Aviva Premiership _ Newcastle Falcons 11 - 14 Bath Rugby

April 30, 2011

Newcastle's quest to secure Premiership survival will go down to the final weekend of the season after losing 14-11 to Bath at Kingston Park.

The win keeps Bath in the race for Heineken Cup qualification, while the losing bonus point may well be enough to stave off relegation for the Falcons.

More to follow.

Final Score Newcastle (6) 11 Bath (8) 14

Scorers

Newcastle Falcons Tries: Fielden
Pens: Gopperth 2
Bath Tries: Claassens
Pens: James 2, Vesty

Referee: J P Doyle (24th Premiership game)

Teams

Newcastle Falcons :15 Alex Tait , 14 Luke Fielden , 13 Rob Vickerman , 12 Tane Tuipulotu , 11 Gcobani Bobo , 10 Jimmy Gopperth , 9 Micky Young,1 Jonny Golding , 2 Matt Thompson , 3 Euan Murray , 4 James Hudson (captain) , 5 Andrew van der Heijden , 6 Tim Swinson , 7 Will Welch , 8 Ally Hogg

16 Rob Vickers , 17 Grant Shiells , 18 Kieran Brookes , 19 Mark Wilson , 20 Alex Gray , 21 Chris Pilgrim , 22 Fitzpatrick , 23 Manning

Bath :15. Nick Abendanon,14. Jacques Boussuge,13. Matt Carraro,12. Matt Banahan,11. Tom Biggs,10. Sam Vesty,9. Michael Claassens ( C ),1. David Flatman,2. Lee Mears,3. David Wilson,4. Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe,5. Danny Grewcock,6. Ben Skirving,7. Lewis Moody,8. Simon Taylor

Replacements:16. Ross Batty,17. Nathan Catt,18. Duncan Bell,19. Josh Ovens,20. Guy Mercer,21. Mark McMillan,22. Butch James,23. Nick Scott