| Home team | Leicester Tigers |
| Away team | Newcastle Red Bulls |
| Venue | Welford Road |
| Competition | Gallagher Prem |
| Kick off time | 3 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT Sports/HBO Max |
Leicester Tigers vs Newcastle Red Bulls Gallagher Prem preview as the sides clash at Welford Road.
Leicester currently sit third in the table, sitting five points behind Bath in second, so they could be reached with a bonus point win.
Newcastle Red Bulls sit at the bottom of the table with only seven points so far this season. A strong end to the season could see them catch Harlequins, eight points ahead of them.
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Leicester Tigers vs Newcastle Red Bulls confirmed lineups and team news
| Leicester Tigers | Newcastle Red Bulls | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Smith | 1 | Rewcastle | |||
| Blamire | 2 | Fletcher | |||
| Heyes | 3 | Palframan | |||
| Henderson | 4 | Hodgson | |||
| Chessum | 5 | Scott | |||
| Liebenberg | 6 | Gordon | |||
| Watson | 7 | Christie | |||
| Moro | 8 | Leatherbarrow | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Van Poortvliet | 9 | Elliott | |||
| Searle | 10 | Healy | |||
| Hamer-Webb | 11 | Obatoyinbo | |||
| Bailey | 12 | Beeckmans | |||
| Wand | 13 | Hearle | |||
| Radwan | 14 | Wade | |||
| Steward | 15 | Hodge | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Clare | 16 | Adejimi | |||
| Haffar | 17 | Brocklebank | |||
| Hurd | 18 | McCallum | |||
| Martin | 19 | Clarke | |||
| Cracknell | 20 | Parsons | |||
| Whiteley | 21 | Benitez Cruz | |||
| Perese | 22 | Connon | |||
| Hassell-Collins | 23 | Lee-Warner | |||
Recent Form:
Leicester Tigers (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 5th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Bordeaux Begles | 64-14 |
| Won | 28th March 2026 | Prem | Gloucester | 17-36 |
| Won | 22nd March 2026 | Prem | Bristol Bears | 33-19 |
| Won | 15th March 2026 | Prem Cup | Exeter Chiefs | 66-14 |
| Won | 8th March 2026 | Prem Cup | Bath | 46-21 |
Leicester have been very strong domestically and haven’t lost in the Prem in 2026. They won the Prem Cup and won both of their Prem games after the Six Nations. In the Champions Cup they faced Bordeaux and were defeated heavily. They fell 36-0 behind before halftime and went on to lose 64-14.
Newcastle Red Bulls (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | La Rochelle | 18-26 |
| Loss | 27th March 2026 | Prem | Exeter Chiefs | 14-38 |
| Loss | 21st March 2026 | Prem | Northampton Saints | 28-27 |
| Loss | 28th February 2026 | Prem Cup | Harlequins | 35-14 |
| Loss | 21st February 2026 | Prem Cup | Northampton Saints | 21-49 |
Newcastle haven’t won since early January and that win came in the Challenge Cup group stage. In their last game they played La Rochelle in the Challenge cup and lost by eight points. Newcastle were 18-15 ahead with 20 minutes to go but conceded a try and two penalties.
Leicester Tigers vs Newcastle Red Bulls head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 6th February 2026 | Prem Cup | Leicester Tigers | 28-19 |
| 28th November 2025 | Prem | Leicester Tigers | 17-39 |
| 31st October 2025 | Prem Cup | Leicester Tigers | 8-10 |
| 31st May 2025 | Prem | Leicester Tigers | 42-20 |
| 5th October 2024 | Prem | Leicester Tigers | 10-42 |
Leicester have won the last eight games against Newcastle Red Bulls, last losing in 2023. Leicester have scored 39 or more points in the last three Prem games against Newcastle.
