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Newcastle Falcons 28-14 Tigers Development

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Tigers Development XV ended their Guinness A League campaign with a 28-14 defeat at Newcastle Falcons on Monday night.

A Tigers side featuring a number of promising academy youngsters trailed 23-0 at half-time but fought back to win the second period, scoring two converted tries in the closing minutes.

Academy players Karl Pallas and Greg Sammons crossed for Tigers inside the final five minutes, with fly-half Ian Humphreys kicking both conversions.

Tigers: Rickie Aley, Pablo Feijoo, Matt Cornwell, Will Lawson, Vavae Tuilagi, Ian Humphreys, Ben Youngs; Alex Moreno, Mefin Davies, Dave Young, Calum Green, Dan Hurst, Chris Mundy, Ben Herring (C), Ben Pienaar

Reps: Greg Sammons, Andy Brown, Adam Parkins, Gregor Gillanders, Rob Bell, Karl Pallas, Andy Gates