The 1pm kick-off at Loughborough University sees the Falcons looking to extend a record of five wins from their six games so far, following last weekend’s 59-27 triumph over Wasps.

Joel Matavesi comes in at fly-half, Trevor Davison bolstering the front row in a pack which sees one of last weekend’s try-scorers, Connor Collett, continuing on the open-side flank.

**Newcastle Falcons A v Leicester Tigers (Monday, 1pm, Loughborough University)**

15 Josh Hodge

14 Morgan Passman

13 Pedro Bettencourt

12 Charlie Wilson

11 Ben Stevenson

10 Joel Matavesi

9 Sam Stuart

1 Trevor Davison

2 Santiago Socino

3 Jack Payne

4 Will Montgomery

5 Bailey Ransom (Newcastle University)

6 Ryan Burrows (captain)

7 Connor Collett

8 Simon Uzokwe

**Replacements**

16 Jamie Blamire

17 Conrad Cade (Leeds Beckett University)

18 Matty Woodward (Newcastle University)

19 Tom Marshall

20 Guy Graham

21 Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti

22 Josh Bragman

23 Ruaridh Dawson