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class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010–11_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>2010–11 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–11_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011–12_season:_Relegation_to_Championship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011–12_season:_Relegation_to_Championship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>2011–12 season: Relegation to Championship</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011–12_season:_Relegation_to_Championship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2012–13_season:_Repromotion_to_Premiership" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012–13_season:_Repromotion_to_Premiership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>2012–13 season: Repromotion to Premiership</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–13_season:_Repromotion_to_Premiership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–14_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–14_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>2013–14 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–14_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014–15_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014–15_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>2014–15 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014–15_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015–16_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015–16_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>2015–16 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015–16_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2016–17_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2016–17_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>2016–17 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2016–17_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017–18_season:_The_Big_One,_Doddie_Weir_and_a_New_Era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017–18_season:_The_Big_One,_Doddie_Weir_and_a_New_Era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.14</span> <span>2017–18 season: <i>The Big One</i>, Doddie Weir and a New Era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017–18_season:_The_Big_One,_Doddie_Weir_and_a_New_Era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2018–19_season:_Second_Relegation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018–19_season:_Second_Relegation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15</span> <span>2018–19 season: Second Relegation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018–19_season:_Second_Relegation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019–20_season:_Greene_King_Championship_and_the_COVID-19_Pandemic" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019–20_season:_Greene_King_Championship_and_the_COVID-19_Pandemic"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.16</span> <span>2019–20 season: Greene King Championship and the COVID-19 Pandemic</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019–20_season:_Greene_King_Championship_and_the_COVID-19_Pandemic-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020–21_season:_Post-Pandemic_revival" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020–21_season:_Post-Pandemic_revival"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.17</span> <span>2020–21 season: Post-Pandemic revival</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020–21_season:_Post-Pandemic_revival-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021–22_season:_RFU_Investigation_into_Institutionalised_Racism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021–22_season:_RFU_Investigation_into_Institutionalised_Racism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.18</span> <span>2021–22 season: RFU Investigation into Institutionalised Racism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021–22_season:_RFU_Investigation_into_Institutionalised_Racism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2022-23_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2022-23_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.19</span> <span>2022-23 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2022-23_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2023-24_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2023-24_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.20</span> <span>2023-24 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2023-24_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2024-25_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2024-25_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.21</span> <span>2024-25 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2024-25_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Club_information" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Club_information"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Club information</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Club_information-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Club information subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Club_information-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Stadium" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stadium"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Stadium</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stadium-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kits" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kits"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Kits</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kits-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Season_summaries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season_summaries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Season summaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season_summaries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Club_honours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Club_honours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Club honours</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Club_honours-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Club honours subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Club_honours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-National" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>National</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Local" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Local"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Local</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Local-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sevens" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sevens"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Sevens</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sevens-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_squad" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_squad"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Current squad</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Current_squad-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Current squad subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Current_squad-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Academy_squad" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Academy_squad"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Academy squad</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Academy_squad-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_coaching_staff" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_coaching_staff"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Current coaching staff</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_coaching_staff-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_former_players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_former_players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Notable former players</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Notable_former_players-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Notable former players subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Notable_former_players-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Lions_Tourists" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lions_Tourists"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Lions Tourists</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lions_Tourists-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rugby_World_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rugby_World_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Rugby World Cup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rugby_World_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Records</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Records-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Records subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Team_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Team records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Team_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Player_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Player_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Player records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Player_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" 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href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Newcastle Falcons" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Newcastle Falcons" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Newcastle Falcons" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Newcastle Falcons" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Newcastle Falcons" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%89%B4%EC%BA%90%EC%8A%AC_%ED%8C%B0%EC%BB%A8%EC%8A%A4" title="뉴캐슬 팰컨스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="뉴캐슬 팰컨스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Newcastle Falcons" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%83%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA" title="ニューカッスル・ファルコンズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ニューカッスル・ファルコンズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons" title="Newcastle Falcons – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Newcastle Falcons" 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<div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">English rugby union club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the Australian NBL team, see <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons_(basketball)" title="Newcastle Falcons (basketball)">Newcastle Falcons (basketball)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the Australian NBL1 East club, see <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Falcons_(NBL1_East)" title="Newcastle Falcons (NBL1 East)">Newcastle Falcons (NBL1 East)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Rugby team</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Newcastle_Falcons_logo.svg/200px-Newcastle_Falcons_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Newcastle_Falcons_logo.svg/300px-Newcastle_Falcons_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/43/Newcastle_Falcons_logo.svg/400px-Newcastle_Falcons_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="276" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Full name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Newcastle Falcons</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Union</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Northumberland Rugby Football Union">Northumberland RFU</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Nickname(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><i>The Falcons</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1877<span class="noprint">; 147 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1877</span>)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-history3_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyne_and_Wear" title="Tyne and Wear">Tyne and Wear</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Ground(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kingston_Park_(stadium)" title="Kingston Park (stadium)">Kingston Park</a> (Capacity: 10,200<sup id="cite_ref-stadium_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stadium-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Semore Kurdi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">CEO</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Mick Hogan (MD)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Director of Rugby</span></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Thompson_(rugby_union)" title="Matt Thompson (rugby union)">Matt Thompson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Coach(es)</span></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Diamond_(rugby_union)" title="Steve Diamond (rugby union)">Steve Diamond</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Captain(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Callum_Chick" title="Callum Chick">Callum Chick</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Most <a href="/wiki/Cap_(sport)" title="Cap (sport)">caps</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_May_(rugby_union)" title="Tom May (rugby union)">Tom May</a> (193)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Top scorer</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a> (1,489)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Most tries</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tom_May_(rugby_union)" title="Tom May (rugby union)">Tom May</a> (47)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">League(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Premiership_Rugby" title="2023–24 Premiership Rugby">2023–24</a></th><td 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/31px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/47px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kit_left_arm.svg/62px-Kit_left_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, 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style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>3rd <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_equipment" title="Rugby union equipment">kit</a></b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Largest win</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Newcastle Falcons</b> 156–5 <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Lions" title="Rugby Lions">Rugby Lions</a> <br />(1996)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Largest defeat</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> 83–10 <b>Newcastle Falcons</b> <br /> (2004)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Official website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk">www<wbr />.newcastlefalcons<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Newcastle Falcons</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> team that play in <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a>, England's highest division of rugby union. </p><p>The club was established in 1877 as the <b>Gosforth Football Club</b>. Around 1882 the club merged with the <b>Northumberland Football Club</b> and briefly assumed their name until 1887.