom 22 Jacob Atkins, 23 James Stokes
THE PREDICTION
Newcastle Falcons have lost their last eight games in a row over all competitions and simply cannot wait for the season to end with no relegation to fight this year. They started well away at Gloucester last time out but eventually fell to defeat and it is difficult to see them righting that record here against travelling London Irish. The Exiles have had a couple of weeks off with the European break and are in no great shape themselves, especially on the road having won just one away game in 2021 so with neither side here bringing confidence to the pitch this looks a difficult call. This is not a match for an accumulator but given London Irish have a pretty poor record on the road take Newcastle to edge a likely tense affair here.
