TEAM NEWS: Knights named to face Newcastle Falcons

31st January 2025

Joe Ford and Sir Ian McGeechan have named their Knights squad to face Newcastle Falcons in the return of the Premiership Cup. 

We stick with the same props, Conor Davidson and Joe Jones, but swap George Roberts in at hooker, moving Fred Davies to the bench. Our second row also stays the same, Captain, Ben Murphy and Josh Williams. 

Adam Hopkinson comes into the starting back row, to join Rhys Tait and Morgan Strong. 

Jasper McGuire and Lewis Thiede are the replacement props, with Archie Smeaton, Ben Chapman and Shaun Adendorff are the other forwards on the bench. 

Alex Dolly comes in to start at scrum half, with Ollie Fox on the bench. Morgan Bunting stays at fly half, and the rest of the back line is made up of Telusa Veainu, Jordan Olowofela, Zach Kerr, Maliq Holden and Semesa Rokoduguni returns from injury. 

New loan player Aidan Cross is the back replacement on the bench.

tarting XV | 15, Telusa Veainu. 14, Semesa Rokoduguni. 13, Jordan Olowofela. 12, Zach Kerr. 11, Maliq Holden. 10, Morgan Bunting. 9, Alex Dolly 1, Conor Davidson. 2, George Roberts. 3, Joe Jones. 4, Ben Murphy (C). 5, Josh Williams. 6, Adam Hopkinson. 7, Rhys Tait. 8, Morgan Strong.

Replacements | 16, Fred Davies. 17, Jasper McGuire. 18, Lewis Thiede. 19, Archie Smeaton. 20, Ben Chapman. 21, Shaun Adendorff. 22, Ollie Fox . 23, Aidan Cross. 

Unavailable for selection: Logovi’i Mulipola, Andrew Turner, Cory Teague, Thom Smith, Connor Edwards, Russell Bennett, Will Parry, Arthur Green, George Wacokecoke, Harry Davey

The fixture kicks off at 2:30PM tomorrow. Tickets available here.