<sup id="cite_ref-history3_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, the name was changed to <b>Newcastle Gosforth</b> and the club began to play at <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Park_(stadium)" title="Kingston Park (stadium)">Kingston Park</a> stadium in Kingston Park, <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a>. In 1996, following the start of professionalism the club briefly adopted the name <b>Newcastle Rugby Club</b> before adopting its current name. </p><p>Newcastle has won 5 major titles. They won the Premiership in <a href="/wiki/1997-98_Premiership_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="1997-98 Premiership Rugby">1998</a> and four domestic cups in <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_John_Player_Cup" title="1975–76 John Player Cup">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_John_Player_Cup" title="1976–77 John Player Cup">1977</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%932001_Tetley%27s_Bitter_Cup" title="2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup">2001</a> and <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Powergen_Cup" title="2003–04 Powergen Cup">2004</a>. </p><p>Newcastle was the only English club of <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a>, where he played from 1997 to 2009, and as well as Wilkinson in <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Rugby World Cup Final">2003</a> Newcastle saw three players in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Rugby World Cup Final">2007 Rugby World Cup Final</a> with <a href="/wiki/Mathew_Tait" title="Mathew Tait">Mathew Tait</a> starting and <a href="/wiki/Toby_Flood" title="Toby Flood">Toby Flood</a> appearing from the bench. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wilson_(rugby_union)" title="Mark Wilson (rugby union)">Mark Wilson</a> played in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Rugby World Cup Final">2019 Rugby World Cup Final</a> while at the club. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Name_changes">Name changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Name changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Gosforth Football Club</b> (1877–1882)</li> <li><b>Northumberland Football Club</b> (1882–1887); Merged with Northumberland FC and assumed their name.<sup id="cite_ref-history3_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Gosforth Football Club</b> (1887–1990); Reverted name back to Gosforth FC.</li> <li><b>Newcastle Gosforth</b> (1990–1995)</li> <li><b>Newcastle Rugby Club</b> (1996); Turned professional; Junior players let go and formed <a href="/wiki/Gosforth_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Gosforth Rugby Football Club">Gosforth Rugby Football Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-history2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Newcastle Falcons</b> (1997–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_(1877–1990s)"><span id="Early_years_.281877.E2.80.931990s.29"></span>Early years (1877–1990s)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early years (1877–1990s)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original <a href="/wiki/Gosforth_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Gosforth Football Club">Gosforth Football Club</a> was founded in 1877 by a group of Old Boys of <a href="/wiki/Durham_School" title="Durham School">Durham School</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-history3_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history3-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in whose colours of green and white hoops the club played until the mid-1990s. The name <a href="/wiki/Gosforth" title="Gosforth">Gosforth</a> came from one of the suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a>. In 1955, the club moved to a new ground at North Road which was to be its home until 1990. During that time and particularly in the late 1970s Gosforth enjoyed tremendous success both on and off the field winning the <a href="/wiki/RFU_Knockout_Cup" title="RFU Knockout Cup">John Player Cup</a> in seasons 1975–76 and 1976–77. </p><p>Gosforth supplied innumerable players to all counties over the years, to the North of England sides and to the full international and British Lions teams. These include <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Smith_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Smith (rugby player)">Arthur Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_McLoughlin" title="Ray McLoughlin">Ray McLoughlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Young_(rugby_union)" title="Malcolm Young (rugby union)">Malcolm Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Uttley" title="Roger Uttley">Roger Uttley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Dixon" title="Peter Dixon">Peter Dixon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Madsen" title="Duncan Madsen">Duncan Madsen</a>, Dave Robinson, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Breakey" title="Richard Breakey">Richard Breakey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Pollock_(rugby_union)" title="Jim Pollock (rugby union)">Jim Pollock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colin_White_(rugby_union)" title="Colin White (rugby union)">Colin White</a>. </p><p>In 1990 the club name was changed to Newcastle Gosforth and they moved to Kingston Park. <a href="/wiki/Gosforth_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Gosforth Rugby Football Club">Gosforth Rugby Football Club</a> continued as an amateur side working in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Northumbria_University" title="Northumbria University">Northumbria University</a> and currently play at Broadway West. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_era">Professional era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Professional era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the 1996–97 season the new name of Newcastle Falcons and new black-and-white colours were adopted, after local businessman <a href="/wiki/John_Hall_(English_businessman)" title="John Hall (English businessman)">Sir John Hall</a> took control and attempted to create a sporting club in Newcastle that would emulate the success of the <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a> model. The four teams that made up that sporting club were the <a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">football</a> team, nicknamed the <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Magpies</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Eagles" title="Newcastle Eagles">Newcastle Eagles</a> <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> team, the Newcastle Cobras (later Riverkings, Jesters, Vipers) ice hockey team and the Newcastle Falcons rugby union team. </p><p>Newcastle was the first fully "professional" club in the world.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 1995, Hall installed former Wasps captain <a href="/wiki/Rob_Andrew" title="Rob Andrew">Rob Andrew</a> as his salaried Director of Rugby and saw the club earn promotion from the national Second Division to the Premiership. </p><p>The following season, Newcastle became English Premiership champions at their first attempt in 1997–98. Alongside Andrew, the Championship winning side starred cross-code All Black, Samoa and Rugby League legend <a href="/wiki/Inga_Tuigamala" class="mw-redirect" title="Inga Tuigamala">Inga Tuigamala</a>, Scotland legends <a href="/wiki/Doddie_Weir" title="Doddie Weir">Doddie Weir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Armstrong_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gary Armstrong (rugby)">Gary Armstrong</a>, England star <a href="/wiki/Tony_Underwood" title="Tony Underwood">Tony Underwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="British and Irish Lions">British and Irish Lions</a> stars <a href="/wiki/Alan_Tait" title="Alan Tait">Alan Tait</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Bentley_(rugby)" title="John Bentley (rugby)">John Bentley</a> and youngster <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a>. </p><p>During the following 1998–99 season Newcastle didn't play in Europe, as English teams did not take part, but the Falcons did go on to the Tetley's Bitter Cup final against Wasps, which was lost 29–19. In 1999, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Andrew" title="Rob Andrew">Rob Andrew</a> retired allowing for 20-year-old international <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a> to assume the fly half role full-time. Andrew would remain as Director of Rugby. </p><p>Hall sold the Falcons for a 'nominal' sum in 1999 to local businessman Dave Thompson, under whom the Falcons won two <a href="/wiki/EDF_Energy_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="EDF Energy Cup">Powergen Cups</a>: in 2001 the Falcons beat <a href="/wiki/Harlequins_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Harlequins FC">Harlequins FC</a> 30–27; and in 2004 the Falcons beat 37–33 against <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a>. </p><p>In 2004, legendary Wallabies full-back <a href="/wiki/Matt_Burke_(rugby_union,_born_1973)" title="Matt Burke (rugby union, born 1973)">Matt Burke</a> signed for the Falcons. For the Falcons, Burke played alongside former English rival <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a> (his opposite kicker in the 2001 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia). In Wilkinson, Burke, England international <a href="/wiki/Dave_Walder" title="Dave Walder">Dave Walder</a> and emerging future England number 10 <a href="/wiki/Toby_Flood" title="Toby Flood">Toby Flood</a> the Falcons had adequate competition for kicking duties over the coming seasons, despite long-term injuries to <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a>. During the 2004–05 season the Falcons recorded their best ever <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> performance to date by winning their pool and progressing to a quarter-final tie against <a href="/wiki/Stade_Fran%C3%A7ais" title="Stade Français">Stade Français</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Parc_des_Princes" title="Parc des Princes">Parc des Princes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2005 Falcons toured Japan pre-season. They beat <a href="/wiki/NEC_Green_Rockets" class="mw-redirect" title="NEC Green Rockets">NEC Green Rockets</a> easily but lost to a fired-up <a href="/wiki/Toyota_Verblitz" title="Toyota Verblitz">Toyota Verblitz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-japan_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-japan-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2006 <a href="/wiki/Rob_Andrew" title="Rob Andrew">Rob Andrew</a> left the Falcons to take charge of the England set-up ahead of the 2007 World Cup in a wide-ranging role that encompasses all aspects of the professional representative game in England.<sup id="cite_ref-andrew_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-andrew-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Fletcher succeeded Rob Andrew as director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons with immediate effect. Fletcher, a former England A centre, had been the club's academy boss and he headed up a team of Peter Walton, Steve Black and Bob Morton, with ex-Falcons prop Ian Peel taking over as acting academy manager. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007–08_season"><span id="2007.E2.80.9308_season"></span>2007–08 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2007–08 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The season began with high hopes as <a href="/wiki/All-Black" class="mw-redirect" title="All-Black">All-Black</a> prop <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hayman" title="Carl Hayman">Carl Hayman</a> signed for the Falcons, reportedly as the highest paid Rugby Union player in the world. Unfortunately, the season was the beginning of a downward spiral for the Falcons. On 11 March 2008, Fletcher and Walton left the club, officially by mutual consent,<sup id="cite_ref-fletcher_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fletcher-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> following Black who had left a couple of months earlier. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bates" title="Steve Bates">Steve Bates</a> took over as interim director of rugby until summer 2008 when the post was reviewed.<sup id="cite_ref-bates_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bates-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dave Thompson stated at that time that nine years of underachievement were the reason for the departure of John Fletcher and Peter Walton. </p><p>Having said this, Bates guided the Falcons to a record-equalling run of seven consecutive Premiership defeats by April 2008 with home games against Leicester Tigers and London Wasps plus a season-concluding away trip to Worcester Warriors yet to come. Defeat in the European Challenge Cup semi-final against Worcester Warriors on 25 April 2008 may well have sounded the death knell for Steve Bates' tenure as interim DoR. However, on Tuesday 20 May 2008 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bates" title="Steve Bates">Steve Bates</a> was confirmed as Newcastle's Director of Rugby on a full-time basis.<sup id="cite_ref-bates_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bates-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the season, fly-half <a href="/wiki/Toby_Flood" title="Toby Flood">Toby Flood</a> left for <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> and full-back <a href="/wiki/Mathew_Tait" title="Mathew Tait">Mathew Tait</a> signed for <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a>, as the struggling Falcons failed to hold onto young English international talent. <a href="/wiki/England_Saxons" class="mw-redirect" title="England Saxons">England Saxons</a> scrum-half <a href="/wiki/Lee_Dickson" title="Lee Dickson">Lee Dickson</a> would also depart for <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a>, where he would go on to earn full international honours. Legendary Australia full back <a href="/wiki/Matt_Burke_(rugby_union,_born_1973)" title="Matt Burke (rugby union, born 1973)">Matt Burke</a> retired due to injury at the end of the campaign. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–09_season"><span id="2008.E2.80.9309_season"></span>2008–09 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2008–09 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2008 Chairman Dave Thompson put an end to speculation of a takeover of the club after rejecting three bids.