A hat-trick of tries from Leicester’s Wales flanker Tommy Reffell ensured Newcastle’s determined begin to the season with a 47-3 Gallagher Premiership defeat.
After eight league video games, one-dimensional Newcastle Falcons stay winless, having picked up simply 4 factors to remain rooted to the underside of the desk, eight factors behind ninth-placed Gloucester.
After a sluggish begin, Leicester Tiger’s pack steadily took management with Matt Scott, Jasper Wiese, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Mike Brown additionally on the try-scoring sheet so as to add to Reffell’s hat-trick, with Handre Pollard kicking 4 conversions and Jamie Shillcock one other two.
A penalty from Brett Connon was Newcastle’s sole response.
The win was Leicester’s third in succession and so they now lie seventh within the league desk.
Newcastle dominated the opening 10 minutes by penning their opponents in their very own 22. Their relentless stress received plenty of penalties and finally they opted for a kick at objective with Connon knocking over an easy try.
Tigers’ response was swift as their first assault resulted in a attempt for Reffell, who completed off a driving line-out.
Pollard transformed earlier than Scott scored Leicester’s second attempt by carving by way of the guests’ defence after receiving the ball from a line-out 15 metres out.
Newcastle had competed effectively within the first half-hour however conceding two tries in fast succession was a hammer blow to their possibilities.
The second got here after the hosts had gone by way of 15 phases earlier than Reffell was offered with a straightforward run-in.
With the final transfer of the half, Leicester picked up their bonus-point attempt when Wiese powered over with Pollard’s conversion giving his aspect a 26-3 interval lead.
After the restart a kicking error from Falcons’ scrum-half, James Elliott, gave the house aspect an attacking platform however they couldn’t capitalise because the incessant rain was hampering their efforts.
However Newcastle simply couldn’t get out of their half and it got here as no shock when Tigers scored a fifth attempt with Reffell finishing his hat-trick from a driving line-out.
Pollard transformed however that was his ultimate act as he, Ben Youngs, Scott and Ollie Chessum have been all withdrawn in a single swoop.
Wiese was additionally changed however not earlier than the quantity eight had been excessive tackled by Falcons’ flanker, Pedro Rubiolo, who collected a yellow card from referee Sara Cox.
Tigers quickly benefitted when a powerful run from substitute from Solomone Kata offered Hassell-Collins with a attempt earlier than Brown rammed residence Tigers’ superiority with their seventh attempt.
