Leeds Carnegie recorded a famous 16-15 win over a star studded Newcastle Falcons side at a wind swept, snowy Headingley Carnegie on Good Friday, Leeds' first ever win over their Northern neighbours at Headingley Carnegie.
The win took Stuart Lancaster's side to within ten points on Worcester with five games to play, including home matches with Harlequins and Wasps. However, regardless of what is ahead for this group of players, their achievement against Jonny Wilkinson's side will live long in the memory.
Those that were there witnessed the fastest ever try in a Guinness Premiership match when Leeds made an incredible start with a try from the kick off. Playing with a strong wind at their backs, Alberto Di Bernardo unusually kicked off for Leeds with a drop kick, the ball bounced over the Falcons defence straight into the arms of the onrushing Lee Blackett who crashed over between the posts to score the fastest ever try in Guinness Premiership history. The try was marked at 8.28 seconds beating the previous best of 9.63 by Bath's Tom Voyce in 2004. Di Bernardo added the conversion to make it 7-0.
The Argentine could have extended the lead after three minutes but his long range penalty attempt went wide.
That try meant that Leeds had scored first in their last four games however it has been holding onto those leads that has proved their Achilles heal. And so it proved again on 13 minutes when Jonny Wilkinson benefited from his forwards hard work to score passed Apo Satala. The England legend was unable to add the conversion so the home side still held a narrow lead at 7-5.
Wilkinson soon gave his side the lead after 19 minutes when he struck an easy penalty from in front of the posts when Leeds were penalised for collapsing the scrum.
However, the home side showed real resolve to come back at the Falcons and could have scored their second try when Leigh Hinton made a great break up field but Tom Biggs was unable to break through.
As it was, Di Bernardo did retake the lead for Leeds after 28 minutes when he slotted over a penalty from 30 metres out to make it 10-8.
That lead was extended with two minutes remaining in the half through Di Bernardo's second penalty of the night. Mike MacDonald created the chance by being alert at the tail of the lineout to pinch a Falcons throw. He barged his way up field and had the Falcons going backwards eventually leading to the penalty chance.
Leeds showed no sign of going into their shell after the break with Biggs going on a sensational run down field before eventually being stopped by a desperate last challenge by Wilkinson.
The twin towers of MacDonald and Tommy McGee then combined as Leeds frequently opened up the visitors. It looked as if the latter would find his way over the line but he was just tackled short so referee Chris White went back for an earlier infringement and Di Bernardo kicked the penalty to stretch Carnegie's lead to 16-8 after 49 minutes.
Leeds had found themselves camped inside the Falcons half for the first twenty minutes of the second half however eventually Newcastle woke from their slumber and they went back to the method that brought them their first score.
They elected to take two scrums after winning penalties in front of the Leeds posts and finally former All Blacks prop Carl Hayman powered his way over next to the upright. Wilkinson added the conversion to make it 16-15 after 63 minutes as the snow began to fall at Headingley Carnegie.
With less than ten minutes remaining, Leeds lost Mike MacDonald through injury and with McGee and Rawlinson already off injured the game reverted to uncontested scrums. Leeds were able to clear their lines and then showed great professionalism to work down the clock with a number of driving mauls down field. With four seconds left on the countdown club, Newcastle got possession back at a scrum and only then did they look to throw the ball around to open up the home defence however, as six days earlier at Worcester, Leeds came up the answer each time and secured a memorable win.  
Leeds Carnegie: Hinton, Holtby, Vickerman, Blackett, Biggs, Di Bernardo, Bedford, MacDonald, Rawlinson, McGee, Hooper, Myall, Dunbar, Fourie, Oakley
Replacements: Hopcroft for McGee (50), Parkes for Rawlinson (60), Lund for Dunbar (53), Lock for MacDonald (71), Brooks, Holtby for Biggs (59), Goodridge for Blackett (66)
Newcastle: M Tait, May, Noon, Flood, Rudd, Wilkinson, Dickson, Ward, Vickers, Hayman, Perry, Sorenson, Dowson, Woods, Winter
Replacements: Thompson for Vickers (59), Golding for Ward (53), Buist for Winter (50), Wilson for Perry (66), Charlton for Dickson (50), Phillips for A Tait (31), A Tait for Noon (23)
Referee: Chris White
Attendance: 8,917