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He held talks with a number of different consortia and reportedly turned down one offer of a full take over as the bidding consortium wanted to relocate the club to <a href="/wiki/Darlington" title="Darlington">Darlington</a>. Furthermore, he said the speculation had led to instability in the club which was unsettling players and fans alike. On the pitch the Falcons reached another <a href="/wiki/European_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Challenge Cup">European Challenge Cup</a> quarter-final going down to <a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a> away from home and finished 10th in the Premiership. This season marked the end of an era as legendary fly-half <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a> left the club for <a href="/wiki/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">RC Toulonnais</a>. England under-20s fly-half <a href="/wiki/Rory_Clegg" title="Rory Clegg">Rory Clegg</a> also left for <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a> as <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Gopperth" title="Jimmy Gopperth">Jimmy Gopperth</a> was signed as replacement fly-half. The loss of Wilkinson was compounded by the departure of future <a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="British and Irish Lions">British and Irish Lions</a> star <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Parling" title="Geoff Parling">Geoff Parling</a> who continued the outflow of talent, leaving for <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a>. Another trio who would go on to achieve England honours in <a href="/wiki/Phil_Dowson" title="Phil Dowson">Phil Dowson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilson_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Wilson (rugby union)">Dave Wilson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_May_(rugby_union)" title="Tom May (rugby union)">Tom May</a> also left for <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath Rugby</a> and <a href="/wiki/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">RC Toulonnais</a> respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–10_season"><span id="2009.E2.80.9310_season"></span>2009–10 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2009–10 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Falcons failed to replace the character and quality which had departed, with imports <a href="/wiki/Gcobani_Bobo" title="Gcobani Bobo">Gcobani Bobo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Filipo_Levi" title="Filipo Levi">Filipo Levi</a> flattering to deceive, Gopperth the sole bright spot. After a disappointing season the pressure mounted on Steve Bates and on 4 May 2010, the club announced that Bates' contract had been terminated and he was being replaced by first team coach <a href="/wiki/Alan_Tait" title="Alan Tait">Alan Tait</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decision came after Newcastle went on an unbeaten run to quash any doubts of relegation largely due to an inspirational <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hayman" title="Carl Hayman">Carl Hayman</a>. But a crushing home <a href="/wiki/European_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Challenge Cup">European Challenge Cup</a> Quarter Final defeat by <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a> signalled the end of the Bates era. Following the loss of England talent Flood, Tait and Wilkinson in previous seasons, the last remaining England international at the club, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Noon" title="Jamie Noon">Jamie Noon</a>, departed for <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">CA Brive</a>. The front line was also notably weakened when club captain Hayman left the Falcons once his lucrative contract expired, to join former teammate Wilkinson at <a href="/wiki/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">RC Toulonnais</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010–11_season"><span id="2010.E2.80.9311_season"></span>2010–11 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2010–11 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Towards the end of the previous season Chairman Dave Thompson had to seek investment for the club due to increasing debts following the <a href="/wiki/Nationalisation_of_Northern_Rock" title="Nationalisation of Northern Rock">Nationalisation of Northern Rock</a>, the club's main sponsor. After months of speculation, it was announced that local businessman Semore Kurdi had purchased a 40% stake in the club in September 2010, easing the club's financial difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scotland number 8 <a href="/wiki/Ally_Hogg" title="Ally Hogg">Ally Hogg</a> was signed, while Scotland and Lions prop <a href="/wiki/Euan_Murray" title="Euan Murray">Euan Murray</a> also arrived to plug the gap left by Hayman. On the pitch in Alan Tait's first season the Falcons reached the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a> final, losing to Gloucester 34–7. Despite this relative success the Falcons finished their worst ever Premiership season with just 23 points (four wins), only escaping relegation thanks to the inferior points difference of <a href="/wiki/Leeds_Tykes" title="Leeds Tykes">Leeds Carnegie</a>. <a href="/wiki/England_Saxons" class="mw-redirect" title="England Saxons">England Saxons</a> pair, scrum-half <a href="/wiki/Micky_Young" title="Micky Young">Micky Young</a> and prop <a href="/wiki/Kieran_Brookes" title="Kieran Brookes">Kieran Brookes</a>, would both depart for <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> at the end of the campaign. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–12_season:_Relegation_to_Championship"><span id="2011.E2.80.9312_season:_Relegation_to_Championship"></span>2011–12 season: Relegation to Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2011–12 season: Relegation to Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The huge outflow of talent from 2008 onwards, and lack of suitable reinforcements, would come to bear during this campaign. Samoa international centre <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Helleur" title="Jamie Helleur">Jamie Helleur</a> was a rare quality signing. The 2011–12 season saw Newcastle Falcons relegated from the Premiership. The Falcons started the season badly but rallied midway through as Gary Gold took over. After changing the set up at Kingston Park, the club nearly escaped relegation, but <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">London Wasps</a> held on to secure their Premiership status by a point. Despite finishing with a higher points total than the year before (32) it was not enough to keep them up. The Falcons still had a small hope that <a href="/wiki/London_Welsh" class="mw-redirect" title="London Welsh">London Welsh</a> may be refused Premiership status, however Welsh were promoted after an appeal. Many players, including <a href="/wiki/Euan_Murray" title="Euan Murray">Euan Murray</a>, subsequently left the club. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012–13_season:_Repromotion_to_Premiership"><span id="2012.E2.80.9313_season:_Repromotion_to_Premiership"></span>2012–13 season: Repromotion to Premiership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2012–13 season: Repromotion to Premiership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Falcons' season in the Championship sees the much changed side coached by director of rugby <a href="/wiki/Dean_Richards_(rugby_union)" title="Dean Richards (rugby union)">Dean Richards</a> who appointed <a href="/wiki/Will_Welch" title="Will Welch">Will Welch</a> as club captain, while experienced international locks <a href="/wiki/Scott_MacLeod_(rugby_union)" title="Scott MacLeod (rugby union)">Scott MacLeod</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carlo_Del_Fava" title="Carlo Del Fava">Carlo Del Fava</a> were signed. The Falcons won their first game of the season 37–20 against Bristol <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and went on to win their second 49–32 against <a href="/wiki/London_Scottish_F.C." title="London Scottish F.C.">London Scottish</a>. At the halfway point of the season the Falcons were maintaining their unbeaten run, including a 24–13 score against a touring Tongan national side during the first international game to be held at Kingston Park since 1990. Former England Saxons wing <a href="/wiki/Noah_Cato" title="Noah Cato">Noah Cato</a> signed from <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> to assist in the promotion push. </p><p>The Falcons confirmed their place in the Championship play off semi-final with a bonus point win at home to Cornish Pirates on 22 February 2013 and their position as league leaders was confirmed early the following month. At the conclusion of the season, the Falcons defeated the <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Blues" title="Bedford Blues">Bedford Blues</a> 49–33 on aggregate in the final to win promotion back to the Premiership for the 2013–14 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013–14_season"><span id="2013.E2.80.9314_season"></span>2013–14 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2013–14 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to the beginning of the Falcons' return to the <a href="/wiki/Aviva_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviva Premiership">Aviva Premiership</a>, star fly-half <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Gopperth" title="Jimmy Gopperth">Jimmy Gopperth</a> departed for <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster Rugby</a>. To replace Gopperth, former Falcon <a href="/wiki/Rory_Clegg" title="Rory Clegg">Rory Clegg</a> was signed by <a href="/wiki/Dean_Richards_(rugby_union)" title="Dean Richards (rugby union)">Dean Richards</a> for the second time, with Richards having previously signed Clegg for <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a> when Clegg was just 19. Four years later, the return of Clegg, alongside the returning <a href="/wiki/Kieran_Brookes" title="Kieran Brookes">Kieran Brookes</a> from <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a>, provided evidence that talent was coming back to the Falcons. The signings of former <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="British and Irish Lions">Lions</a> scrum-half <a href="/wiki/Mike_Blair" title="Mike Blair">Mike Blair</a> from <a href="/wiki/CA_Brive" title="CA Brive">CA Brive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a> flanker <a href="/wiki/Andy_Saull" title="Andy Saull">Andy Saull</a>, Scotland hooker <a href="/wiki/Scott_Lawson" title="Scott Lawson">Scott Lawson</a> from <a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a>, former Scotland fly half <a href="/wiki/Phil_Godman" title="Phil Godman">Phil Godman</a> and one time France prop <a href="/wiki/Franck_Montanella" title="Franck Montanella">Franck Montanella</a> showed the desire of the club to compete upon return to the top flight. Samoa wing <a href="/wiki/Sinoti_Sinoti" title="Sinoti Sinoti">Sinoti Sinoti</a> and Argentina centre <a href="/wiki/Gonzalo_Tiesi" title="Gonzalo Tiesi">Gonzalo Tiesi</a> were later added to the squad. Despite a difficult season, which saw a number of retirements through injury, including <a href="/wiki/Carlo_Del_Fava" title="Carlo Del Fava">Carlo Del Fava</a>, the Falcons secured their place in the Aviva Premiership for 2014–15. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014–15_season"><span id="2014.E2.80.9315_season"></span>2014–15 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2014–15 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Falcons made a statement ahead of the 2014–15 season with the signing of 2010–11 Premiership top try scorer and three time Premiership winner <a href="/wiki/Alesana_Tuilagi" title="Alesana Tuilagi">Alesana Tuilagi</a>. One of Alesana's six rugby playing brothers, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Tuilagi" class="mw-redirect" title="Andy Tuilagi">Andy Tuilagi</a> also signed for the Falcons. Another notable signing was Italy lock <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Furno" title="Joshua Furno">Joshua Furno</a>, while Samoa lock <a href="/wiki/Kane_Thompson" title="Kane Thompson">Kane Thompson</a> was another new addition. <a href="/wiki/Rotherham_Titans" title="Rotherham Titans">Rotherham Titans</a> duo, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Socino" title="Juan Pablo Socino">Juan Pablo Socino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ruki_Tipuna" title="Ruki Tipuna">Ruki Tipuna</a> also joined the club. The Falcons finished the season in 11th place, with a points total of 34. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–16_season"><span id="2015.E2.80.9316_season"></span>2015–16 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2015–16 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ahead of the 2015–16 campaign, England international prop <a href="/wiki/Kieran_Brookes" title="Kieran Brookes">Kieran Brookes</a> and England under-20 lock <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Barrow" title="Dominic Barrow">Dominic Barrow</a> departed for <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Tigers" title="Leicester Tigers">Leicester Tigers</a> respectively. Fly halves <a href="/wiki/Rory_Clegg" title="Rory Clegg">Rory Clegg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Godman" title="Phil Godman">Phil Godman</a>, wing <a href="/wiki/Noah_Cato" title="Noah Cato">Noah Cato</a>, flanker <a href="/wiki/Andy_Saull" title="Andy Saull">Andy Saull</a>, scrum halves <a href="/wiki/Mike_Blair" title="Mike Blair">Mike Blair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Warren_Fury" title="Warren Fury">Warren Fury</a> along with centre <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Helleur" title="Jamie Helleur">Jamie Helleur</a> were among those released. </p><p>A host of <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a> stars were signed in Tonga flanker and captain <a href="/wiki/Nili_Latu" title="Nili Latu">Nili Latu</a>, Tonga scrum half <a href="/wiki/Sonatane_Takulua" title="Sonatane Takulua">Sonatane Takulua</a>, Italy wing <a href="/wiki/Giovanbattista_Venditti" title="Giovanbattista Venditti">Giovanbattista Venditti</a> and Scotland prop <a href="/wiki/Jon_Welsh" title="Jon Welsh">Jon Welsh</a>. The return of former star scrum half <a href="/wiki/Micky_Young" title="Micky Young">Micky Young</a> was also a coup for the Falcons, alongside one time All Black cap, fly half <a href="/wiki/Mike_Delany" title="Mike Delany">Mike Delany</a> and former England lock <a href="/wiki/Mouritz_Botha" title="Mouritz Botha">Mouritz Botha</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016–17_season"><span id="2016.E2.80.9317_season"></span>2016–17 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2016–17 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following seven years in <a href="/wiki/Bath_Rugby" title="Bath Rugby">Bath</a>, England prop <a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilson_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Wilson (rugby union)">Dave Wilson</a> returned to the Falcons. Classy France international centre <a href="/wiki/Maxime_Mermoz" title="Maxime Mermoz">Maxime Mermoz</a> also joined mid-season. Winger <a href="/wiki/Vereniki_Goneva" title="Vereniki Goneva">Vereniki Goneva</a> had most metres in the Premiership with 1,615 while <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wilson_(rugby_union)" title="Mark Wilson (rugby union)">Mark Wilson</a> received his first England caps. