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Newcastle Falcons Full name Newcastle Falcons Union Rugby Football Union Nickname(s) the Falcons Founded 1877[1] Location Newcastle upon Tyne, England Ground(s) Kingston Park (Capacity: 10,200[2]) Chairman Dave Thompson
Coach(es) Alan Tait
Captain(s) James Hudson
League(s) Aviva Premiership 2010–11 11th 1st kit2nd kitOfficial website www.newcastle-falcons.co.uk The Newcastle Falcons (formerly Gosforth FC/Newcastle Gosforth until 1996) is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877[1] and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. At the start of the professional era the club adopted its current name of Newcastle Falcons.
The Falcons have been the biggest and most successful club in northern England, with one Premiership and four domestic cups to their name. They also boast a number of home-grown former players such as World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson.
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History
The original Gosforth Football Club was founded in 1877 by a group of Old Boys of Durham School,[1] in whose colours of green and white hoops the club played until the mid-1990s. The name Gosforth came from one of the suburbs of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 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 John Player Cup in seasons 1975/76 and 76/77.
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 Arthur Smith, Ray McLoughlin, Malcolm Young, Roger Uttley, Peter Dixon, Duncan Madsen, Dave Robinson, Richard Breakey, Jim Pollock and Colin White.
In 1990 the club name was changed to Newcastle Gosforth and they moved to Kingston Park. Gosforth Rugby Football Club continued as an amateur side working in partnership with Northumbria University. They currently play at the training ground of the Newcastle Falcons, Druid Park.
For the 1996/7 season the new name of Newcastle Falcons and the current black-and-white colours were adopted, after local businessman Sir John Hall had taken control and attempted to create a sporting club in Newcastle that would emulate the success of the Barcelona model. The four teams that made up the sporting club were the football team, nicknamed the Magpies, the Newcastle Eagles basketball team, the Newcastle Wasps (later Riverkings, Jokers, Vipers) ice hockey team and the Newcastle Falcons rugby union team.
Newcastle was the first fully "professional" club in the world. In 1995, Sir John Hall installed former Wasps’ captain, Rob Andrew, as his salaried Director of Rugby and saw the club earn promotion from the national Second Division to the Premiership. The following season, Newcastle became English champions at their first attempt. The following season Newcastle didn't play in Europe as English teams did not take part but they did go onto the Tetley's Bitter Cup final against Wasps which they lost 29-19.
Hall sold the Falcons for a 'nominal' sum in 1999 to current owner Dave Thompson and since then Newcastle have won two Powergen Cups: in 2001 the Falcons beat Harlequins F.C. 30-27; and 2004 the Falcons beat 37-33 against Sale Sharks. The following season the Falcons recorded their best ever Heineken Cup performance by winning their pool and progressing to a quarter-final tie against Stade Francais in the Parc des Princes.[3]
In August 2005 Falcons toured Japan pre-season. They beat NEC Green Rockets easily but lost to a fired-up Toyota Verblitz.[4]
In August 2006 Rob Andrew left the Falcons to be in overall 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.[5] 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.
2007–08 season
On 11 March 2008, Fletcher and Walton left the club, officially by mutual consent,[6] following Black who had left a couple of months earlier. Steve Bates took over as interim Director of Rugby until the summer of 2008 when the post was reviewed.[7] Dave Thompson stated that nine years of underachievement were the reason for the departure of John Fletcher and Peter Walton.
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 ECC 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 Steve Bates was confirmed as Newcastle's Director of Rugby on a full-time basis.[7]
2008–09 season
In November 2008 Chairman Dave Thompson put an end to speculation of a takeover of the club after rejecting 3 bids.[8] 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 Darlington. 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 European Challenge Cup Quarter-Final going down to Saracens away from home and finished 10th in the Premiership.
2009–10 season
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 Alan Tait.[9] The decision came after Newcastle went on an unbeaten run to quash any doubts of relegation largely due to an inspirational Carl Hayman. But a crushing home European Challenge Cup Quarter Final defeat by Cardiff Blues signaled the end of the Bates era.
2010–11 season
Towards the end of the previous season Chairman Dave Thompson had to seek investment for the club due to increasing debts after the Nationalisation of Northern Rock - the clubs 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 clubs financial difficulties.[10] On the pitch in Alan Tait's first season the Falcons reached the Anglo-Welsh Cup final, losing to Gloucester 34-7. Despite this relative success the Falcons finished their worst ever Premiership season with just 23 points (4 wins), only escaping relegation thanks to the inferior points difference of Leeds Carnegie.
Club information
Stadium
Newcastle Falcons play at Kingston Park which holds 10,200.[2] Kingston Park is the second smallest stadium in the Aviva Premiership even so the attendance has been in steady decline in recent years with an average crowd of 4,500. This is mainly due to the fact the Falcons have been fighting relegation and have sold many of their main stars, at the teams peak, the ground attracted sell outs frequently. Traditionally the South Stand is where the loudest fans stand and sing. The stadium has three modern stands - 1 open air standing, 1 enclosed standing and a main stand which is all-seater - but kept the original Gosforth stand with the green and white seating (Gosforth colours).
