The
Newcastle Falcons (formerly Gosforth FC/Newcastle Gosforth until 1996) is a
rugby unionRugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball, outdoors on a level field, usually with a grass surface, 100 m...
team currently playing in the
Guinness PremiershipThe English Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are, at present, twelve clubs in the Premiership...
. The club was established in 1877 and they play at
Kingston ParkKingston Park is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, about north west of the city centre. It is home to several large retailers, the largest being one of Tesco's flagship stores—at 11,055 square metres it is currently the largest supermarket in the UK.The area houses the Kingston Park stadium which...
stadium in Kingston Park,
Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England...
. The Falcons have been the biggest and most successful club in northern
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with 1 Premiership and 4 domestic cups to their name.
The original Gosforth Football Club was founded in 1877 by a group of Old Boys of Durham School, in whose colours of green and white hoops the club played until the mid-1990s.
The
Newcastle Falcons (formerly Gosforth FC/Newcastle Gosforth until 1996) is a
rugby unionRugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball, outdoors on a level field, usually with a grass surface, 100 m...
team currently playing in the
Guinness PremiershipThe English Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are, at present, twelve clubs in the Premiership...
. The club was established in 1877 and they play at
Kingston ParkKingston Park is a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, about north west of the city centre. It is home to several large retailers, the largest being one of Tesco's flagship stores—at 11,055 square metres it is currently the largest supermarket in the UK.The area houses the Kingston Park stadium which...
stadium in Kingston Park,
Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England...
. The Falcons have been the biggest and most successful club in northern
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with 1 Premiership and 4 domestic cups to their name.
History
The original Gosforth Football Club was founded in 1877 by a group of Old Boys of Durham School, in whose colours of green and white hoops the club played until the mid-1990s. 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 SmithArthur Robert Smith was a of extraordinary ability and intelligence. He captained both Scotland and the British Lions. He won 33 caps for Scotland and was never dropped....
,
Ray McLoughlinRay McLoughlin is a former Ireland international rugby union player.He was born in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, Ireland, and received his secondary school education at Garbally College....
, Malcolm Young,
Roger UttleyRoger Miles Uttley OBE MA is a former English rugby union player.- Career :He played 23 games for England both in the second row and the back row, 5 times as captain, 4 tests in the Lions back row on the undefeated 1974 tour to South Africa.Roger was born in Blackpool, and played first for...
,
Peter DixonPeter John Dixon is a former England international rugby union player. He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Harlequins. He played for Oxford University RFC in four consecutive Varsity Matches from 1967 to 1970.-External links:*...
, 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 Club continued as an amateur side working in partnership with
Northumbria UniversityNorthumbria University is a modern university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England.- Schools :Northumbria University offers approximately 500 study programmes through nine Schools:* Applied Sciences...
.
The name Newcastle Falcons and the current black-and-white colours were adopted for the 1996/97 season, after local businessman
Sir John HallSir John Hall is a property developer in North East England. He is also life president and former chairman of Newcastle United.-Biography:...
had taken control and attempted to create a sporting club in
Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England...
that would emulate the success of
BarcelonaFútbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça , is a football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The team was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto "Més que...
. The four teams that made up the sporting club were the football team, nicknamed the
MagpiesNewcastle United Football Club is an English football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, they play in the Football League Championship. And are renowned for having a very good fan base...
, the
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basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
team, the Newcastle Wasps (later Riverkings, Jokers, Vipers etc.) 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 didnt 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.
Hall sold the Falcons for a 'nominal' sum in 1999 to current owner Dave Thompson and since then Newcastle have won two
Powergen CupsThe Anglo-Welsh Cup is an English and Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring the twelve Guinness Premiership clubs and four Welsh Regions. Between 2006 and 2009 the competition was sponsored by EDF and referred to as the EDF Energy Cup. Prior to the 2005-06 season, the competition...
in 2001 (against Harlequins) and 2004 (against Sale).
In August 2005 Falcons toured Japan pre-season. They beat
NEC Green RocketsNEC Green Rockets is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. The team's captain is . The previous captain was Takuro Miuchi, who is currently the captain of the Japan national rugby union team. Before the semi-professional Top League was created, the team was just known as "NEC"...
easily but lost to a fired-up
Toyota VerblitzToyota Verblitz is a Japanese rugby union team in the Top League. Verblitz is a conflation of verde and blitz...
.
In August 2006
Rob AndrewChristopher Robert "Rob" Andrew MBE , nicknamed "Squeaky", is a former English rugby union footballer and currently Director of Elite Rugby at the RFU. He was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. As a player, Andrew was assured in his kicking and defensive skills off both feet...
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. 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.
On 11 March 2008, Fletcher and Walton left the club, officially by mutual consent, following Black who had left a couple of months earlier.