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017–18_season:_The_Big_One,_Doddie_Weir_and_a_New_Era"><span id="2017.E2.80.9318_season:_The_Big_One.2C_Doddie_Weir_and_a_New_Era"></span>2017–18 season: <i>The Big One</i>, Doddie Weir and a New Era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2017–18 season: The Big One, Doddie Weir and a New Era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, former England fly-half <a href="/wiki/Toby_Flood" title="Toby Flood">Toby Flood</a> returned after nine years in Leicester and Toulouse. </p><p>On 17 January 2018, the Falcons were presented with a winding up petition by HMRC.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Falcons ended the 2017–18 season in fourth place in the <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a> table, their highest placing in 20 years. Falcons played <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs" title="Exeter Chiefs">Exeter Chiefs</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Park" title="Sandy Park">Sandy Park</a> in the semi-finals, where they lost 36–5.. <a href="/wiki/Rob_Vickers" title="Rob Vickers">Rob Vickers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Lawson" title="Scott Lawson">Scott Lawson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ally_Hogg" title="Ally Hogg">Ally Hogg</a> all retired following the end of the season after upholding exceptional careers over a decade. <a href="/wiki/Scott_Wilson_(rugby_union)" title="Scott Wilson (rugby union)">Scott Wilson</a>, aged 24 at the time, was forced to retire due to a neck injury he sustained in the semi-final against Exeter. A benefit dinner was held in early 2019 to raise funds for Wilson's chosen charity.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018–19_season:_Second_Relegation"><span id="2018.E2.80.9319_season:_Second_Relegation"></span>2018–19 season: Second Relegation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2018–19 season: Second Relegation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Newcastle keen to follow on from the success of last season expanded their squad with key players such as <a href="/wiki/Logovi%27i_Mulipola" title="Logovi'i Mulipola">Logovi'i Mulipola</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Hardie_(rugby_union)" title="John Hardie (rugby union)">John Hardie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nemani_Nagusa" title="Nemani Nagusa">Nemani Nagusa</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_McGuigan" title="George McGuigan">George McGuigan</a>. </p><p>Falcons returned to the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">Heineken Champions Cup</a> after a 13-year absence. They were drawn to play against <a href="/wiki/RC_Toulonnais" class="mw-redirect" title="RC Toulonnais">Toulon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montpellier_H%C3%A9rault_Rugby" title="Montpellier Hérault Rugby">Montpellier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> in Pool 5. On 14 October, Falcons started their European Campaign against Toulon at <a href="/wiki/Stade_Mayol" title="Stade Mayol">Stade Felix Mayol</a>. Less than 30 seconds into the game and Toulon were already on the board after Romain Taofifénua charged down the kick off and scored a try, one of the quickest tries scored in the history of the competition. In the fourth quarter of the game, three of Toulon's players were sin-binned and they were forced to make a decision after being awarded a penalty within kicking distance. However, instead of going for the posts they elected for a five-metre line-out which failed to result in a try. The final score came to 25–26 as Falcons become the second team in a European competition to beat Toulon at home, an accolade that only <a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a> had achieved before. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mark_Wilson_(rugby_union)" title="Mark Wilson (rugby union)">Mark Wilson</a> was announced in <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(rugby_union)" title="Eddie Jones (rugby union)">Eddie Jones</a>' <a href="/wiki/2018_end-of-year_rugby_union_internationals" title="2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals">Autumn Internationals</a> Squad following players being injured at the time. He started against England's 12–11 win over <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa</a> and won Quilter Internationals player of the series. He became a regular starter for <a href="/wiki/England_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="England Rugby">England</a> in the 2019 <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Gary_Graham_(rugby_union)" title="Gary Graham (rugby union)">Gary Graham</a> making his debut for <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Scotland</a>. </p><p>Following the success of the previous <i>"The Big One"</i>, Falcons announced on 4 December that their match against northern rivals <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a> would be played at <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a>'s <a href="/wiki/St._James%27_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="St. James' Park">St. James' Park</a>. The match would be held as a Charity Event in aid of <a href="/wiki/Doddie_Weir" title="Doddie Weir">Doddie Weir</a> and the My Name’5 Doddie foundation. <a href="/wiki/ISC_(sportswear)" title="ISC (sportswear)">ISC</a> incorporated the ‘Doddie’5 Tartan’ into the shoulders of the Charity Jersey along with the Famous Black and White stripes representing the iconic colours worn by <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a>. The match was a success with 27,284 spectators present as Newcastle beat Sale 22–17.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Falcons confirmed the signing of United States international <a href="/wiki/Greg_Peterson_(rugby_union)" title="Greg Peterson (rugby union)">Greg Peterson</a> in mid-March with <a href="/wiki/Darren_Barry" title="Darren Barry">Darren Barry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Basham" title="Josh Basham">Josh Basham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Owen_(rugby_union)" title="Gareth Owen (rugby union)">Gareth Owen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toby_Salmon" title="Toby Salmon">Toby Salmon</a> following shortly after. Tongan international <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Vuna" title="Cooper Vuna">Cooper Vuna</a> later signed a 2-year deal with the club. They also announced a 5-year deal with sportswear brand <a href="/wiki/Macron_(sportswear)" title="Macron (sportswear)">Macron</a> to provide official kits and leisurewear as their official supplier. </p><p>On 4 May, it was confirmed that Newcastle Falcons would be relegated to the <a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">RFU Championship</a> after failing to beat <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester</a> away. After this, many prominent players elected to leave the club to further pursue top-flight rugby. Following the confirmation of relegation into the <a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simon_Hammersley" title="Simon Hammersley">Simon Hammersley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Harris_(rugby_union)" title="Chris Harris (rugby union)">Chris Harris</a> both evoked relegation release clauses held within their contracts and signed for <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Rugby" title="Gloucester Rugby">Gloucester Rugby</a> respectively. <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">Wasps</a> picked up <a href="/wiki/Zach_Kibirige" title="Zach Kibirige">Zach Kibirige</a> with Director of Rugby <a href="/wiki/Dai_Young" title="Dai Young">Dai Young</a> saying Kibirige was "simply too good an opportunity to miss". England International <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wilson_(rugby_union)" title="Mark Wilson (rugby union)">Mark Wilson</a> signed a 1-year loan agreement with <a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a> which would ultimately allow him to still play for his country despite being registered to a Championship team. Finally on 3 July, it was announced that fan favourite <a href="/wiki/Vereniki_Goneva" title="Vereniki Goneva">Vereniki Goneva</a> had signed for <a href="/wiki/Harlequin_F.C." title="Harlequin F.C.">Harlequins</a> following rumours and speculation on where he would go following Falcons' demotion. He signed along with fellow Fijian international <a href="/wiki/Tevita_Cavubati" title="Tevita Cavubati">Tevita Cavubati</a> and Newcastle teammate <a href="/wiki/Glen_Young_(rugby_union)" title="Glen Young (rugby union)">Glen Young</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019–20_season:_Greene_King_Championship_and_the_COVID-19_Pandemic"><span id="2019.E2.80.9320_season:_Greene_King_Championship_and_the_COVID-19_Pandemic"></span>2019–20 season: Greene King Championship and the COVID-19 Pandemic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2019–20 season: Greene King Championship and the COVID-19 Pandemic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Keen to start the new season in the right direction, Falcons bolstered their Premiership side against every team they faced in the competition winning every match both home and away, their largest win being 41-0 against <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Blues" title="Bedford Blues">Bedford Blues</a> on 14 March 2020. Due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">RFU</a> officially cancelled the season on 20 March 2020, after initially postponing all rugby in England. As a result, Newcastle Falcons were declared champions for the season and promoted back into the Premiership on the basis of their playing record having been undefeated and at the top of the table when the league was suspended. The club made a series of salary reductions for players and off-field staff to ensure the survival of the company during an unprecedented time, this included all branches of the club including <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Thunder" title="Newcastle Thunder">Newcastle Thunder</a> and the team's charity branch, Newcastle Falcons Foundation. </p><p>It was also at this time that <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Williams_(rugby_union,_born_1996)" title="Johnny Williams (rugby union, born 1996)">Johnny Williams</a> announced he would be moving to <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> at the official conclusion of the season with <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Waldouck" title="Dominic Waldouck">Dominic Waldouck</a> joining Gloucester Rugby as their Defence Coach. <a href="/wiki/Nick_Easter" title="Nick Easter">Nick Easter</a> also joined Falcons' coaching squad shortly after. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–21_season:_Post-Pandemic_revival"><span id="2020.E2.80.9321_season:_Post-Pandemic_revival"></span>2020–21 season: Post-Pandemic revival</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2020–21 season: Post-Pandemic revival"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a wait of 8 months, Rugby Union restarted across England with teams cautiously returning to some level of normality. Newcastle, back in the Premiership, expanded and strengthened its squad with the flagship signing of <a href="/wiki/Luther_Burrell" title="Luther Burrell">Luther Burrell</a> following a cross-code switch from <a href="/wiki/Warrington_Wolves" title="Warrington Wolves">Warrington Wolves</a>. Home grown talent <a href="/wiki/Gary_Graham_(rugby_union)" title="Gary Graham (rugby union)">Gary Graham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Blamire" title="Jamie Blamire">Jamie Blamire</a> both signed 3-year contract extensions respectively. <a href="/wiki/Sinoti_Sinoti" title="Sinoti Sinoti">Sinoti Sinoti</a>, a fan favourite at the club who was a key asset in the Falcons' previous seasons left the club owing to "Personal Reasons".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021–22_season:_RFU_Investigation_into_Institutionalised_Racism"><span id="2021.E2.80.9322_season:_RFU_Investigation_into_Institutionalised_Racism"></span>2021–22 season: RFU Investigation into Institutionalised Racism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2021–22 season: RFU Investigation into Institutionalised Racism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 June 2022 the <a href="/wiki/Daily_Mail" title="Daily Mail">Daily Mail</a> interviewed player <a href="/wiki/Luther_Burrell" title="Luther Burrell">Luther Burrell</a> highlighting racism in his rugby playing career, specifically mentioning how it had become commonplace in the Newcastle Falcons team.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burrell had been the target of racist remarks between teammates who brushed it off as <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/locker_room_talk" class="extiw" title="wikt:locker room talk">wikt:"<i>locker room talk</i>"</a>. The club launched an internal investigation following the story breaking with Luther receiving public support for his actions with many fans of the club and the Rugby Union community condemning the claims stated in the article. The <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">Rugby Football Union</a> announced on 24 July that they would conduct a full independent investigation into the allegations made by Burrell.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Newcastle finished the <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Premiership_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Premiership Rugby">2021-22 Premiership Rugby</a> season in 12th place, entitling them to play in the <a href="/wiki/2022-23_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2022-23 European Rugby Challenge Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022-23_season">2022-23 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2022-23 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Newcastle Falcons finished bottom of the table in the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Premiership_Rugby" title="2022–23 Premiership Rugby">2022-23 season</a>, 10 points behind Gloucester. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023-24_season">2023-24 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 2023-24 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Newcastle Falcons finished bottom of the table in the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Premiership_Rugby" title="2023–24 Premiership Rugby">2023-24 season</a>, without winning a single match.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024-25_season">2024-25 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2024-25 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 18 October 2024, Newcastle Falcons ended their 25-match losing streak in the <a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Premiership_Rugby" title="2024–25 Premiership Rugby">2024–25 Premiership Rugby</a> season with a victory over <a href="/wiki/Exeter_Chiefs" title="Exeter Chiefs">Exeter Chiefs</a>, with this being their first league victory since March 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_information">Club information</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Club information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kingston_Park_-_3_-_geograph-1813910.