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Dream Team: Tim Visser – Harlequins wing

11 September 2017 0 comments

1. Joe Marler – He’s a formidable man and a very good player. He’s very strong as a ball carrying prop and he’s always a […]

Hayes: Falcons are doing us proud in USA

10 September 2017 1 comment

By GRAHAM JENKINS PREMIERSHIP Rugby have heaped praise on Newcastle Falcons for spearheading the league’s latest American adventure. The Falcons will take on European champions […]

Students fill the bin but secure the win

10 September 2017 0 comments

By ROB COLE SWALEC Championship round-up CARDIFFMetmade light of two yellow cards in the first half to run out 32-15 winners over Narberth. The students […]

Raising the salary cap would harm the game says Premiership club director

5 September 2017 0 comments

Newcastle managing director Mick Hogan has slammed demands by Saracens to increase the salary cap, describing a suggestion by Sarries boss Mark McCall that greater […]

DREAMTEAM

3 September 2017 3 comments

TIM VISSER, THE HARLEQUINS AND SCOTLAND WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Joe Marler – He’s a formidable man […]

Harries’ first try downs Falcons

27 August 2017 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh …14 Newcastle …10 EDINBURGH posted a victory in their final preseason friendly before the PRO14 season begins, defeating Newcastle in Melrose […]

Humberstone puts the boot in

27 August 2017 0 comments

Doncaster …35 Newcastle …26 DONCASTER ended preseason on a winning note, beating a youthful but competitive Newcastle Falcons side. On what was the first use […]

20 Questions: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders openside

23 August 2017 0 comments

How has pre-season been going? Everyone is pretty excited to get started and play some games now after a lot of hard work in training […]

DTH ready to turn up the heat for Falcons

20 August 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE signing DTH van der Merwe plans to blaze a trail in the Premiership before putting out fires for real when he […]

Tyro flier Radwan states case for Falcons

20 August 2017 0 comments

By JOE JONES Newcastle …59 Rotherham…14 NEWCASTLE continued their unbeaten pre-season run at Kingston Park yesterday going through the gears against Rotherham. Falcons began the […]

Debutant Stuart shows his class

13 August 2017 0 comments

Newcastle 31 Doncaster 8 NEWCASTLE made a winning start to their pre-season campaign with a five-try success over Doncaster at Kingston Park. Taking on last […]

Flood delivers goods on Newcastle return

13 August 2017 0 comments

A TOBY Flood-inspired second half helped Newcastle overcome Nottingham yesterday and make it two wins in two games in the same afternoon at Kingston Park. […]

My Life in Rugby: Andy Saull – former Saracens, Newcastle and Yorkshire Carnegie flanker

8 August 2017 0 comments

Running out first in front of an 80,000-plus world record crowd at Wembley to mark my 100th appearance for Saracens was a moment in my […]

Dream Team: Nick Selway – Jersey hooker

31 July 2017 0 comments

1. Sam Lockwood – The first of many in this team who went from Jersey to the Premiership. Impressive scrummager with great skills and now […]

Knee injury ended my England hopes

30 July 2017 2 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY ANDY SAULL THE FORMER ENGLAND SAXONS, SARACENS, NEWCASTLE AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE FLANKER Saracens titan: Andy Saull shared in several defining moments […]

Far from fun as Wild era kicks off in controversy

30 July 2017 2 comments

In the spotlight: Stade’s Fijian wing Waisea Nayacalevu PICTURE: Getty Images It wasn’t quite what Dr. Hans- Peter Wild ordered this summer when he bought […]

Signing winners shows Falcons mean business

28 July 2017 0 comments

says that Newcastle‘s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the main factors in persuading him to move his family […]

DREAMTEAM

23 July 2017 1 comment

NICK SELWAY, THE JERSEY AND FORMER GLOUCESTER HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Sam Lockwood – The first of […]

Signing winners shows Falcons mean business

23 July 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH MATAVESI says that Newcastle’s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the main factors in persuading […]

Hogg signs on to help Falcons’ revival

9 July 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Veteran: Newcastle back rower Ally Hogg STALWART Newcastle back rower Ally Hogg believes the club’s startling summer transfer activity will kick-start a […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

9 July 2017 1 comment

ADAM POWELL THE FORMER SARACENS, NEWCASTLE AND ENGLAND SAXONS CENTRE Inever envisaged that my career would come to an end during a preseason friendly against […]

Saffers in PRO12? I feel sorry for travelling fans

2 July 2017 1 comment

COLIN BOAG The news – as yet unconfirmed, but so widely rumoured that it’s almost certainly true – that a couple of South African teams […]

Watson grabs revenge for Scots’ World Cup misery

18 June 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON A SENSATIONAL try by Hamish Watson helped Scotland beat Australia in Sydney and avenge two consecutive narrow defeats, including a controversial World […]

Rebels confirm signing of Parling

6 June 2017 0 comments

The Melbourne Rebels have confirmed the signing of Geoff Parling for the 2018 Super Rugby season. As revealed in Blindside on Sunday the lock, who […]

DREAM TEAM

4 June 2017 0 comments

ROSS BEATTIE, THE FORMER SCOTLAND, NEWCASTLE AND NORTHAMPTON FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. George Graham – He was […]

Mermoz will make Falcons soar says Richards

28 May 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards expects star signings Maxime Mermoz and Toby Flood to light up next season’s Premiership after admitting his disappointment […]

Munster are buried in a magnificent blizzard of fabulous tries

28 May 2017 0 comments

From PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium THE scintillating Scarlets turned a leaden Dublin sky into more than 40 shades of red last evening, one […]

What next for Yorkshire project?

