Newcastle Falcons - 2019 to 2020 Championship - Closed

by Geordie Thu 06 Jul 2017, 8:33 am

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Manager: Dean Richards
Head Coach: Dave Walder
Forwards Coach: Micky Ward
Defence Coach: Nick Easter
Attack Coach: Dave Walder
Lineout Coach: Scott Macleod
Skills Coach: Mark Laycock

Current Squad:
Forwards
Props:
LH - Sam Lockwood, Adam Brocklebank, Trevor Davison,
Conrad Cade (Senior Academy), Phil Brantingham (Senior Academy)
TH - Rodney Ah You, Logo Mulipola, Mark Tampin, Mike Daniels,
Oscar Caudle TH(Senior Academy & Tynedale)

Hookers: Kyle Cooper, George McGuigan, Jamie Blamire, Charlie Maddison

Second Rows: Sean Robinson, Darren Barry, Toby Salmon, Greg Peterson,
Will Montgomery (Senior Academy), Freddie Lockwood (Senior Academy), Bailey Ransom (Senior Academy)

Back Row:
6&7's: Mark Wilson, Will Welch, Gary Graham, Jon Hardie,
Guy Graham (Senior Academy), Rob Farrar (Senior Academy), Josh Basham (Senior Academy), Harry Hill (Senior Academy),
8: Philip van der Walt, Nemani Negusa, Calum Chick,
Tom Marshall (Senior Academy), Charlie Richards (Senior Academy & Tynedale)

Backs
SH's: Micky Young, Sam Stuart
Callum Pascoe (Senior Academy & Tynedale), Cameron Nordi Kelemeti (Senior Academy), James Elliott (Senior Academy)

Fh's: Joel Hodgson, Toby Flood, Brett Connon, Tim Swiel, Joel Matavesi
Will Haydon Wood (Senior Academy & Tynedale)

Centres: Matias Orlandi, Gareth Owen, Ben Stevenson, George Wacokecoke,
Charlie Wilson (Senior Academy - At Durham UNi)), Chidera Obonna (Senior Academy)

Wing: Sinoti Sinoti , Adam Radwan, Cooper Vuna
Morgan Passman (Senior Academy),

FB's: Alex Tait, Tom Arscott,

Players unconfirmed:
Seb De Chaves - Only has a one year deal
Jon Welsh - Injuries mean he hasnt played for nearly 2 years.
Connor Collett - has he signed permanently for Doncaster

by Geordie Fri 17 Aug 2018, 10:35 pm

Were they your main first teamers St John?

Would you say we played well?

by Geordie Mon 20 Aug 2018, 10:09 am

Rumours that lock Glen Young is going to Glasgow on loan??

by **BigGee** Mon 20 Aug 2018, 10:17 am

GeordieFalcon wrote:Rumours that lock Glen Young is going to Glasgow on loan??

We are a bit short on second rows at the moment, so it would be a good move from our perspective and he would hopefully get some game time. There always seems to be a decent rapport between Newcastle and the SRU for that sort of stuff, I wonder how the talks about investment in the Falcons are going?

by Geordie Mon 20 Aug 2018, 11:34 am

Ah well that might expain it. A short term loan would be good for all three parties.... Falcons, Glasgow and Glen Youngs.

by Geordie Mon 20 Aug 2018, 11:37 am

Ive not heard anything about the investment rumours BigGee, so maybe nothing is happening.

by St John The Enforcer Tue 21 Aug 2018, 4:07 pm

GeordieFalcon wrote:Were they your main first teamers St John?

Would you say we played well?

Sorry. Just seeing this now. Yes the ones I named were the only ones close to a Euro matchday 23.

Your team were well drilled and had a few nice backs moves. But that's given our 10 12 13 for most of the game were. A 12. A new boy and a fairly new boy. None of who had played together before.

Here is a page from Leinsterfans on the subject.

http://forum.leinsterfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25195&start=120

And from the paper.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/disappointing-leinster-thrashed-by-newcastle-in-final-preseason-friendly-37227541.html

From a bloke who grew up near you.....

