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Academy win with bonus point at Falcons

Leicester Tigers Academy recorded a first win of the season in the Under-18 League at Newcastle on Saturday.

Playing at Kingston Park as part of a double-header following the Falcons’ Gallagher Premiership fixture against Northampton Saints, Tigers triumphed 27-24 as both teams ran in four tries.

Tigers took an early lead with scores from back-rower Simon Koroiyadi and centre Samuel Jacques in the opening quarter of an hour, with fly-half Ben Taylor adding one conversion.

Back-rower Chester Owen added a third score as the lead reached 17 points on 25 minutes before Falcons fought back with tries either side of half-time to cut the gap to just five points.

After a Joseph Woodward penalty for Tigers, their hosts claimed their third try to trim the gap to 20-17 before Taylor added the bonus-point try for Leicester, with Woodward converting.

That made it 27-17 but there was still time for Newcastle to claim their own bonus-point score.

Falcons tries came from Ben Redshaw, Natty Greenwood, Tom Burton and Isaac Keller, plus two conversions from Harry Williams.

Form Guide
Form
LLLWL
Last Match
Lost to Leicester Tigers U18s 12-19
Past Meeting
Won 43-29
Form
Last Match
Past Meeting
Form
WWWLL
Last Match
Lost to Northampton Saints U18s 22-35
Past Meeting
Lost 29-43

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