Newcastle vs Worcester, Friday night

[Puja]

Newcastle Falcons team to face Worcester Warriors (Friday, 7.45pm, Kingston Park Stadium)

15 Simon Hammersley

14 Alex Tait

13 Chris Harris

12 Josh Matavesi

11 Belisario Agulla

10 Joel Hodgson

9 Sonatane Takulua

1 Rob Vickers

2 Kyle Cooper

3 Jon Welsh

4 Calum Green

5 Will Witty

6 Mark Wilson

7 Will Welch (captain)

8 Callum Chick

Replacements

16 Scott Lawson

17 Sami Mavinga

18 Trevor Davison

19 Tevita Cavubati

20 Nili Latu

21 Sam Stuart

22 Craig Willis

23 Juan Pablo Socino

Worcester Warriors

15 Josh Adams

14 Dean Hammond

13 Wynand Olivier

12 Jackson Willison

11 Bryce Heem

10 Tom Heathcote

9 Jonny Arr

1 Ryan Bower

2 Jack Singleton

3 Nick Schonert

4 Donncha O'Callaghan (captain)

5 Will Spencer

6 Matt Cox

7 Sam Lewis

8 GJ van Velze

Replacements

16 Joe Taufete'e

17 Ethan Waller

18 Biyi Alo

19 Pierce Phillips

20 Alafoti Faosiliva

21 Peter Stringer

22 Sam Olver

23 Ben Te'o


Good to see Singleton playing for Wuss - he was an utter disaster when he was overpromoted to play for England vs Barbarians, so it's good to see that he's clearly shaken that off and has the confidence of his club coaches. Looking forward to seeing how he develops at AP level.

Puja

[switchskier]

I assume that Flood is injured to have not even made the 23 (nips off to make a quick change to fantasy team)? Surprised that Scoino isn't starting.

[bitts]

I assume that Flood is injured to have not even made the 23 (nips off to make a quick change to fantasy team)? Surprised that Scoino isn't starting.

Think I saw that he has a niggling injury, had the same issue with my fantasy team.

[Stom]

Strong win for Falcons. Think they're going to pull away from the bottom of the table this season. Their additions look solid, I think they can establish themselves in mid-table and next season have the chance of pushing higher.

[fivepointer]

Newcastle (10) 35
Tries: Tait, Vickers, Cooper, Socino Cons: Takalua 2, Willis Pens: Takalua 3
Worcester (3) 8
Try: Adams Pen: Heathcote

That'll do nicely for Falcons. I'm expecting a solid mid table finish. I think Wuss are going to struggle all year.