Parling delighted to shake off injury woe for Falcons
10:35am Friday 21st November 2008
GEOFF Parling is hoping to put two months of injury misery behind him when he makes an eagerly-awaited return to Newcastle Falcons’ starting line-up in this evening’s Premiership game at Worcester.
Comments (0)Falcons skipper reads the riot act
4:25pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
NEWCASTLE Falcons skipper Phil Dowson has delivered a damning assessment of his side's performance in Sunday's comprehensive home defeat to London Irish, and admitted there must be no repeat in Friday night's away game at Worcester.
Newcastle player named in England team
12:10pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
NEWCASTLE Falcons centre Jamie Noon has retained his place in the England team for Saturday's Autumn international with World champions South Africa.
A 'warm' North-East welcome for Tane
11:16am Saturday 15th November 2008
A little bit of Tonga comes to Tyneside tomorrow when Tane Tu’ipulotu makes his Newcastle Falcons debut against London Irish. Chief Sports Writer Scott Wilson met the centre earlier this week, and discussed his hopes for his time in the North-East.
Tane to start for Falcons
8:46am Friday 14th November 2008
NEWCASTLE Falcons will hand a debut to Tongan centre Tane Tu’ipulotu when they look to end a four-game domestic losing run against London Irish on Sunday.
Injured Newcastle players take key role in training
4:19pm Wednesday 12th November 2008
THEY might be sidelined through injury, but seasoned internationals Jonny Wilkinson and Carl Hayman have still performed key coaching roles as Newcastle Falcons prepare for this weekends Guinness Premiership clash with London Irish.
North-East to host international rugby
10:50am Tuesday 4th November 2008
INTERNATIONAL rugby will arrive in the North-East in March after Kingston Park was selected as the host venue for the prestigious Under-18 clash between England and Scotland.
Boardroom battle is no distraction for Falcons
10:43am Saturday 1st November 2008
NEWCASTLE Falcons’ director of rugby Steve Bates has dismissed suggestions that mounting off-field uncertainty will have a negative effect on his side’s on-field performances.
Falcons could rush Tongan into action
9:46am Friday 31st October 2008
NEWCASTLE Falcons’ new signing Tane Tu’ipulotu will be on the replacements’ bench for Sunday’s EDF Energy Cup clash with Gloucester, despite only landing on British soil yesterday afternoon.
Noon’s speedy recovery delights Johnson
9:47am Thursday 30th October 2008
NEWCASTLE Falcons centre Jamie Noon has returned to full training after a bout of concussion and is expected to start England’s opening Autumn international against the Pacific Islanders on November 8.
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