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kingston_Park_-_3_-_geograph-1813910.jpg/220px-Kingston_Park_-_3_-_geograph-1813910.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kingston_Park_-_3_-_geograph-1813910.jpg/330px-Kingston_Park_-_3_-_geograph-1813910.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kingston_Park_-_3_-_geograph-1813910.jpg/440px-Kingston_Park_-_3_-_geograph-1813910.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>Kingston Park</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stadium">Stadium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Stadium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Newcastle Falcons play at <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Park_(stadium)" title="Kingston Park (stadium)">Kingston Park</a> which holds 10,250.<sup id="cite_ref-stadium_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stadium-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kingston Park was the second smallest stadium in the <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a> with the club's average attendance currently sitting at approximately 10,000, a 42.5% increase from the 2016–17 season and a 96.8% increase from the 2013–14 season. The stadium has three modern stands; the open air North standing Terrace, the enclosed South Stand Terrace – where the loudest fans traditionally stand and sing, and the all-seated West Stand. However, the Falcons also retain the original Gosforth East stand complete with green and white seating (Gosforth colours). The pitch at Kingston Park recently went under renovation, replacing the former grass surface with a 3G Synthetic pitch with the aim of reducing the matches lost to the North East weather.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2015, the Falcons bought Kingston Park back from Northumbria University, which was a bold statement by the club ahead of the 2015–16 season. </p><p>On 16 September 2017 the Falcons played a home game away from Kingston Park and become the second English team to host a game in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> when they faced <a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Talen_Energy_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Talen Energy Stadium">Talen Energy Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. </p><p>On 24 March 2018 Newcastle Falcons hosted "<i>The Big One</i>", their Premiership fixture against <a href="/wiki/Northampton_Saints" title="Northampton Saints">Northampton Saints</a>. It was originally booked to be played at Kingston Park but after an agreement came together with <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United F.C.</a>, it was moved to <a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Park" title="St James' Park">St James' Park</a>, Newcastle United's home ground. The goal was to promote rugby union in North East England while also being the Falcons' biggest home crowd to date. The bar was set at 20,000 attendees which would beat their previous record of 11,595 set in 1999 when a match was held at <a href="/wiki/Gateshead_International_Stadium" title="Gateshead International Stadium">Gateshead International Stadium</a>. For the match, Falcons wore a unique black and white striped shirt similar to that worn by <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a>. It was announced after "<i>The Big One</i>" game that 30,174 people attended the game as Falcons beat Northampton Saints 25–22. It was the first <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a> match to be played at <a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Park" title="St James' Park">St James' Park</a>, and the success of the initiative led to Newcastle Falcons doing the same in the 2018–2019 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kits">Kits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Kits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tright" style=""><div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px"><div class="thumbimage noresize" style="width:120px;"> <div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; 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38px; height: 59px; background-color: #009F00;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Kit_body_whitehoops.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/38px-Kit_body.svg.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/57px-Kit_body.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Kit_body.svg/76px-Kit_body.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Kit_right_arm_green_hoops.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 69px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/31px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/47px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Kit_right_arm.svg/62px-Kit_right_arm.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #FFFFFF"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #008000"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">Gosforth Rugby Strip.</div></div></div> <p>During the years known as Gosforth the club played in green and white hoops, colours that are still retained by the existing Gosforth Rugby Club. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:90px;">Season </th> <th>Kit Manufacturer </th></tr> <tr> <td>1997–2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Rugby" title="Gilbert Rugby">Gilbert</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BLK_(sportswear)" title="BLK (sportswear)">Kooga</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Traders" title="Cotton Traders">Cotton Traders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–2014 </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Orion(sportswear)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Orion(sportswear) (page does not exist)">Orion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Rugby" title="Gilbert Rugby">Gilbert</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ISC_(sportswear)" title="ISC (sportswear)">ISC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–2025 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macron_(sportswear)" title="Macron (sportswear)">Macron</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_summaries">Season summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Season summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="1"> </th> <th colspan="4">League </th> <th colspan="2">Domestic Cup </th> <th colspan="2">European Cup </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; width:6%;">Season </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:18%;">Competition </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:5%;">Final Position </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:5%;">Points </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:8%;">Play-Offs </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:12%;">Competition </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:7%;">Performance </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:12%;">Competition </th> <th style="text-align:center; width:7%;">Performance </th></tr> <tr> <td>1987–88 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1987–88 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>17 </td> <td rowspan="17">N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_John_Player_Cup" title="1987–88 John Player Cup">John Player Cup</a> </td> <td>4th round </td> <td rowspan="8">No competition </td> <td rowspan="10">N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988–89 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1988–89 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Pilkington_Cup" title="1988–89 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>3rd round </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989–90 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1989–90 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a> </td> <td>12th </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Pilkington_Cup" title="1989–90 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>4th round </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990–91 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1990–91 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a> </td> <td>6th </td> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Pilkington_Cup" title="1990–91 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>4th round </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–92 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1991–92 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a> </td> <td>4th </td> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Pilkington_Cup" title="1991–92 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992–93 </td> <td style="background: gold"><b><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1992–93 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a></b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>1st (P)</b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>20</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Pilkington_Cup" title="1992–93 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>4th round </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993–94 </td> <td style="background: pink"><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_English_Premiership_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="1993–94 English Premiership (rugby union)">Courage League Division 1</a> </td> <td style="background: pink">10th <b>(R)</b> </td> <td style="background: pink">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Pilkington_Cup" title="1993–94 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>5th round </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994–95 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1994–95 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a> </td> <td>3rd </td> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Pilkington_Cup" title="1994–95 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>4th round </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–96 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1995–96 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Pilkington_Cup" title="1995–96 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>5th round </td> <td>No English teams </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996–97 </td> <td style="background: silver"><i><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1996–97 Courage League National Division Two">Courage League Division 2</a></i> </td> <td style="background: silver"><i>2nd (P)</i> </td> <td style="background: silver"><i>39</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Pilkington_Cup" title="1996–97 Pilkington Cup">Pilkington Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td> <td>Not qualified </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1997–98 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: gold"><b><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Premiership_Rugby" title="1997–98 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: gold"><b>1st</b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background: gold"><b>38</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Tetley%27s_Bitter_Cup" title="1997–98 Tetley's Bitter Cup">Tetley's Bitter Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_European_Challenge_Cup" title="1997–98 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Semi-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>C&G Cup </td> <td>Unknown </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1998–99 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Premiership_Rugby" title="1998–99 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">8th </td> <td rowspan="2">28 </td> <td style="background: silver"><i><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Tetley%27s_Bitter_Cup" title="1998–99 Tetley's Bitter Cup">Tetley's Bitter Cup</a></i> </td> <td style="background: silver"><i>Runners-up</i> </td> <td rowspan="2">No English teams </td> <td rowspan="2">N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>C&G Cup </td> <td>Semi-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Premiership_Rugby" title="1999–2000 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>9th </td> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Tetley%27s_Bitter_Cup" title="1999–2000 Tetley's Bitter Cup">Tetley's Bitter Cup</a> </td> <td>5th round </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_European_Challenge_Cup" title="1999–2000 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–01 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Premiership_Rugby" title="2000–01 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>6th </td> <td>57 </td> <td style="background: gold"><b><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%932001_Tetley%27s_Bitter_Cup" title="2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup">Tetley's Bitter Cup</a></b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>Champions</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2000–01 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Semi-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–02 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Premiership_Rugby" title="2001–02 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>6th </td> <td>56 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Powergen_Cup" title="2001–02 Powergen Cup">Powergen Cup</a> </td> <td>Semi-final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Heineken_Cup" title="2001–02 Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> </td> <td>4th in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Premiership_Rugby" title="2002–03 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>40 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Powergen_Cup" title="2002–03 Powergen Cup">Powergen Cup</a> </td> <td>6th round </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2002–03 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Premiership_Rugby" title="2003–04 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>9th </td> <td>45 </td> <td>– </td> <td style="background: gold"><b><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Powergen_Cup" title="2003–04 Powergen Cup">Powergen Cup</a></b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>Champions</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2003–04 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd round </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–05 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Premiership_Rugby" title="2004–05 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>47 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Powergen_Cup" title="2004–05 Powergen Cup">Powergen Cup</a> </td> <td>6th round </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Heineken_Cup" title="2004–05 Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–06 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Premiership_Rugby" title="2005–06 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>47 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Powergen_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2005–06 Powergen Cup">Powergen Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2005–06 