Academy fixtures confirmed for 2022-23 season

Tuesday 09 August 2022 Written by: Adam


The Academy kicked off their season on Friday, with both the U17s and U18s squads facing Yorkshire Academy in a friendly hosted at Durham School. Both teams have also entered the Malvern College festival taking place on August 10/11 respectively.

The Academy is then set for another round of friendlies where both U17s and U18s take on Harlequins at Loughborough University on August 18.

The Academy league season then kicks-off for the Falcons as they host Wasps at Kingston Park on Saturday, August 27. The league returns in the new year with a trip to Leicester Tigers the weekend of January 7 before a visit from our northern rivals Sale Sharks a week later (weekend of January 14). This is followed by two away fixtures on the bounce to both Worcester Warriors (weekend of January 21) and Yorkshire Carnegie (weekend of February 4).

The season rounds off with a home fixture against Northampton Saints for the weekend of February 11 with the final to be played a week later, taking place on the weekend of the February 19.

**NEWCASTLE FALCONS’ 2022-23 ACADEMY FIXTURES**

(Home games in capital letters)

KEY: L = League, F = Friendly, Fe = Festival

**AUGUST**

Fe: Wed 10 Aug: Malvern College Festival U18 (TBC)

Fe: Thu 11 Aug: Malvern College Festival U17 (TBC)

F: Thu 18 Aug v Harlequins U17 (TBC)

F: Thu 18 Aug v Harlequins U18 (TBC)

L: SAT 27 AUG V WASPS U18 (6pm)

**JANUARY**

L: 6/7/8 Jan v Leicester Tigers U18 (TBC)

L: 13/14/15 JAN V SALE SHARKS U18 (TBC)

L: 20/12/22 Jan v Worcester Warriors U18 (TBC)

**FEBRUARY**

L: 3/4/5 Feb v Yorkshire Carnegie U18 (TBC)

L: 10/11/12 FEB V NORTHAMPTON SAINTS U18 (TBC)

L: 18/19 Feb: League Final (TBC)