Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre taking place? Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre will take place on Saturday 9th April, 2022 at 20:00 (UK)
Where is Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre taking place? Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre will take place at Kingston Park in Newcastle upon Tyne
Where can I get tickets for Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre on in the UK? BT Sport have the rights to show European Rugby Challenge Cup matches in the UK so it is worth checking their schedule for Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre
Where can I stream Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre? If Newcastle Falcons vs Zebre is televised on BT Sport, subscribers will be able to stream the match live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Tom Penny, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 George Wacokecoke, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Brett Connon, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Freddie Lockwood, 7 Will Welch (c), 6 Josh Basham, 5 Sean Robinson, 4 Marco Fuser, 3 Trevor Davison, 2 Jamie Blamire, 1 Adam Brocklebank
Replacements: 16 George McGuigan, 17 Kyle Cooper, 18 Mark Tampin, 19 Greg Peterson, 20 Rob Farrar, 21 Cam Nordli-Kelemeti, 22 Joel Hodgson, 23 Ben Stevenson
Zebre: 15 Jacopo Trulla, 14 Asaeli Tuivuaka, 13 Erich Cronjé, 12 Enrico Lucchin, 11 Simone Gesi, 10 Antonio Rizzi, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Taina Fox-Matamua, 7 Maxime Mbanda, 6 Luca Andreani, 5 Andrea Zambonin, 4 Gabriele Venditti, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Luca Bigi (c), 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Giampietro Ribaldi, 17 Daniele Rimpelli, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Potu Junior Leavasa, 20 Jimmy Tuivaiti, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Carlo Canna, 23 Junior Laloifi
THE PREDICTION
Newcastle finally won a Premiership match, snapping a run of 11 winless outings, in a 10-45 romp away at Worcester Warriors last Saturday. They should find no trouble in making it back-to-back victories for the first time since last November as they host the United Rugby Championship’s hapless Zebre Parma. The visitors have lost each and every one of their matches this season across all competitions, most recently 40-12 away at Glasgow Warriors, and with each of their last three away matches seeing margins of at least 25 points you can back the hosts to fill their boots here. Newcastle need the points here, so backing them to cover at least -20 looks a reasonable target.