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Semi-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006–07 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Premiership_Rugby" title="2006–07 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>9th </td> <td>44 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_EDF_Energy_Cup" title="2006–07 EDF Energy Cup">EDF Energy Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2006–07 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–08 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Premiership_Rugby" title="2007–08 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>34 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_EDF_Energy_Cup" title="2007–08 EDF Energy Cup">EDF Energy Cup</a> </td> <td>3rd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2007–08 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Semi-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–09 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Premiership_Rugby" title="2008–09 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>44 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_EDF_Energy_Cup" title="2008–09 EDF Energy Cup">EDF Energy Cup</a> </td> <td>4th in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2008–09 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Premiership_Rugby" title="2009–10 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>9th </td> <td>37 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_LV_Cup" title="2009–10 LV Cup">LV= Cup</a> </td> <td>4th in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2009–10 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Premiership_Rugby" title="2010–11 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>23 </td> <td>– </td> <td style="background: silver"><i><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_LV_Cup" title="2010–11 LV Cup">LV= Cup</a></i> </td> <td style="background: silver"><i>Runners-up</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2010–11 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>4th in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–12 </td> <td style="background: pink"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Premiership_Rugby" title="2011–12 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td style="background: pink">12th <b>(R)</b> </td> <td style="background: pink">32 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_LV_Cup" title="2011–12 LV Cup">LV= Cup</a> </td> <td>4th in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2011–12 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–13 </td> <td style="background: gold"><b><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_RFU_Championship" title="2012–13 RFU Championship">RFU Championship</a></b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>1st (P)</b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>98</b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>Champions</b> </td> <td style="background: silver"><i><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_British_and_Irish_Cup" title="2012–13 British and Irish Cup">British and Irish Cup</a></i> </td> <td style="background: silver"><i>Runners-up</i> </td> <td>Not qualified </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013–14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Premiership_Rugby" title="2013–14 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>22 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_LV_Cup" title="2013–14 LV Cup">LV= Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2013–14 European Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Premiership_Rugby" title="2014–15 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>34 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_LV_Cup" title="2014–15 LV Cup">LV= Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015–16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Premiership_Rugby" title="2015–16 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>27 </td> <td>– </td> <td>No competition </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016–17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Premiership_Rugby" title="2016–17 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>49 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="2016–17 Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a> </td> <td>3rd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>3rd in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Premiership_Rugby" title="2017–18 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>4th </td> <td>63 </td> <td>Semi-final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a> </td> <td>Semi-final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Semi-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–19 </td> <td style="background: pink"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Premiership_Rugby" title="2018–19 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td style="background: pink">12th <b>(R)</b> </td> <td style="background: pink">31 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Premiership_Rugby_Cup" title="2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Cup</a> </td> <td>Semi-final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup">Champions Cup</a> </td> <td>4th in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–20 </td> <td style="background: gold"><b><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_RFU_Championship" title="2019–20 RFU Championship">Championship</a></b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>1st (P)</b> </td> <td style="background: gold"><b>104.5</b> (adj) </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_RFU_Championship_Cup" title="2019–20 RFU Championship Cup">RFU Championship Cup</a> </td> <td>Competition unfinished </td> <td>Not qualified </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Premiership_Rugby" title="2020–21 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>45 </td> <td>– </td> <td>No competition </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>Quarter-final </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021-22_Premiership_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>12th </td> <td>34 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Premiership_Rugby_Cup" title="2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2021–22 European Rugby Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022–23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022-23_Premiership_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>31 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Premiership_Rugby_Cup" title="2022–23 Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Cup</a> </td> <td>3rd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>7th in pool </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023-24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023-24_Premiership_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>5 </td> <td>– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023-24_Premiership_Rugby_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Cup</a> </td> <td>2nd in pool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023-24_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 EPCR Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a> </td> <td>5th in pool </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small><span style="background:gold">Gold background</span> denotes champions<br /><span style="background:silver">Silver background</span> denotes runners-up<br /><span style="background:pink">Pink background</span> denotes relegated</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_honours">Club honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Club honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National">National</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: National"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a> <ul><li>Champions: (1) <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Premiership_Rugby" title="1997–98 Premiership Rugby">1997–98</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">Championship</a> (2nd division) <ul><li>Champions: (3) <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1992–93 Courage League National Division Two">1992–93</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_RFU_Championship" title="2012–13 RFU Championship">2012–13</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_RFU_Championship" title="2019–20 RFU Championship">2019–20</a></li> <li>Runners–Up: (1) <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Courage_League_National_Division_Two" title="1996–97 Courage League National Division Two">1996–97</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Knockout_Cup" title="RFU Knockout Cup">RFU Knockout Cup</a> <ul><li>Champions: (4) <a href="/wiki/1975-76_John_Player_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="1975-76 John Player Cup">1975–76</a>, <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_John_Player_Cup" title="1976–77 John Player Cup">1976–77</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%932001_Tetley%27s_Bitter_Cup" title="2000–2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup">2000–01</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Powergen_Cup" title="2003–04 Powergen Cup">2003–04</a></li> <li>Runners–Up: (2) <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Tetley%27s_Bitter_Cup" title="1998–99 Tetley's Bitter Cup">1998–99</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_LV_Cup" title="2010–11 LV Cup">2010–11</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Cup" title="British and Irish Cup">British and Irish Cup</a> <ul><li>Runners–Up: (1) <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_British_and_Irish_Cup" title="2012–13 British and Irish Cup">2012–13</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local">Local</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Local"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_senior_cup_rugby_union" class="mw-redirect" title="Northumberland senior cup rugby union">Northumberland Senior Cup</a> <ul><li>Champions: (30) 1927–28, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sevens">Sevens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Sevens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melrose_Sevens" title="Melrose Sevens">Melrose Sevens</a> <ul><li>Champions: (1) 2006</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawick_Sevens" title="Hawick Sevens">Hawick Sevens</a> <ul><li>Champions: (3) 2005, 2006, 2007</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langholm_Sevens" title="Langholm Sevens">Langholm Sevens</a> <ul><li>Champions: (4) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selkirk_Sevens" title="Selkirk Sevens">Selkirk Sevens</a> <ul><li>Champions: (1) 2004</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peebles_Sevens" title="Peebles Sevens">Peebles Sevens</a> <ul><li>Champions: (1) 2004</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Sevens" title="Middlesex Sevens">Middlesex Sevens</a> <ul><li>Champions: (1) 2007</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_squad">Current squad</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Current squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For player movements before or during the <a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Premiership_Rugby" title="2024–25 Premiership Rugby">2024–25 season</a>, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_2024%E2%80%9325_Premiership_Rugby_transfers#Newcastle_Falcons" title="List of 2024–25 Premiership Rugby transfers">List of 2024–25 Premiership Rugby transfers § Newcastle Falcons</a>.</div> <p>The Newcastle Falcons squad ahead of the <a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Premiership_Rugby" title="2024–25 Premiership Rugby">2024–25 season</a> is: <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Connor_Doherty_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connor_Doherty-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Grayson_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grayson-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><small>Note: Flags indicate national union under <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.</small> </p> <table border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Union </th></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Blamire" title="Jamie Blamire">Jamie Blamire</a></b></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Hooker_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooker (rugby union)">Hooker</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Byrne_(rugby_union)" title="Bryan Byrne (rugby union)">Bryan Byrne</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Hooker_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooker (rugby union)">Hooker</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Ireland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ollie_Fletcher_(rugby_union)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ollie Fletcher (rugby union) (page does not exist)">Ollie Fletcher</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Hooker_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooker (rugby union)">Hooker</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Bello" title="Eduardo Bello">Eduardo Bello</a></b></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Argentine_Rugby_Union" title="Argentine Rugby Union">Argentina</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Adam_Brocklebank" title="Adam Brocklebank">Adam Brocklebank</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Luan_de_Bruin" title="Luan de Bruin">Luan de Bruin</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/South_African_Rugby_Union" title="South African Rugby Union">South Africa</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Murray_McCallum" title="Murray McCallum">Murray McCallum</a></b></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scotland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Palframan" title="Richard Palframan">Richard Palframan</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/South_African_Rugby_Union" title="South African Rugby Union">South Africa</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Cardall" title="Tim Cardall">Tim Cardall</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_de_Chaves" title="Sebastian de Chaves">Sebastian de Chaves</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/South_African_Rugby_Union" title="South African Rugby Union">South Africa</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Hawkins_(rugby_union)" title="John Hawkins (rugby union)">John Hawkins</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Kelly_(rugby_union,_born_1995)" title="John Kelly (rugby union, born 1995)">John Kelly</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kiran_McDonald" title="Kiran McDonald">Kiran McDonald</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scotland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Scott_(rugby_union)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adam Scott (rugby union) (page does not exist)">Adam Scott</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Bainbridge" title="Josh Bainbridge">Josh Bainbridge</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Callum_Chick" title="Callum