Steve BatesSteve Bates is a former English rugby union player and current rugby coach. He played at for London Wasps, where he formed a successful partnership with Rob Andrew...
took over as interim Director of Rugby until the summer of 2008 when the post was reviewed. 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 BatesSteve Bates is a former English rugby union player and current rugby coach. He played at for London Wasps, where he formed a successful partnership with Rob Andrew...
was confirmed as Newcastle's Director of Rugby on a full-time basis.
Stadium
Newcastle Falcons play at Kingston Park which holds 10,200. The recent poor performances by the Falcons has made attendance lower than last season. 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). Kingston Park is the second smallest stadium in the
Guinness PremiershipThe English Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are, at present, twelve clubs in the Premiership...
and must be extended to accommodate 15,000 by 2010 according to new RFU rules but currently the local council oppose the plan which has lead to speculation about the future of the club in Newcastle.
Kits
The team wears all black for home games and all white for away games. This season the club changed their shirt provider from Nike to the Cotton Traders. During the years known as Gosforth the team played in green and white hoops.
Records
- Record Win: 97 - 0 vs. Cetransa El Salvador (2008)
- Record Loss: 10 - 83 vs Leicester Tigers
Leicester Football Club is an English rugby union club that plays in the Guinness Premiership. The club has been the most successful English club of the professional era, winning the Heineken Cup twice and the league five times under the captaincy of Martin Johnson, all in the space of 7...
(2005)
- Best League Position: 1st (1997-1998)
- Worst League Position: 11th (2007-2008)
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 |
Club honours
- Premiership
The English Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are, at present, twelve clubs in the Premiership...
(1): 1997/98
- Division Two
National Division One, , is the third level of domestic rugby union competition in England.This is the lowest level of the English rugby union league system which is nationwide...
(1): 1992/93
- National Cup (4): 1976, 1977, 2001, 2004
- Middlesex 7s
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(1): 2007
- Heineken Cup
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: Quarter-Final Stage
- European Challenge Cup
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: Semi-Final Stage
2009–10 European Challenge CupThe 2009–10 European Challenge Cup, also known as the Amlin Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the fourteenth edition of the European Challenge Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from six nations in European rugby...
Newcastle will play
US MontaubanUS Montauban are a French rugby union club, currently competing in the Top 14 competition, after being promoted from Rugby Pro D2 for the 2006-07 season. They are based in Montauban in the département of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi-Pyrénées.-History:...
, Petrarca Padova Rugby and
SC AlbiSporting Club Albigeois is a professional French rugby union club that will return to Top 14, the highest level of the French league system, for 2009–10 after winning the 2008–09 promotion playoffs in the second-level Rugby Pro D2. They returned to the Top 14 at the first opportunity after having...
in Pool 5 of the European Challenge Cup.
2009–10 Anglo-Welsh CupThe 2009–10 Anglo-Welsh Cup is the 39th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the fifth to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format.The structure of the competition has been altered from previous years...
Newcastle Falcons are in Pool 2 and will play Harlequins,
London WaspsLondon Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
, Worcester Warriors and
Cardiff BluesCardiff Blues are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, the team will play at Cardiff City Stadium from the start of the 2009/2010 season and are owned by Cardiff Rugby Football Club....
.
Current squad 2009-2010
(c)In team sports, a captain is a title given to the member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field....
2009/2010 Transfers
- IN: Charlie Amesbury
Charlie Amesbury is a rugby union footballer who plays on the wing or full back for Newcastle Falcons and England Sevens.Charlie Amesbury started playing rugby at the age of six; playing mini-rugby at Petersfield RFC...
(HarlequinsThe Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Guinness Premiership. Their ground in London is The Stoop...
) Tom BiggsTom Biggs is a rugby union footballer for Leeds Tykes . His usual position is at wing .Playing in his first season for Leeds Tykes in 2004, he featured in the Zurich Premiership, Powergen Cup and European Cup ....
(Leeds Carnegie) James Hudson (London IrishLondon Irish is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, and the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices, although the senior squad play home games in Reading...
) Lawrence OvensLaurence Ovens is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.Laurence Ovens' position of choice is as a Prop.His first cousin is Josh Ovens....
(BathBath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Guinness Premiership league...
) Uche OdouzaUche Oduoza is an english rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.Uche Odouza's position of choice is as a wing but can also play fullback....
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) Rob Vickerman (Leeds Carnegie) Alex WalkerAlex Walker born 18 February, 1984 in Sydney, Australia is a rugby union for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.Although Walker started playing in his native Australia and has represented them at under-21 level he is England qualified....
(SaracensSaracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England. They are currently members of the Guinness Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
) Kieran Brookes (FyldeFylde Rugby Union Club is a rugby union club based in Lytham St Annes, on the Fylde coast in Lancashire. Its home venue is the Woodlands Memorial Ground on Blackpool Road in Ansdell...
