Newcastle (15) 21
Tries: May, Long
Cons: Burke
Drop-goals: Jones, Burke, May
Leeds (8) 19
Tries: Bedford, Lund
Pens: Hinton (3)
Newcastle needed a late Tom May drop-goal to deny the Premiership's bottom club Leeds a much-needed win at Kingston Park on Friday.
The high-flying Falcons led 15-8 at half-time after May's try from 40m out and a push-over score for Andy Long cancelled out Joe Bedford's early try.
Two penalties from Leeds' Leigh Hinton to a Matt Burke drop-goal gave Falcons an 18-14 lead in the last quarter.
Leeds' Eric Lund crashed over with 11 minutes left but May snatched the win.
Leeds director of rugby Stuart Lancaster:
"I was very pleased with the effort and application.
"I thought we could put them under pressure and we did in the second half, but all credit to Newcastle for taking their chances.
"I would have been very disappointed if we hadn't come away with at least a point and it's a huge boost for our self confidence and self belief."
Falcons director of rugby John Fletcher:
"Players are paid to win matches and I'll take a win any time.
"I was very happy with our first-half performance, but the second half was not so good. We started badly and just got worse.
"They defended well and we just could not keep the ball, panicked a bit and lost our shape, but I felt we showed real character when Phil Dowson and Matt Burke were off the field to set up the drop-goal for Tom May.
"We have actually been practising drop-goals in training all week because I think it is the easiest way to score."
Newcastle: Burke; May, Mayerhofler, Shaw, Rudd; Jones, Dickson; McDonnell, Long, Wilson, Oakes, Sorenson, Parling, Dowson (capt), Winter.
. Replacements:Thompson, Golding, Perry, Wilson, Grindal, Dehaty, Phillips.
Leeds: Hinton; Holtby, Rock, Blackett, Biggs; Vasey, Bedford; McGee, Ma'asi, Noon, E Lund, Hooper (capt), Oakley, Clark, Lock.
Replacements: Cusack, Parkes, Bouza, Myall, Aspinall, Satala, Goodridge.
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