Chick">Callum Chick</a></b></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Gordon_(rugby_union)" title="Thomas Gordon (rugby union)">Tom Gordon</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scotland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ollie_Leatherbarrow&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ollie Leatherbarrow (page does not exist)">Ollie Leatherbarrow</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freddie_Lockwood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Freddie Lockwood (page does not exist)">Freddie Lockwood</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Neild" title="Cameron Neild">Cameron Neild</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Rubiolo" title="Pedro Rubiolo">Pedro Rubiolo</a></b></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Argentine_Rugby_Union" title="Argentine Rugby Union">Argentina</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marcus_Tiffen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marcus Tiffen (page does not exist)">Marcus Tiffen</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Philip_van_der_Walt" title="Philip van der Walt">Philip van der Walt</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/South_African_Rugby_Union" title="South African Rugby Union">South Africa</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"> 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_O%27Sullivan" title="Hugh O'Sullivan">Hugh O'Sullivan</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Scrum-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scrum-half (rugby union)">Scrum-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Ireland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Max_Pepper&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Max Pepper (page does not exist)">Max Pepper</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Scrum-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scrum-half (rugby union)">Scrum-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Stuart&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sam Stuart (page does not exist)">Sam Stuart</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Scrum-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scrum-half (rugby union)">Scrum-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brett_Connon" title="Brett Connon">Brett Connon</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Fly-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly-half (rugby union)">Fly-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Ireland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kieran_Wilkinson" title="Kieran Wilkinson">Kieran Wilkinson</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Fly-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly-half (rugby union)">Fly-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Arnold" title="Sammy Arnold">Sammy Arnold</a></b></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Ireland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Connor_Doherty" title="Connor Doherty">Connor Doherty</a> <sup id="cite_ref-Connor_Doherty_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connor_Doherty-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ethan_Grayson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ethan Grayson (page does not exist)">Ethan Grayson</a> <sup id="cite_ref-Grayson_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grayson-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Hutchison" class="mw-redirect" title="Cameron Hutchison">Cameron Hutchison</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scotland</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Metcalf_(rugby_union)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Metcalf (rugby union) (page does not exist)">Jack Metcalf</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hearle" title="Alex Hearle">Alex Hearle</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Wing_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (rugby union)">Wing</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Obatoyinbo" title="Elliott Obatoyinbo">Elliott Obatoyinbo</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Wing_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (rugby union)">Wing</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Adam_Radwan" title="Adam Radwan">Adam Radwan</a></b></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Wing_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (rugby union)">Wing</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Stevenson_(rugby_union)" title="Ben Stevenson (rugby union)">Ben Stevenson</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Wing_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (rugby union)">Wing</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Brown&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Brown (page does not exist)">Louis Brown</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">Fullback</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a> for the 2024-25 season.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Grayson-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Grayson_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Grayson_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Ethan Grayson is a short term deal until the end of the year 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academy_squad">Academy squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Academy squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Newcastle Falcons academy squad is: <sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><small>Note: Flags indicate national union under <a href="/wiki/World_Rugby" title="World Rugby">World Rugby</a> eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.</small> </p> <table border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Union </th></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Oliver&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jacob Oliver (page does not exist)">Jacob Oliver</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Hooker_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooker (rugby union)">Hooker</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Callum_Hancock&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Callum Hancock (page does not exist)">Callum Hancock</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Connor_Hancock&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Connor Hancock (page does not exist)">Connor Hancock</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Isaac_Keller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isaac Keller (page does not exist)">Isaac Keller</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Rewcastle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Rewcastle (page does not exist)">Mike Rewcastle</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oscar_Stott&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oscar Stott (page does not exist)">Oscar Stott</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Prop_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prop (rugby union)">Prop</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Finn_Baxter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Finn Baxter (page does not exist)">Finn Baxter</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luke_Coulston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luke Coulston (page does not exist)">Luke Coulston</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Lock_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lock (rugby union)">Lock</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reuben_Parsons_(rugby_union)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reuben Parsons (rugby union) (page does not exist)">Reuben Parsons</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlie_Turnbull&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charlie Turnbull (page does not exist)">Charlie Turnbull</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harrison_Wood_(rugby_union)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harrison Wood (rugby union) (page does not exist)">Harrison Wood</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Back_row_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Back row (rugby union)">Back row</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scotland</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Union </th></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Davis_(rugby_union)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Davis (rugby union) (page does not exist)">Joe Davis</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Scrum-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scrum-half (rugby union)">Scrum-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ben_Douglas_(rugby_union)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ben Douglas (rugby union) (page does not exist)">Ben Douglas</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Scrum-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scrum-half (rugby union)">Scrum-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Newton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Junior Newton (page does not exist)">Junior Newton</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Fly-half_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly-half (rugby union)">Fly-half</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhys_Beeckmans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rhys Beeckmans (page does not exist)">Rhys Beeckmans</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cameron_Ellis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cameron Ellis (page does not exist)">Cameron Ellis</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre (rugby union)">Centre</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nathan_Greenwood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nathan Greenwood (page does not exist)">Nathan Greenwood</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Wing_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (rugby union)">Wing</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Redshaw" title="Ben Redshaw">Ben Redshaw</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">Fullback</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Oli_Spencer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oli Spencer (page does not exist)">Oli Spencer</a></span> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fullback (rugby union)">Fullback</a> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">England</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_coaching_staff">Current coaching staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Current coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Director of Rugby:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Diamond_(rugby_union)" title="Steve Diamond (rugby union)">Steve Diamond</a></li> <li><b>Performance Manager:</b> Mark Laycock</li> <li><b>Head of Rugby Operations:</b> John Stokoe</li> <li><b>Senior Coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Dickens_(rugby_union)" title="Alan Dickens (rugby union)">Alan Dickens</a></li> <li><b>Senior Coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Micky_Ward_(rugby_union)" title="Micky Ward (rugby union)">Micky Ward</a></li> <li><b>Attack & Backs Coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Williams_(rugby_union,_born_1991)" title="Tom Williams (rugby union, born 1991)"> Tom Williams</a></li> <li><b>Lineout Coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scott_MacLeod_(rugby_union)" title="Scott MacLeod (rugby union)"> Scott MacLeod</a></li> <li><b>Head of Analysis :</b> Steve Bremner</li> <li><b>Head of Athletic Performance:</b> Kevin McShane</li> <li><b>Head of Medical Services:</b> Rhys Griffiths</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_former_players">Notable former players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Notable former players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Category:Newcastle_Falcons_players" title="Category:Newcastle Falcons players">Category:Newcastle Falcons players</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lions_Tourists">Lions Tourists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Lions Tourists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following Newcastle players have been selected for the <a href="/wiki/British_%26_Irish_Lions" title="British & Irish Lions">Lions tours</a> while at the club: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_Australia" title="2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia">2001</a> & <a href="/wiki/2005_British_%26_Irish_Lions_tour_to_New_Zealand" title="2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1997 British Lions tour to South Africa">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Stimpson" title="Tim Stimpson">Tim Stimpson</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Bentley_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Bentley (rugby player)">John Bentley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Underwood" title="Tony Underwood">Tony Underwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Tait" title="Alan Tait">Alan Tait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doddie_Weir" title="Doddie Weir">Doddie Weir</a></li> <li>1989 - Gary Armstrong</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa" title="1974 British Lions tour to South Africa">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Uttley" title="Roger Uttley">Roger Uttley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_British_Lions_tour_to_Australia_and_New_Zealand" title="1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand">1966</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_McLoughlin" title="Ray McLoughlin">Ray McLoughlin</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_World_Cup">Rugby World Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Rugby World Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are players which have represented their countries at the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a>, whilst playing for Newcastle: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Players selected </th> <th><a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England</a> players </th> <th>Other national team players </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Graham_(rugby)" title="George Graham (rugby)">George Graham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Grimes" title="Stuart Grimes">Stuart Grimes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doddie_Weir" title="Doddie Weir">Doddie Weir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Walton_(rugby_union)" title="Peter Walton (rugby union)">Peter Walton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Armstrong_(rugby_union)" title="Gary Armstrong (rugby union)">Gary Armstrong</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Va%27aiga_Tuigamala" title="Va'aiga Tuigamala">Va'aiga Tuigamala</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa"><img alt="Samoa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Ross_Nesdale" title="Ross Nesdale">Ross