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/leinster-rugby/its-pretty-sobering-watching-tries-we-conceded-37236007.html

by Geordie Thu 23 Aug 2018, 12:34 pm

Friendly Teams announced

Newcastle Falcons team to face Edinburgh (Friday, 7.45pm, Kingston Park Stadium)

15 Simon Hammersley
14 Vereniki Goneva
13 Chris Harris
12 Johnny Williams
11 Adam Radwan
10 Toby Flood
9 Sam Stuart

1 Sami Mavinga
2 George McGuigan
3 Logovi'i Mulipola
4 Will Witty
5 Sean Robinson
6 Mark Wilson
7 Will Welch (captain)
8 Callum Chick

Replacements
2 Santiago Socino
1 Adam Brocklebank
17 David Wilson
18 Tevita Cavubati
19 Glen Young
16 Simon Uzokwe
20 Tom Marshall
21 Sonatane Takulua
22 Joel Hodgson
23 Sinoti Sinoti
12 Josh Matavesi
15 Alex Tait

Newcastle Falcons team v Doncaster Knights (Saturday, 3pm, Castle Park)

15 Tom Arscott
14 George Wacokecoke
13 Ben Stevenson
12 Dominic Waldouck (captain)
11 Zach Kibirige
10 Brett Connon
9 James Elliott

1 Trevor Davison
2 Jamie Blamire
3 Jack Payne
4 Will Montgomery
5 Glen Young
6 Gary Graham
7 Connor Collett
8 Nemani Nagusa

Replacements
16 Alistair Blackett
17 Sam Lockwood
18 Paul Mullen
19 Ethan Clarke
20 Tom Marshall
21 Callum Pascoe
22 Charlie Wilson
23 Morgan Passman

by **BigGee** Thu 23 Aug 2018, 1:06 pm

GF you did not get the loan deal with Glasgow quite right, it is Davidson we are getting for 2 months, not Glen Young.

He is a local boy, so I am sure he will be happy to make a temporary return. He may well get a decent amount of game time as well.

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 23 Aug 2018, 2:57 pm

I'd like to see how the back row goes in the Doncaster game.

by Geordie Thu 23 Aug 2018, 3:05 pm

Big gee...

Yeah I knew one of the lads was coming. Andrew is a cracking prospect. He'll do well for you...and gain some more experience.

Sgt
Yeah both back rows are top class in my opinion . We have some great options there....and don't forget Uzokwe, Guy Graham etc all looing to get some ganetime aswell.

We're in a very good place

by St John The Enforcer Thu 23 Aug 2018, 9:26 pm

https://youtu.be/OAyo0F0p7Qo

by lostinwales Fri 24 Aug 2018, 11:09 am

Scot Wilson retired at 24 with a neck injury

by Geordie Fri 24 Aug 2018, 12:30 pm

Yeah, that was inevitable LIW.

Barely played a game in the last 2/3 years

by Geordie Wed 12 Sep 2018, 11:41 am

So we've signed former Wales front rower Craig Mitchel on a 3 month contract.

Man we have issues with our props!!

by **LondonTiger** Wed 12 Sep 2018, 11:52 am

I thought Mavinga looked pretty decent at the weekend, though Logo looked a tad unfit.

Obviously Scott Wilson having to retire was a real shame and stretched resources, but will we see Davey Wilson anytime soon?

by Sgt_Pooly Wed 12 Sep 2018, 12:04 pm

I doubt it...perhaps a shadow.

Propping situation is a bit of a mess, as normal. Luckily Mavinga has really stepped up and Logo is anchoring the scrum well (although not adding much in terms of carrying).

The scrum has actually looked pretty decent so far, much better than previous seasons. Hopefully we'll get a fit and firing:

1. Logo
2. Cooper
3. Welsh

16. McGuigan 17. Mavinga/Lockwood 18. Wilson

I'm not sure on the Mitchell situation, could swear I read some Bath fans comments that he was finished and not good enough. This really should have been addressed in the close season, it was pretty obvious we were going to struggle at some point and the backup options don't fill me with confidence.

by Geordie Wed 12 Sep 2018, 12:35 pm

Im getting quite annoyed with the Davy Wilson situation...what an absolute waste of resources...barely made a 80 mins of rugby in the entire last season and not even featured at all yet!! I fully expect Davy Wilson to follow Scotty very soon. Id get shot of him now...and use the money to bring in another decent TH.

I do think Davison and Brocklebank are worth working on...but they're a work in progress.

LT Mavinga is a LH, and he was atrocious last season but seems to have started this season in a very different mode. The jury is still out for me and I will judge after more games.

by **LondonTiger** Wed 12 Sep 2018, 1:45 pm

Sorry GF, knew that Mavinga was a LH - but was not sure what other options you had there. I felt that before replacements started we had the better of the scrum, but the young (?) lads you brought on looked stronger than our replacements.

by Geordie Wed 12 Sep 2018, 2:40 pm

As I mentioned above...I think the young lads are worth working with..Brocklebank, Trevor Davison etc. They wont be world beating destructive props...BUT they could well be solid premiership scrummaging props that do loads of work around the field...

Mavinga could be a bright spark if he continues as he has this season and shows consistency.

Mavinga & Lockwood are a strong pair of LH's...(with Brocklebank coming through)

Mulipola & Welsh are a strong pair of TH's (Davy Wilson??)

