By Aidanb
June 24 2019
Falcons open in cup action away to Jersey Reds Newcastle Falcons will kick off the 2019/20 season with three matches in the RFU Championship Cup, as fixtures for the forthcoming campaign have been confirmed. Beginning on the weekend of September 20/21/22, the Falcons take up a position in pool two of the competition alongside Doncaster Knights, Hartpury RFC and Jersey Reds and will start away to... More >
Down again
Not the Falcons, this site, and the message board that goes with it. My fault so apologies for that, but I have been stupidly busy of late and have hardly been able to look... More >
Nagusa returns to face Saints
Fiji No 8 Nemani Nagusa returns for Newcastle Falcons on Friday night as they host Northampton Saints in Gallagher Premiership action. The only other change to the team for the 7.... More >
100 up for Hammersley
Simon Hammersley makes his 100th appearance for Newcastle Falcons on Saturday when they travel to take on Wasps in Gallagher Premiership action. The 25-year-old full-back is the t... More >
Testimonial season for Tait
Double centurion Alex Tait has been awarded a testimonial season after more than a decade at Newcastle Falcons. The versatile back sits seventh in the Falcons’ list of all-ti... More >
Richards rues semi-final exit
Director of rugby Dean Richards admitted it was a game of two halves as Newcastle Falcons suffered a 59-33 Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final defeat at Northampton Saints on Saturday... More >
Ian Smith's Six Nations - Part 2
The eve of the first game of the 2019 Six Nations competition seems a fitting time to muse over the development of the competition as we know it today. In Part 2, we pick up where ... More >
Ian Smith's Six Nations - Part 1
The 2019 Guinness Six Nations officially kicks off tomorrow with the official launch & the build-up to the first game on Friday 1st Feb, France v Wales. Ian Smith, best known a... More >
Nagusa back to face Toulon
Fiji No 8 Nemani Nagusa returns to Newcastle Falcons’ side for Friday’s Heineken Champions Cup visit of French club RC Toulon to Kingston Park Stadium (kick-off 7.45pm)... More >
Rugby, as seen by Bertie Wooster.
This sort of has a Christmas theme, is about rugby, and should keep the message board alive for a couple of weeks. It might not be everybody’s cup of tea, but I hope s... More >