Kits
Gosforth Rugby Strip. The team wears a black strip with a grey lining for home games and from the 2011-2012 season will wear a light blue strip for away games. Cotton Traders are the current strip providers. Previously, in the 2007/2008 season the Falcons were the only club in the UK to wear a kit designed by Nike, prior to this the strip providers were KooGa. During the years known as Gosforth the team played in green and white hoops.
Historic League Positions
Season Final Position Points 1997–1998 – Allied Dunbar Premiership 1st 38 1998–1999 – Allied Dunbar Premiership 8th 28 1999–2000 – Allied Dunbar Premiership 9th 20 2000–2001 – Zurich Premiership 6th 57 2001–2002 – Zurich Premiership 6th 56 2002–2003 – Zurich Premiership 10th 40 2003–2004 – Zurich Premiership 10th 40 2004–2005 – Zurich Premiership 7th 47 2005–2006 – Guinness Premiership 7th 47 2006–2007 – Guinness Premiership 9th 44 2007–2008 – Guinness Premiership 11th 37 2008–2009 – Guinness Premiership 10th 44 2009–2010 – Guinness Premiership 9th 37 2010–2011 – Aviva Premiership 11th 23 Club honours
- Premiership (1): 1997–98
- Division Two (1): 1992–93
- National Cup (4): 1976, 1977, 2001, 2004
- Middlesex 7s (1): 2007
- Premiership Rugby Sevens Series (1): 2011
- Heineken Cup: Quarter-Final Stage
- European Challenge Cup: Final
Records
- Record Win: 156 – 5 vs Rugby Lions (Courage League 1996)
- Record Loss: 10 – 83 vs Leicester Tigers (2005)
- Best League Position: 1st (1997–1998)
- Worst League Position: 11th (2007–2008, 2010-2011)
- Most Premiership Appearances: Tom May - 193
- Top Premiership Try Scorer: Tom May - 47
- Top Premiership Points Scorer: Jonny Wilkinson - 1489
Current standings
English Premiership Table watch · edit · discuss Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points 1 Harlequins 8 8 0 0 234 143 +91 23 13 2 0 34 2 Saracens 8 7 0 1 195 122 +73 17 12 1 1 30 3 London Irish 8 3 1 4 221 195 +26 20 18 2 4 20 4 Gloucester 8 4 0 4 167 163 +4 14 15 0 3 19 5 Sale Sharks 8 4 0 4 177 201 -24 18 19 1 2 19 6 Northampton Saints 8 4 0 4 177 136 +41 15 10 1 1 18 7 Bath 8 4 0 4 153 169 -16 12 9 0 2 18 8 London Wasps 8 4 0 4 148 169 -21 15 10 1 1 18 9 Exeter Chiefs 8 3 0 5 150 170 -20 14 17 1 4 17 10 Leicester Tigers 8 2 1 5 210 231 -21 20 25 1 3 14 11 Worcester Warriors 8 2 1 5 110 151 -41 7 13 0 2 12 12 Newcastle Falcons 8 1 1 6 130 222 -92 9 23 0 1 7 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and receive berths in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup. Blue background (rows 5 and 6) are clubs that do not make the play-offs, but will receive Heineken Cup berths. Red background (row 12) to be relegated if the champion of the RFU Championship meets the requirements for promotion. Updated 09 October 2011 — Current English Leagues source:Premiership Rugby
Notes:
Current squad 2011/2012
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.
