London Irish 31 Falcons 22 - Report & Photos

Newcastle Falcons suffered a second defeat of the Gallagher Premiership season on Sunday when they fell to London Irish at Brentford Community Stadium.

 Trailing 14-8 at the break and failing to rein in their hosts during the second 40, they mounted a late comeback but had a losing bonus point snatched from their grasp by a 78th minute try from replacement hooker Motu Matu’u.

A cagey opening to the game saw both sides turning predominantly to the air, Louis Schreuder and opposite number Nick Phipps putting up a host of box kicks with the game being played almost exclusively in the middle third of the field. 

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