) Jimmy GopperthJames Gopperth is a rugby union player who plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Blues in the Super 14. His position is first five-eighth and he played previously for the Hurricanes in the Super 14 and the Junior All Blacks...
(Blues) Filipo LeviFilipo Lavea Levi is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union footballer.-Career:He is a current member of the Samoa national rugby union team squad. He plays as a Lock or in the Back row. Levi has made 11 appearances for Samoa and represented the Pacific Islanders on five occasions...
(Ospreys) Grant Shiells (KelsoKelso Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1876. They play their home games at Poynder Park, Kelso in the Scottish Borders.Team team currently play in Premiership Division Two and Border League .Kelso's Sevens Tournament takes place annually in August and the competition is part of...
) Michael Tait (KelsoKelso Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1876. They play their home games at Poynder Park, Kelso in the Scottish Borders.Team team currently play in Premiership Division Two and Border League .Kelso's Sevens Tournament takes place annually in August and the competition is part of...
) Gcobani BoboGcobani Bobo is a South African rugby player. His preferred position is Centre although he has played Wing on numerous occasions, with some success due to his pace....
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) Chris MicklewoodChris Micklewood is a rugby union player who plays at utility back for Newcastle Falcons.Micklewood was raised in South Africa, achieving U18 honours at International level....
(BriveClub Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin are a French rugby union team founded in 1904 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was established on 12 October 1912...
) Josh Afu (DoncasterDoncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster. The first XV are known as the Doncaster Knights, and play in the RFU Championship...
)
- OUT: Ross Batty
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) Tom DillonTom Dillon born 1 October, 1983 is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.Tom Dillon's position of choice is as a centre.-External links:*...
(Ordizia R.C Spanish Premiership) Phil DowsonPhil Dowson is a English rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership.Dowson's position of choice is as a Number 8 and he can also operate as a Flanker....
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) Eni GesindeEniola 'Eni' Gesinde is a rugby player and current Newcastle Falcons senior academy member.Eni was born in Lagos, Nigeria, before moving to England as a child. He represented Yorkshire at U-18s level before joining the Newcastle Falcons academy. Using his natural power and pace he scored a number...
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) Andy Long Andy Long is an English rugby union footballer who plays at Hooker for CR El Salvador. He has 2 England caps.Originally a product of the Bath academy, where he came to the attention of Bath coach Clive Woodward, having captained England U19 and U21...
Tom May (ToulonRC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
) Jamie NoonJamie Darren Noon is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for CA Brive.-Career:Hard-running centre Noon joined the Falcons in the 1998/9 season, after a letter from one of his school teachers alerted the club to a player who had been totally missed by the representative rugby system in...
(BriveClub Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin are a French rugby union team founded in 1904 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was established on 12 October 1912...
) Geoff ParlingGeoff Parling born 28 October 1983 in Stockton-on-Tees, England is a rugby union player. His position of choice is as a or .He signed a contract to play for Leicester Tigers for the 2009/10 season. He attended Newcastle University and began his club career at Newcastle Falcons.-External links:*...
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) Andy PerryAndy Perry born 28 December 1974 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.Andy Perry's position of choice is as a .He has previously played for Exeter and Plymouth Albion...
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(ToulonRC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
) Johnny Williams Dave Wilson (BathBath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Guinness Premiership league...
) Joe McDonnell (El SalvadorClub de Rugby El Salvador is a Spanish rugby union club. The club was established in 1960 and currently competes in the División de Honor de Rugby competition, the highest level of Spanish club rugby. The club are based in Valladolid in central Spain. El Salvador play in white and black colours...
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(Scarlets)
Current Coaching Staff
- Director of Rugy: Steve Bates
Steve Bates is a former English rugby union player and current rugby coach. He played at for London Wasps, where he formed a successful partnership with Rob Andrew...
- Assistant Coach: Alan Tait
Alan V. Tait is a Scottish rugby footballer and coach. He is currently assistant coach at Newcastle Falcons and a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played outside centre for Scotland and the British & Irish Lions...
- Assistant Coach: Stuart Grimes
Stuart Brian Grimes is a Scottish rugby player. Grimes' previous clubs include, Padova, Border Reivers,Newcastle Falcons, Caledonia Reds, Watsonians, Edinburgh University, Robert Gordon's College and is currently Newcastle Falcons’ lineout coaching specialist, Grimes is married, and the second...
- Assistant Coach: Ian Peel
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mark Wilkinson
- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Bob Morton
- Junior Academy Manager: Mark Laycock
Apprenticeship Manager (AASE): Ed Midcalf
Notable former players
| Matthew Burke Owen Finegan Owen Finegan is an Australian international rugby union player who plays as a or . He is nicknamed "Melon" because of his large head....
