Teams named for A league home opener.

Tigers make 4 changes to the A team for tongihts home fixture against Newcastle.  Henry Purdy comes in on the wing whilst George Chuter, Brett Deacon and Michael Noone come into the back row.  Richard Thorpe switches to 7 from 8.

15 Niall Morris
14 Henry Purdy
13 Adam Thompstone
12 Dan Bowden
11 Alex Lewington
10 Matt Cornwell (c)
9 Scott Steele
1 Fraser Balmain
2 George Chuter
3 Kieran Brookes
4 Harry Wells
5 Joe Cain
6 Brett Deacon
7 Richard Thorpe
8 Michael Noone
Replacements
16 Jimmy Stevens
17 Jonny Harris
18 Ryan Bower
19 Jake Albon
20 Lucas Guillame
21 Harrison Lee-Everton
22 Pasqualle Dunn
23 Rhys Williams
Michael Noone is a Rotherham number 8, who signed this summer from Doncaster Knights.  Here is his highlights package from Google.

 


Newcastle Falcons
15 Chris Harris
14 Marakilevu Roko
13 Michael Tait
12 Johnny Neville
11 Tom Catterick
10 Joel Hodgson
9 Jonny Burn
1 James Hallam
2 George McGuigan
3 Scott Wilson
4 Josh Hedley
5 Joe Robinson
6 James Hamilton
7 Anthony Harrison
8 Guy Van Den Dries
Replacements
16 Michael Mayhew
17 Matthew Lowes
18 Andrew Foster
19 Tom Schofield
20 David Watchorn
21 Andrew Davies
22 Sam Hanks
23 Zach Kibirige