By Press release 20/11/03
December 11 2003

Newcastle Falcons have released details of the team to take on London Irish on Sunday 26th November, 2003 at the Madejski Stadium.

Falcons Coach Andrew Blades today announced the team to face London Irish on Sunday at the Madejski Stadium.

Britz is Back

Warren Britz returns following his illness last weekend, which kept him out of contention.

Commenting on the upcoming match Andrew Blades said:

"London Irish are a big physical side and they will be a challenge for us which is why we have 5 forwards on our bench this weekend in preparation for this tough match. We need to perform well up front to give us a platform to play the way we want to play. We’ve trained well this week and the team are certainly looking forward to the match."

The Team

1 Ian Peel
2 Matt Thompson
3 Micky Ward
4 Garath Archer
5 Stuart Grimes
6 Epi Taione
7 Warren Britz
8 Hugh Vyvyan (Capt)
9 Hall Charlton
10 David Walder
11 Michael Stephenson
12 Mark Mayerhofler
13 Jamie Noon
14 Tom May
15 Ben Gollings

Replacements:

16 Dave Wilson
17 Nick Makin
18 Marius Hurter
19 Jon Dunbar
20 Phil Dowson
21 James Grindal
22 Phil Godman

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