Player Position Union Joe Graham Hooker England
George McGuigan Hooker England
Matt Thompson Hooker England
Rob Vickers Hooker England
Darren Fearn Prop England
Dan Frazier Prop England
Jon Golding Prop England
James Hall Prop England
Euan Murray Prop Scotland
Grant Shiells Prop Scotland
Ashley Wells Prop South Africa
Josh Beaumont Lock England
Richard Boyle Lock England
James Hudson (c) Lock England
Tim Swinson Lock England
Glen Townson Lock England
Andrew van der Heijden Lock New Zealand
Ally Hogg Flanker Scotland
Redford Pennycook Flanker England
Joe Robinson Flanker England
Taiasina Tuifua Flanker Samoa
Will Welch Flanker England
Mark Wilson Flanker England
Adriaan Fondse Number 8 South Africa
Richard Mayhew Number 8 New Zealand
Player Position Union Will Chudley Scrum-half England
Jordi Pasqualin Scrum-half England
Chris Pilgrim Scrum-half England
Jimmy Gopperth Fly-half New Zealand
Joel Hodgson Fly-half England
Jeremy Manning Fly-half New Zealand
Luke Eves Centre England
James Fitzpatrick Centre England
Jamie Helleur Centre Samoa
Suka Hufanga Centre Tonga
Ryan Shortland Centre New Zealand
Luke Fielden Wing England
Rikki Sheriffe Wing England
Alex Tait Wing England
Michael Tait Wing Scotland
Tom Catterick Fullback England
Greg Goosen Fullback South Africa
Internationally Capped Players
Jamie Helleur
Taiasina Tuifua
Allister Hogg
Euan Murray
Suka Hufanga
Transfers 2011/2012
Players In
Richard Boyle (from
Tynedale) [11]
Will Chudley (from
Bedford Blues) [12]
Dan Frazier (from
Doncaster Knights) [13]
Jordi Pasqualin (from
Gloucester) [14]
Joe Robinson (from
Tynedale) [15]
Rikki Sheriffe [16]
Richard Mayhew (from
Esher) [17]
Ryan Shortland (from
Otago) [18]
Jamie Helleur (from
Auckland) [19]
Taiasina Tu'ifua (from
Counties Manukau) [20]
Adriaan Fondse (from
Western Province) [21]
Greg Goosen (from
La Rochelle) [22]
Ashley Wells (from
Griquas) [23]
Suka Hufanga (from
Malemort) [24]
Players Out
Charlie Amesbury (to
Sale Sharks) [25]
Kieran Brookes (to
Leicester Tigers) [26]
Hall Charlton (to
Blaydon, Player-coach) [27]
Alex Gray (to
London Irish) [28]
Rob Vickerman (to
England Sevens) [29]
Micky Ward (to
Blaydon, DOR-coach and Falcons scrum coach) [30]
Danny Williams (to
Salford City Reds) [31]
Ed Williamson - Retiring [32]
Micky Young (to
Leicester Tigers) [33]
Tim Ryan (to
Cavalieri Prato) [34]
Tane Tu'ipulotu (to
Yamaha Júbilo) [35]
Brent Wilson (to
North Harbour) [36]
Filipo Levi (to
Tasman) [37]
Andrew Henderson (to
GHA) [38]
Gcobani Bobo [39]
Josh Afu (to
Carcassonne) [40]
Current Coaching Staff
- Head Coach: Alan Tait
- Assistant Coach: Paul Moriarty
- Head of Strength & Conditioning Coach: Andy Smith
- Strength & Conditioning Intern: Patrick Evans
- Team Manager: John Stokoe
- Academy Manager: Richard Arnold
Notable former players
Matthew Burke
Owen Finegan
Rob Andrew
Garath Archer
John Bentley
Phil Dowson
Toby Flood
Jamie Noon
Andy Perry
Dean Ryan
Michael Stephenson
Tim Stimpson
Tony Underwood
Mathew Tait
Dave Walder
Colin White
Jonny Wilkinson
Mark Wilkinson
Malcolm Young
Mike McCarthy
Ross Nesdale
Nick Popplewell
Carl Hayman
Loki Crichton
Pat Lam
Semo Sititi
Va'aiga Tuigamala
Gary Armstrong
Richard Breakey
Steve Brotherstone
George Graham
Stuart Grimes
Craig Hamilton
John Leslie
Duncan Madsen
Jim Pollock
Arthur Smith
Alan Tait
Peter Walton
Doddie Weir
Andrew Mower
Epi Taione
Colin Charvis
References
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- ^ a b Kingston Park Stadium (Newcastle Falcons), RugbyStadiums.co.uk
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- ^ Falcons pay tribute to Andrew, Newcastle-Falcons.co.uk, 18 August 2006
- ^ Boss Fletcher Leaves Newcastle, BBC Sport, 11 March 2008
- ^ a b Steve Bates given Newcastle Falcons job, Telegraph, 20 May 2008
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- ^ "FONDSE EXCITED WITH FALCONS MOVE". newcastlefalcons.co.uk. 2011-11-05. http://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/news/story/fondse-excited-with-falcons-move. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "Goosen steps into Newcastle". Sky Sports. 17 June 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12331_6992981,00.html.
- ^ "Newcastle Falcons sign tight-head prop Ashley Wells". BBC Sport. 21 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/newcastle/9518342.stm.
- ^ "Alan Tait in call to Falcons players ahead of Lyon game". Chronicle Live. 7 November 2011. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/rugby-news/newcastle-falcons/2011/11/07/alan-tait-in-call-to-falcons-players-ahead-of-lyon-game-72703-29732434/.
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- ^ "Blaydon seal deal with Falcons great Ward". Chronicle Live. 14 May 2011. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/rugby-news/newcastle-falcons/2011/05/14/blaydon-seal-deal-with-falcons-great-ward-72703-28693300/.
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- ^ "Ed Williamson tells of career ending injury shock". Journal Live. 5 July 2011. http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/north-east-rugby/newcastle-falcons/2011/07/05/ed-williamson-tells-of-career-ending-injury-shock-61634-28993747/.
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- ^ "Andy Henderson to play for GHA". Glasgow Warriors. 22 April 2011. http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/006722.php.
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- ^ "Flanker Mark Wilson is a real forward thinker". Chronicle Live. 29 April 2011. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/rugby-news/newcastle-falcons/2011/04/29/flanker-mark-wilson-is-a-real-forward-thinker-72703-28604791/.
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