Nesdale</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Grimes" title="Stuart Grimes">Stuart Grimes</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toby_Flood" title="Toby Flood">Toby Flood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Noon" title="Jamie Noon">Jamie Noon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mathew_Tait" title="Mathew Tait">Mathew Tait</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suka_Hufanga" title="Suka Hufanga">Suka Hufanga</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga"><img alt="Tonga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Euan_Murray" title="Euan Murray">Euan Murray</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Taiasina_Tuifu%27a" title="Taiasina Tuifu'a">Taiasina Tuifu'a</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa"><img alt="Samoa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alesana_Tuilagi" title="Alesana Tuilagi">Alesana Tuilagi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kane_Thompson" title="Kane Thompson">Kane Thompson</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa"><img alt="Samoa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Welsh" title="Jon Welsh">Jon Welsh</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Fry" title="Eric Fry">Eric Fry</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Socino" title="Juan Pablo Socino">Juan Pablo Socino</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Nili_Latu" title="Nili Latu">Nili Latu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonatane_Takulua" title="Sonatane Takulua">Sonatane Takulua</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga"><img alt="Tonga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Furno" title="Joshua Furno">Joshua Furno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Giovanbattista_Venditti" title="Giovanbattista Venditti">Giovanbattista Venditti</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Wilson_(rugby_union)" title="Mark Wilson (rugby union)">Mark Wilson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Logovi%27i_Mulipola" title="Logovi'i Mulipola">Logovi'i Mulipola</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa"><img alt="Samoa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Sonatane_Takulua" title="Sonatane Takulua">Sonatane Takulua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Vuna" title="Cooper Vuna">Cooper Vuna</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga"><img alt="Tonga" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Peterson_(rugby_union)" title="Greg Peterson (rugby union)">Greg Peterson</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Matavesi" title="Josh Matavesi">Josh Matavesi</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji"><img alt="Fiji" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Bello" title="Eduardo Bello">Eduardo Bello</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Rubiolo" title="Pedro Rubiolo">Pedro Rubiolo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mat%C3%ADas_Moroni" title="Matías Moroni">Matías Moroni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mateo_Carreras" title="Mateo Carreras">Mateo Carreras</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_records">Team records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Team records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Record Win: <b>156–5</b> <i>vs Rugby Lions (Courage League 1996)</i></li> <li>Record Loss: <b>10–83</b> <i>vs Leicester Tigers (Zurich Premiership 2004–05)</i></li> <li>Best League Position: <i>1st (Premiership, 1997–98)</i></li> <li>Worst League Position: <i>12th (Division Two, 1989–90)</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_records">Player records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Player records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Most Premiership Appearances: <b><a href="/wiki/Tom_May_(rugby_union)" title="Tom May (rugby union)">Tom May</a></b> – 193</li> <li>Top Premiership Try Scorer: <b><a href="/wiki/Tom_May_(rugby_union)" title="Tom May (rugby union)">Tom May</a></b> – 47</li> <li>Top Premiership Points Scorer: <b><a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a></b> – 1,489</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Newcastle_Falcons&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-history3-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-history3_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-history3_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-history3_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-history3_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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title="2000–01 European Challenge Cup">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2001–02 European Challenge Cup">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2002–03 European Challenge Cup">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2003–04 European Challenge Cup">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2004–05 European Challenge Cup">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2005–06 European Challenge Cup">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2006–07 European Challenge Cup">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2007–08 European Challenge Cup">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2008–09 European Challenge Cup">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2009–10 European Challenge Cup">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2010–11 European Challenge Cup">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2011–12 European Challenge Cup">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2012–13 European Challenge Cup">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2013–14 European Challenge Cup">2013–14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pool stages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1996–97 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1997–98 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1998–99 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="1999–2000 European Challenge Cup pool stage">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2000–01 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2005–06 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2006–07 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2007–08 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2008–09 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Amlin_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2009–10 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Amlin_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" class="mw-redirect" title="2010–11 Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2011–12 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2012–13 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_European_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2013–14 European Challenge Cup pool stage">2013–14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/European_Shield" title="European Shield">European Shield</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_European_Shield" title="2002–03 European Shield">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_European_Shield" title="2003–04 European Shield">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_European_Shield" title="2004–05 European Shield">2004–05</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Rugby Challenge Cup<br /><small>(2014–2021)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2020–21</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pool stages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup pool stage">2020–21</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">EPCR Challenge Cup<br /><small>(2021–present)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pool stages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2022–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2023–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_EPCR_Challenge_Cup_pool_stage" title="2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup pool stage">2024–25</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Qualification play-offs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Continental Shield</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Continental_Shield" title="European Rugby Continental Shield">European Rugby Continental Shield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-offs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Champions%E2%80%93Challenge_Cup_play-offs" title="2014–15 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Champions%E2%80%93Challenge_Cup_play-offs" title="2015–16 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs">2015–16</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2016–17</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Champions%E2%80%93Challenge_Cup_play-offs" title="2017–18 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs">2017–18</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Premiership_Rugby" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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Saints">Northampton Saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sale_Sharks" title="Sale Sharks">Sale Sharks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saracens_F.C." title="Saracens F.C.">Saracens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2a2b6b;color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Former clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Blues" title="Bedford Blues">Bedford Blues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_R.F.C." title="Coventry R.F.C.">Coventry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leeds_Tykes" title="Leeds Tykes">Leeds Tykes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_St_Helens_F.C." title="Liverpool St Helens F.C.">Liverpool St Helens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Irish" title="London Irish">London Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Scottish_F.C." title="London Scottish F.C.">London Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Welsh_RFC" title="London Welsh RFC">London Welsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Moseley_Rugby" title="Birmingham Moseley Rugby">Moseley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_R.F.C." title="Nottingham R.F.C.">Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orrell_R.U.F.C." title="Orrell R.U.F.C.">Orrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_F.C." title="Richmond F.C.">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosslyn_Park_F.C." title="Rosslyn Park F.C.">Rosslyn Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_Titans" title="Rotherham Titans">Rotherham Titans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Lions" title="Rugby Lions">Rugby Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">Wasps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterloo_F.C." title="Waterloo F.C.">Waterloo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hartlepool_R.F.C." title="West Hartlepool R.F.C.">West Hartlepool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Warriors" title="Worcester Warriors">Worcester Warriors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#2a2b6b;color:#FFFFFF;;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#2a2b6b;color:#FFFFFF;">National Division One</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1987–88 Courage League National Division One">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1988–89 Courage League National Division One">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1989–90 Courage League National Division One">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1990–91 Courage League National Division One">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1991–92 Courage League National Division One">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1992–93 Courage League National Division One">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1993–94 Courage League National Division One">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1994–95 Courage League National Division One">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1995–96 Courage League National Division One">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Courage_League_National_Division_One" title="1996–97 Courage League National Division One">1996–97</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#2a2b6b;color:#FFFFFF;">Premiership Rugby</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Premiership_Rugby" title="1997–98 Premiership Rugby">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Premiership_Rugby" title="1998–99 Premiership Rugby">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Premiership_Rugby" title="1999–2000 Premiership Rugby">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Premiership_Rugby" title="2000–01 Premiership Rugby">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Premiership_Rugby" title="2001–02 Premiership Rugby">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Premiership_Rugby" title="2002–03 Premiership Rugby">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Premiership_Rugby" title="2003–04 Premiership Rugby">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Premiership_Rugby" title="2004–05 Premiership Rugby">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Premiership_Rugby" title="2005–06 Premiership Rugby">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Premiership_Rugby" title="2006–07 Premiership Rugby">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Premiership_Rugby" title="2007–08 Premiership Rugby">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Premiership_Rugby" title="2008–09 Premiership Rugby">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Premiership_Rugby" title="2009–10 Premiership Rugby">2009–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Premiership_Rugby" title="2010–11 Premiership Rugby">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Premiership_Rugby" title="2011–12 Premiership Rugby">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Premiership_Rugby" title="2012–13 Premiership Rugby">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Premiership_Rugby" title="2013–14 Premiership Rugby">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Premiership_Rugby" title="2014–15 Premiership Rugby">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Premiership_Rugby" title="2015–16 Premiership Rugby">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Premiership_Rugby" title="2016–17 Premiership Rugby">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Premiership_Rugby" title="2017–18 Premiership Rugby">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Premiership_Rugby" title="2018–19 Premiership Rugby">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Premiership_Rugby" title="2019–20 Premiership Rugby">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Premiership_Rugby" title="2020–21 Premiership Rugby">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Premiership_Rugby" title="2021–22 Premiership Rugby">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Premiership_Rugby" title="2022–23 Premiership Rugby">2022–23</a></li> 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