• Newcastle 22-27 Leicester
• Gutsy Falcons face mountainous task to beat the drop
On a cold, uninviting night in the north-east Leicester finally awoke to the seriousness of their situation by eking out a tense victory which should lay the platform for Premiership survival.
The Tigers have been a sorry shadow of their former selves for much of this season but they did enough, just about, to see off a tenacious Newcastle side who remain bottom of the table.
Written by Ross Heppenstall at Kingston Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/12/newcastle-leicester-premiership-rugby-match-report under the title “Leicester Tigers claim key win at Newcastle to ease relegation fears”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
