• Newcastle 26-14 Leicester
• Falcons dawdle off bottom as Tigers lose second successive Premiership matchNewcastle breathed life into their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Aviva Premiership with a stunning victory over Leicester at Kingston Park to dawdle them off the bottom of the table.
The 26-14 defeat was Leicester’s second successive league loss – they went down 10-3 to Sale final weekend – and owed much to the intensity they faced from a fired-up home side. One of Newcastles best opening 40 minutes of the season ended with them having scored two tries to lead 20-9.
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Source: theguardian.com