Trevor Davison covers both, but I'd like to see him focus on LH.

Its developing...LT...on a limited budget

by Geordie Wed 12 Sep 2018, 3:05 pm

Aisde from that,...the scrum has actually been solid.

The issue has been a lack of defence which is what we built last seasons rise on...and a complete lack of attacking flare...

by mikey_dragon Wed 12 Sep 2018, 8:12 pm

GeordieFalcon wrote:So we've signed former Wales front rower Craig Mitchel on a 3 month contract.

Man we have issues with our props!!

He would have been a good player if he wasn't a walking injury.

by Geordie Mon 17 Sep 2018, 10:52 am

Aye Mikey , I can name a few like that. We have two of our own..one has just retired aged 24!

Well at least we got a win at last. Mcguigan continues to seriously impress me. Cant believe I actually questioned him coming back. He's at another level to the player who left us.

ALso Mavinga had another very strong game. Someone suggested we've actually got him fit (a problem with the French leagues by all accounts) which is why he's now coming good. Maybe that's it.

by Fluxy Mon 17 Sep 2018, 12:30 pm

mikey_dragon wrote:
GeordieFalcon wrote:So we've signed former Wales front rower Craig Mitchel on a 3 month contract.

Man we have issues with our props!!

He would have been a good player if he wasn't a walking injury.

Didn't he also assault a solicitor?

by Sgt_Pooly Mon 17 Sep 2018, 3:47 pm

I can't see the issue with that Whistle

by Geordie Mon 24 Sep 2018, 10:04 pm

Wow The a team just smashed smashed Leicester A off the park.

by formerly known as Sam Tue 25 Sep 2018, 7:12 am

GeordieFalcon wrote:Wow The a team just smashed smashed Leicester A off the park.

Half the Tigers side were from Coventry RFC. Given the player availability it wasn't a surprising result. Case of last man standing makes the team at the minute.

by Geordie Tue 25 Sep 2018, 10:46 am

Ah well...just reading the report of the game apparently its was an odd game that we had some poor moments in as well and only really pulled away in the 2nd half last quarter

by formerly known as Sam Tue 25 Sep 2018, 11:29 am

With the scratch sides that appear in this competition it's always a bit of an odd game. At least it's a high quality pitch up at Loughborough University so there's normally a lot of running rugby and reduced injuries.

by Sgt_Pooly Tue 25 Sep 2018, 7:30 pm

Not a great few days for Tigers fans!

Not an awful Tigers side but perhaps shows a bit of the lack of depth they might possess these days. I never read too much into these A league games but good to see boys getting a run out.

by formerly known as Sam Tue 25 Sep 2018, 9:14 pm

Squad depth has taken a kicking because we haven't used our academy properly in prior years. We certainly aren't where we need to be. Having said injuries have crept up in us and suddenly were a little short. Take our 15 from last night.

15 Joe Lane (Coventry)
14 Sam Aspland-Robinson
13 Rob Povey (Coventry)
12 Matt Smith - struggling with niggling back injury
11 James Neal (Coventry)
10 Dan Lewis (Coventry)
9 Will Flynn (Coventry)
1 Campese Ma’afu - returning from injury
2 Jake Kerr
3 Facundo Gigena - actually a specialist loosehead
4 Fred Tuilagi - a number 8 normally
5 Cameron Jordan
6 Thom Smith
7 Taylor Gough
8 Valentino Mapapalangi - returning from injury

Nice to see Jordan, Smith and Gough plus Lavin who was on the bench get game time after they helped the academy to the success last season.

by Geordie Thu 27 Sep 2018, 12:26 pm

Newcastle Falcons team to face Wasps (Friday, 7.45pm, Kingston Park Stadium)

15 Simon Hammersley
14 Vereniki Goneva
13 Chris Harris
12 Johnny Williams
11 Sinoti Sinoti
10 Toby Flood
9 Sonatane Takulua

1 Adam Brocklebank
2 George McGuigan
3 Logovi'i Mulipola
4 Calum Green
5 Tevita Cavubati
6 Gary Graham
7 Will Welch (captain)
8 Mark Wilson

Replacements
16 Santiago Socino
17 Sami Mavinga
18 Paul Mullen
19 Will Witty
20 Callum Chick
21 Sam Stuart
22 Joel Hodgson
23 Tom Penny

by Sgt_Pooly Thu 27 Sep 2018, 1:00 pm

Good to see the wingers back, it's going to be another tough game.

by **LondonTiger** Fri 12 Oct 2018, 12:34 pm

NEWCASTLE FALCONS

15. Alex Tait,
14. Tom Arscott,
13. Tom Penny,
12. Johnny Williams,
11. Sinoti Sinoti,
10. Joel Hodgson,
9. Micky Young,
1. Sami Mavinga,
2. Kyle Cooper,
3. David Wilson,
4. Will Witty,
5. Glen Young,
6. Mark Wilson (c),
7. Gary Graham,
8. Nemani Nagusa.

