Overview
- George McGuigan, Tom Christie and Simon Benitez Cruz scored for Newcastle, with Brett Connon adding two conversions and two penalties.
- Gloucester winger Ollie Thorley was sent off after scoring in the first half, following earlier yellow cards for Jamie Hodgson and Arthur Clark.
- Converted tries from Mikey Austin and Ciaran Knight cut the deficit to six points before Newcastle’s defense saw out the closing stages.
- Head coach Alan Dickens lauded the display and emphasized the impact of the bench, highlighting a late lineout steal by Oscar Usher.
- Gloucester’s resources were stretched, with Hartpury loanee Will Crane starting at hooker and 18-year-old Will Knight making his first Premiership start, as George Skivington pointed to disrupted combinations.