Summary

  • Choice of BBC local radio commentary

  • FT: Northampton 16-22 Newcastle

  • Saints reduced to 14 - Brookes sent off

  • FT: Bristol 16-21 Leicester

  • Ninth defeat from nine for Bristol

  • Get involved: #bbcrugby

  1. 0%.....published at 55 mins

    Northampton 13-8 Newcastle

    Saints v FalconsImage source, Rex Features

    That's the amount of Newcastle have spent in the Northampton red zone this half. Don;t forget the falcons are meant to have the advantage as they have the extra man.....

    Saints are controlling this game so well, but there is a long time to go.

  2. Penalty (Myler)published at 51 mins

    Northampton 13-8 Newcastle

    Stephen Myler increases Northampton's lead with a three-pointer from 37 metres.

    That's 10 unanswered points since the restart for 14-man Northampton.

  3. Penalty (Burns)published at 52 mins

    Bristol 6-21 Leicester

    Freddie Burns adds to his account as he slots over three more for the Tigers.

  4. Sin-bin (Jason Woodward)published at 50 mins

    Bristol 6-18 Leicester

    Damian Derrick
    Commentator, BBC Radio Bristol

    "Bristol are under enough pressure as it is and now they've got a spell with a man down.

    "They'll have to try and keep hold of possession as much as they can for the next 10 minutes."

  5. Who's got the 14 men?published at 48 mins

    Northampton 10-8 Newcastle

    You'd have thought it was Newcastle with the way their defence is all over the place right now, but it is in fact the home side. 

    Saints have had all the territory with Falcons failing to deal with a number of high kicks, and they have a scrum 10 metres from the Newcastle line. 

  6. 'Ruthless' Tigerspublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Bristol 6-18 Leicester

    Ross McMillan
    Bristol hooker on BBC Radio Bristol

    "It's that ruthless style from Leicester and mounted pressure in our 22 that we just can't sustain."

  7. try

    Try (Day, Myler conv)published at 44 mins

    Northampton 10-8 Newcastle

    Christian Day forced over on the left after a lineout from five metres out.

    Stepehen Myler converts from out wide and 14-man Saints have the lead for the first time.

  8. try

    Try (Genge, Burns conv)published at 46 mins

    Bristol 6-18 Leicester

    Ellis Genge goes over from close range against his former club and Freddie Burns adds the extras.

  9. Leicester piling on the pressurepublished at 46 mins

    Bristol 6-11 Leicester

    The Tigers pack are encamped in front of the Bristol try-line - can the home side hold on?

  10. Kick-offpublished at 40 mins

    Northampton 3-8 Newcastle

    It's 14 v 15 as Newcastle look to take advantage of Kieran Brookes' red card at the end of the first half.

  11. Kick-offpublished at 40 mins

    Bristol 6-11 Leicester

    We're back under way at Ashton Gate - can Bristol turn this five-point gap around for a first win of the season?

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:44 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    #bbcrugby

    What did you make of the first-half action then?

    Can Saints fight back? Will Falcons hold on?

    Is this to be another defeat for Bristol, or the day they've waited for?

    We want you views - get involved via #bbcrugby on Twitter.

  13. The Joel Hodgson showpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    HT: Northampton 3-8 Newcastle

    The Newcastle fly-half has scored all of his side's points so far at Franklin's Gardens, a ground where he spent a season as a Northampton player in 2014-15.

    He failed to start a single Premiership match in his time at Northampton - now it seems he's reminding Jim Mallinder just what he can do...

    Joel HodgsonImage source, Getty Images
  14. 'Not winning the 50-50s'published at 20:37 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    HT: Bristol 6-11 Leicester

    Ross McMillan
    Bristol hooker on BBC Radio Bristol

    "Our set-piece hasn't really functioned and we're losing the battle. We're not winning the 50-50s.

    "Leicester are kicking when they need to and pinging us back in the corner.

    "Looking at where we've had opportunities, it's been in midfield. We need to look at shifting the ball early and getting that back line going."

  15. Half-timepublished at 40 mins

    Northampton 3-8 Newcastle

    Short on points, but high on drama, Northampton will play all of the second period with 14 men after Kieran Brookes was sent off at the death for a no-arms clearout. 

    With Saints a man down and 13 players away on international duty, have Newcastle ever had a better chance to win at Northampton?

  16. Red card (Brookes)published at 38 mins

    Northampton 3-8 Newcastle

    Red cardImage source, Empics

    Northampton's Kieran Brookes sees Red after a no-arms clearout on the head of David Wilson - leaving the referee with no choice due to the new rules.

    Wilson falls back on Newcastle scrum-half Michael Young who is lucky not to seriously hurt his keen as it bends at an awkward angle. 

  17. Half-timepublished at 40 mins

    Bristol 6-11 Leicester

    Leicester lead at half time at Ashton Gate, the Tigers managing the game well and will have 14 men to play against in the first few minute of the second half.

  18. Penalty (Hodgson)published at 37 mins

    Northampton 3-8 Newcastle

    Joel Hodgson pops over a three-pointer from just under 30 metres out as the Falcons extend their lead. 

  19. Bristol 'caught out'published at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2016

    Bristol 6-11 Leicester

    Ross McMillan
    Bristol hooker on BBC Radio Bristol

    "It is not the first time tonight we've been caught out by cross-field kicking.

    "We've got to be smart - there's not long go in this first half.

    "Leicester are playing simple, pragmatic rugby. It's effective."

  20. try

    Try (Thompstone, Burns missed conv)published at 35 mins

    Bristol 6-11 Leicester

    Great cross-field kick by Freddie Burns and Thompstone gathers and goes over out wide for his second try of the season. Leicester taking full advantage of Bristol being down to 14 men. 

    Freddie Burns misses the conversion.