Leicester survive a Newcastle fright night

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: Tigers scrum half Jack van Poortvliet breaks through to score the opening try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Newcastle Falcons and Leicester Tigers at Kingston Park on March 29, 2024 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

By LUKE JARMYN

Newcastle......................... 13pts

Tries: Redshaw 17
Conversions: Connon 18
Penalties: Connon 2, 63
Leicester ........................... 19pts

Tries: van Poortvliet 4, Montoya 32, Hassell-Collins 65
Conversions: Pollard 5, 66
TWELVE-MAN Tigers survived a fright at Newcastle to miraculously hold on to win an enthralling 99-minute marathon game to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet made a try-scoring return to Leicester’s starting XV, with captain Julián Montoya and wing Ollie Hassell-Collins also getting over the try line.
But Dan McKell...

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