28 May 2017 0 comments

JON NEWCOMBE talks to ex-hooker Rob Rawlinson about the dilemma of his former club Yorkshire Carnegie JON NEWCOMBE THREE years ago, when Ian McGeechan announced […]

TRANSFER WRAP

28 May 2017 0 comments

SCOTLAND wing Sean Maitland has signed a contract extension with Saracens until at least 2020. Sarries will have to do without back row Samuela Vunisa, […]

Gray quits rugby for American adventure

28 May 2017 0 comments

ALEX Gray has decided to turn his back on Rugby Union to pursue a career in American Football after joining the Atlanta Falcons as part […]

Jeff Probyn: Saracens are great but can they keep going?

26 May 2017 0 comments

Congratulations to Sarries on the totally expected win in last week’s Champions Cup final. They have made history and written the name of the club […]

Newcastle star retires at only 26

23 May 2017 0 comments

Tom Catterick insists he will always be a Newcastle Falcons fan despite this week retiring from professional rugby at the age of 26. Having made […]

Hogan calls for franchise system to save the north

20 May 2017 0 comments

Newcastle managing director Mick Hogan believes club rugby in the north faces terminal decline unless the RFU act to reverse a trend that has seen […]

Flanker quits Newcastle for Ealing

16 May 2017 0 comments

Dan Temm will swap life beside the River Tyne for life near the Thames when he joins Ealing Trailfinders from Newcastle over the summer. The […]

Pressure on Ford to keep Carnegie moving

14 May 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE JOE FORD admits that it will take a huge effort from Yorkshire Carnegie to beat London Irish and give him a winning […]

YOUNG GUNS

14 May 2017 0 comments

BARNARD CASTLE NO.8 JOSH GRAY Josh Gray was just 12 when his brother Alex led England U20s to the Junior World Cup final in 2011 […]

Prop star left with mixed emotions

7 May 2017 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON-bound Jamal Ford-Robinson was disappointed he could not sign off with a win for the Bristol fans. He will move to Franklin’s Gardens next season […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

7 May 2017 0 comments

PETER SCRIVENER THE FORMER WASPS NO.8 In the early days of professionalism, I was officially the highest paid player in the world which still makes […]

DREAM TEAM

7 May 2017 0 comments

KARL DICKSON, THE QUINS AND FORMER BEDFORD SCRUM-HALF CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… KARL DICKSON 1. Joe Marler – One […]

Agony as Newcastle miss play-off spot despite try bonus

7 May 2017 1 comment

Bristol 27pts Tries: Ford-Robinson 53, O’Connell 63, Tovey 76, Eadie 79 Conversions: Woodward 53, 63 Penalty: Henson 40 Newcastle 39pts Tries: Wilson 4, Goneva 20, […]

Sonatane’s late snipe steals win for Falcons

30 April 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON IT WAS the Sonatane Takulua show at Kingston Park on Friday night with the Tongan star scoring all Newcastle’s points, including a […]

Gold: We paid for penalties

30 April 2017 0 comments

WORCESTER director of rugby Gary Gold was left ruing poor discipline as his side were denied at the death by Newcastle. Gold, who this week […]

Wilson: No arguments, I must prove my dominance to Eddie

30 April 2017 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE CONSIDERED by many to be unlucky not to make England’s Argentina tour in June, Newcastle back-row Mark Wilson has no gripes over […]

20 Questions: Steve Hill – Richmond DoR

26 April 2017 0 comments

How about that for a first season in the Championship? The boys were desperate to prove they deserved to be in this league regardless of […]

Plucky Richmond star out to seize his big second chance

16 April 2017 1 comment

NEWCASTLE-BOUNDNo.9 Sam Stuart will always be grateful to Richmond for helping him win a remarkable battle against injury. Stuart was once seen as the successor […]

ON THE BLINDSIDE

16 April 2017 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LONDON IRISH are having talks with Springbok lock Lood de Jager, right, about joining the club next season […]

DREAMTEAM

16 April 2017 0 comments

ALEX CROCKETT, THE FORMER BATH AND NEWCASTLE CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. David Flatman – He would get […]

Impressive Tigers go back to their basics

16 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Try scorer: Leicester’s Ben Youngs scores with a fine solo run Try saver: Vereniki Goneva is tackled by Ben Youngs ELLIS Genge […]

O’Connor: Lions have to pick Youngs

16 April 2017 0 comments

RETURNING Leicester head coach Matt O’Connor said there is no way the Lions selectors can afford to leave Ben Youngs behind after the scrum-half welcomed […]

Scrum boys give Joel his shot at redemption

9 April 2017 1 comment

By JOHN RILEY Newcastle …16pts Tries: Socino 22 Conversions: Delany 24 Penalties: Hodgson 46, 65, 81 Gloucester …14pts Tries: May 37, Marshall 48 Conversions: Twelvetrees […]

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