Rob AndrewChristopher Robert "Rob" Andrew MBE , nicknamed "Squeaky", is a former English rugby union footballer and currently Director of Elite Rugby at the RFU. He was formerly the Director of Rugby of Newcastle Falcons. As a player, Andrew was assured in his kicking and defensive skills off both feet...
Garath Archer John Bentley Phil DowsonPhil Dowson is a English rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Guinness Premiership.Dowson's position of choice is as a Number 8 and he can also operate as a Flanker....
Toby FloodTobias Gerald Albert Lieven Flood is an English rugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre for Leicester Tigers, having signed from Newcastle Falcons, and England.-Background:...
Jamie NoonJamie Darren Noon is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for CA Brive.-Career:Hard-running centre Noon joined the Falcons in the 1998/9 season, after a letter from one of his school teachers alerted the club to a player who had been totally missed by the representative rugby system in...
Andy PerryAndy Perry born 28 December 1974 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership.Andy Perry's position of choice is as a .He has previously played for Exeter and Plymouth Albion...
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Michael StephensonMichael Stephenson is a rugby union footballer, who plays on the wing for Bath and England. 'Stevo' began his career with Newcastle Gosforth, winning two English Cups in 2001 and 2004 during five years in the Falcons' first team before moving to the Rec in the summer of 2005.Stephenson's rugby...
Tim StimpsonTimothy Richard George Stimpson is a rugby union international full back who is now semi-retired from the game. During his career he played for Wakefield, West Hartlepool, Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers, Perpignan, Leeds Tykes and Nottingham, England and the British Lions...
Tony UnderwoodTony Underwood is a former English rugby union footballer who played as a wing three-quarter back. He is of Chinese-English parentage....
Mathew TaitMathew Tait is an English rugby union footballer. He is an outside centre, a fullback or wing...
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Semo SititiSemo Sititi is a Samoan rugby union footballer.-Career:He is a flanker and currently plays for Ricoh in Japan, having previously played for Celtic League side Border Reivers and Manu Samoa internationally. He made his test debut in 1999 against Japan in Apia, Samoa...
Va'aiga TuigamalaVa'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala MNZM is a Samoan rugby footballer. As well as playing for the All Blacks, he represented Samoa in both rugby union and rugby league, playing at centre and wing, ....
Gary ArmstrongGary Armstrong is a former Scottish rugby union player who played . He played for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons, The Borders and represented Scotland and the British Lions. His nickname is the Border Terrier...
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Steve Brotherstone George Graham George Graham is a former Scottish prop forward. At 5'7" he was quite short for international rugby. He gained 25 caps for Scotland national rugby union team.- External links :* http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=SGR24...
Stuart GrimesStuart Brian Grimes is a Scottish rugby player. Grimes' previous clubs include, Padova, Border Reivers,Newcastle Falcons, Caledonia Reds, Watsonians, Edinburgh University, Robert Gordon's College and is currently Newcastle Falcons’ lineout coaching specialist, Grimes is married, and the second...
Craig HamiltonCraig Peter Hamilton is a Scottish international rugby union player, playing as a lock. He was born in Dumfries, currently plays for the club rugby for the Glasgow Warriors, is 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 17 stones 8 pounds...
John LeslieJohn Andrew Leslie is a former rugby union footballer who played at for Scotland. He is the elder son of Andy Leslie the great All Blacks captain and the brother of Martin Leslie who also played for Scotland...
Duncan Madsen Jim Pollock Arthur SmithArthur Robert Smith was a of extraordinary ability and intelligence. He captained both Scotland and the British Lions. He won 33 caps for Scotland and was never dropped....
Alan TaitAlan V. Tait is a Scottish rugby footballer and coach. He is currently assistant coach at Newcastle Falcons and a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played outside centre for Scotland and the British & Irish Lions...
Peter WaltonPeter Walton won 24 caps playing in the back-row for the Scottish rugby union side between 1994 and 2000. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, and played club rugby for both Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons. He was forced to retire due to injury in June 2000. He is now an assistant...
Doddie WeirGeorge "Doddie" Weir, born July 4, 1970 in Edinburgh, is a Rugby Union player, in the lock position.George Weir started playing rugby for Stewarts Melville RFC, his former school, in Edinburgh. He studied at the Scottish Agricultural College as a HND student from 1988-1991 . He moved to Melrose RFC...
Epi TaioneEpi Taione is a Tongan rugby union footballer who currently plays for Racing Métro 92 Paris. He normally plays at but can cover or back row forward....
Colin CharvisColin Charvis is a former captain of the Wales national rugby union team and also played for the British and Irish lions. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or as the no...
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