| Home team | Newcastle Red Bulls |
| Away team | Harlequins |
| Venue | Kingston Park |
| Competition | Gallagher PREM |
| Kick off time | 3 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | TNT/HBO Max |
Newcastle Red Bulls vs Harlequins Gallagher PREM preview as the sides meet at Kingston Park in Newcastle.
These two teams sit as the bottom two sides in the PREM, but both sides will still remain in the same place in the table despite the result. This game will be more about pride as the teams will look to not finish bottom of the table on the final day of the season.
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Newcastle Red Bulls vs Harlequins confirmed lineups and team news
| Newcastle Red Bulls | Harlequins | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Brocklebank | 1 | Hobson | |||
| McGuigan | 2 | Riley | |||
| Rewcastle | 3 | Delgado | |||
| Hodgson | 4 | Treadwell | |||
| Baker | 5 | Williams | |||
| Gordon | 6 | Cunningham-South | |||
| Christie | 7 | Driscoll | |||
| Parsons | 8 | Dombrandt | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Cruz | 9 | Friday | |||
| Connon | 10 | Smith | |||
| Obatoyinbo | 11 | Murley | |||
| Arnold | 12 | Bradley | |||
| Hearle | 13 | Northmore | |||
| Wade | 14 | Anderson | |||
| Hodge | 15 | Benson | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Fletcher | 16 | Staples | |||
| Hancock | 17 | Wenger | |||
| McCallum | 18 | Streeter | |||
| Clarke | 19 | Green | |||
| Mafi | 20 | Kenningham | |||
| Elliott | 21 | Evans | |||
| Healy | 22 | Porter | |||
| Grayson | 23 | Sean Kerr | |||
Recent Form:
Newcastle Red Bulls (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 24th April 2026 | Prem | Bristol Bears | 19-52 |
| Loss | 18th April 2026 | Prem | Leicester Tigers | 62-3 |
| 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 |
Newcastle have lost 13 of their 14 PREM matches this season, and their last win came in early January against Perpignan in the Challenge Cup. Since the last European Break, they have lost both games heavily, conceding more than 50 in each. In the last round, they conceded eight tries at home to the Bristol Bears.
Harlequins (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | Prem | Sale Sharks | 33-52 |
| Loss | 18th April 2026 | Prem | Bath | 48-15 |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Champions Cup | Sale Sharks | 17-26 |
| Won | 28th March 2026 | Prem | Bristol Bears | 14-18 |
| Loss | 21st March 2026 | Prem | Gloucester | 19-26 |
Harlequins have won only one of their last nine Prem games, which was their win over the Bristol Bears, where they won 18-14. In the last round, they suffered a 52-33 defeat to Sale Sharks. Harlequins were leading the game 33-24 after 58 minutes. They went on to concede four tries in the last 20 minutes to suffer a 19-point defeat.
Newcastle Red Bulls vs Harlequins head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 28th February 2026 | Prem Cup | Harlequins | 35-14 |
| 25th October 2025 | Prem | Harlequins | 52-13 |
| 12th September 2025 | Prem Cup | Newcastle Red Bulls | 26-14 |
| 3rd January 2025 | Prem | Harlequins | 14-38 |
| 28th September 2024 | Prem | Harlequins | 28-14 |
