The good performances of Mateo Carreras led him to be elected again in the XV title of Newcastle for this Friday when he receives Wasps from 4:45 p.m., for the 14th date of the Premiership.
Both teams seek to reverse a negative streak: the Falcons lost two of last three home games at Kingston Park and haven’t won since Date 11 before Harlequins. While, Wasps is coming off four losses in a row, and has not won from date 9.
Newcastle Falcons: 15. Tom Penny, 14. Mateo Carreras, 13. George Wacokecoke, 12. Luther Burrell, 11. Ben Stevenson, 10. Joel Hodgson, 9. Michael Young (c); 1. Trevor Davison, 2. George McGuigan, 3. Logovi’i Mulipola, 4. Greg Peterson, 5. Marco Fuser, 6. Sean Robinson, 7. Will Welch, 8. Philip van der Walt
Alternates: 16. Jamie Blamire, 17. Kyle Cooper, 18. Mark Tampin, 19. Will Montgomery, 20. Callum Chick, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Brett Connon, 23. Alex Tait
Wasps: 15. Rob Miller, 14. Zach Kibirige, 13. Malakai Fekitoa, 12. Michael Le Bourgeois, 11. Josh Bassett, 10. Jimmy Gopperth, 9. Sam Wolstenholme; 1. Ben Harris, 2. Tommy Taylor, 3. Kieran Brookes, 4. Joe Launchbury (c), 5. Will Rowlands, 6. Brad Shields, 7. Thomas Young, 8. Sione Vailanu
Alternates: 16. Gabriel Oghre, 17. Tom West, 18. Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 19. Theo Vukasinovic, 20. Alfie Barbeary, 21. Ben Vellacott, 22. Charlie Atkinson, 23. Matteo Minozzi
