Zurich Premiership
- Newcastle, 1 September 2002, 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT
Newcastle Falcons
(9)
24 - 17
(7)
Wasps
(FT)
Teams
Newcastle Falcons
Wasps
Tries
none
Tries
Denney, Lewsey
Cons
none
Cons
King 2
Pens
Wilkinson 8
Pens
King
Team
15
FB
Liam Botham
14
W
Joe Shaw
13
C
Jamie Noon
12
C
Tom May
11
W
Michael Stephenson
10
FH
Jonny Wilkinson
(c)
9
SH
Hall Charlton
1
P
Ian Peel
2
H
Steve Brotherstone
3
P
Marius Hurter
4
L
Hugh Vyvyan
5
L
Stuart Grimes
6
F
Epi Taione
7
F
Phil Dowson
8
N8
Jon Dunbar
Replacements
16
SH
James Grindal
17
Phil Godman
18
Craig Hamilton
19
N8
Rob Devonshire
20
Soa Otuvaka
21
P
Micky Ward
22
H
Matt Thompson
Team
15
FB
Josh Lewsey
14
W
Shane Roiser
13
C
Stuart Abbott
12
C
Mark Denney
11
W
Kenny Logan
10
FH
Alex King
9
SH
Rob Howley
1
P
Craig Dowd
2
H
Phil Greening
3
P
Will Green
4
L
Simon Shaw
5
L
Rich Birkett
6
F
Joe Worsley
7
F
Paul Volley
8
N8
Lawrence Dallaglio
(c)
Replacements
16
Harvey Biljon
17
FB
John Rudd
18
Will Wigram
19
H
Ben Gotting
20
Joe Beardshaw
21
P
Darren Molloy
22
Mike McCarthy
Notes
Result
Newcastle Falcons won by a margin of 7 points
Zurich Premiership points
Newcastle Falcons 4, Wasps 1 (1 losing bonus)
Ground name
Kingston Park, Newcastle
Attendance
5263
Referee
GR Goodliffe
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