Newcastle survive early red to beat Gloucester

Adam Radwan scored for Newcastle and later produced a superb block to deny Gloucester

Newcastle: (10) 17
Tries: Radwan, Obatoyinbo Pen: Connon Cons: Connon 2
Gloucester: (12) 12
Tries: Blake, Thorley Con: Carreras

Impressive Newcastle survived an early red card to beat Gloucester 17-12 and all-but end the visitors' hopes of reaching the Premiership play-offs.

Ollie Thorley put Gloucester ahead before Brett Connon's penalty kept the score within two.

And Elliott Obatoyinbo's try then put the hosts in front to give Newcastle their first win in five league games.

More to follow.

Newcastle: Obatoyinbo, Radwan, Moroni, Orlando, Carreras, Connon, Young (c); Brocklebank, Blamire, Palframan, Peterson, De Chaves, Rubiolo, Chick, Fearns.

Replacements: Fletcher, Mulipola, Tampin, Lockwood, Marshall, Stuart, Thomas, Stevenson.

Red card: Richard Palframan (16 mins)

Gloucester: Evans, Rees-Zammit, Harris, Atkinson, Thorley, Carreras, Varney; Elrington, Blake, Gotovtsev, Clarke, Alemanno, Reid, Ludlow (c), Ackermann.

Replacements: Walker, Vivas, Ford-Robinson, Jordan, Clement, Chapman, Twelvetrees, Seabrook.

Referee: Adam Leal

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