By Aidanb
February 12 2019
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. The Falcons flew out of the blocks and led 21-0, then 28-7, before suffering a second-half deluge against a Saints side who had lost the last five meetings between the two clubs.... 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
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Watching from afar. Why Falcons?
Having volunteered 6months ago to write a story for the board, I have finally gotten round to putting fingers to keyboard…. So why Newcastle falcons? For p... More >
A new experience and an old friendly face
6 OCT KO 15.00 Gallagher Premiership Sale 20 V 7 Newcastle Falcons That tells it's own story. But the real story was getting up at 6:30am to get the dog out and excercised a... More >