Replacements:

16. George McGuigan,
17. Adam Brocklebank,
18. Logovi'i Mulipola,
19. Ryan Burrows,
20. Callum Chick,
21. Tane Takulua,
22. Brett Connon,
23. Pedro Bettencourt

by **LondonTiger** Fri 12 Oct 2018, 12:35 pm

I wonder if Deano would have selected this lineup had the domestic season not started so poorly?

by Sgt_Pooly Sun 14 Oct 2018, 6:02 am

I think so LT, we've got quite a lot of injuries so the side almost picks itself. The Sale game aside, I don't think we've played that badly or got much more out of the games than what we would expect.

Losses to Wasps, Saracens, Tigers (perhaps would have fancied a LBP at least) is no great drama. It's just the table looks bad for us at the minute.

by Poorfour Sun 14 Oct 2018, 6:28 pm

Great result for Falcons today - very impressed by how they came back from that initial try to Toulon.

by stub Sun 14 Oct 2018, 7:00 pm

Well done Falcons - awesome stuff!

by yappysnap Sun 14 Oct 2018, 11:24 pm

Well done Falcons!!

by **LondonTiger** Mon 15 Oct 2018, 7:04 am

Only just seen the score. Huge result for Falcons.

by **RDW** Fri 26 Oct 2018, 6:47 pm

Great to see John Hardie has signed for you. If he can put his injury woes behind him you've got one hell of a player!

by Geordie Sat 27 Oct 2018, 8:14 am

I questioned this one...but apparently will Welch is out long term.

by Sgt_Pooly Sat 27 Oct 2018, 9:51 am

Huge Hardie fan, he'll be a great addition. Plenty of options for us moving forward.

by Geordie Fri 02 Nov 2018, 1:52 pm

Team for Quins on Sunday...

Strong side....with loads of academy products. Second row is a Scottish pairing...and the back row looks very strong....then Hardie coming off the bench..wow.

1 Lockwood
2 Socino
3 Payne
4 Davidson
5 Young
6 Burrows (C)
7 Collett
8 Chick

9 Stuart
10 Connon
11 Radwan
12 Bettencourt
13 Harris
14 Arscott
15 Tait

16 Blamire
17 Davison
18 Welsh
19 Farrar
20 Hardie
21 Nordii Kelemetti
22 Swiel
23 Stevenson

by Sgt_Pooly Sat 03 Nov 2018, 7:53 am

Some handy bench additions, looking forward to it.

by Geordie Fri 09 Nov 2018, 12:27 pm

Strong team for BAth...getting a few first teamers some gametime before the league games return!

Newcastle Falcons team to face Bath Rugby (Friday, 7.45pm, Kingston Park Stadium)
15 Simon Hammersley
14 Alex Tait
13 Pedro Bettencourt
12 Johnny Williams
11 Sinoti Sinoti
10 Joel Hodgson
9 Michael Young

1 Sam Lockwood
2 George McGuigan
3 Jon Welsh
4 Calum Green
5 Andrew Davidson
6 Ryan Burrows (captain)
7 Gary Graham
8 Callum Chick

Replacements
16 Kyle Cooper
17 Trevor Davison
18 David Wilson
19 Glen Young
20 John Hardie
21 Sam Stuart
22 Toby Flood
23 Ben Stevenson

by **BigGee** Mon 12 Nov 2018, 10:42 am

Another Falcon declares for Scotland. Gary Graham finally making the correct choice. With his family background, hard to imagine it could ever have been anything else really.

Newcastle really are becoming our third team and without us giving them any money!

Any more we don't know about? I do believe that Johnny Williams is SQ, as well as Welsh and English. IC is a position that we are a bit light on.

by Sgt_Pooly Mon 12 Nov 2018, 10:45 am

Pretty sure McSinoti McSinoti has links BigGree.

by Geordie Mon 12 Nov 2018, 10:49 am

Graham is an awesome player...England's loss is Scotland's gain. And John Hardie is class.

Grahams young brother is here Guy Graham. And supposed to be potentially an even better flanker.

Eddie Jones should be putitng Williams in the England squad to stop him going anywhere else. He's going to be a top player. ...in a position we have nothing....

by Geordie Mon 12 Nov 2018, 10:52 am

Start of a decent Scottish side...

1
2
3 Welsh
4 Young
5 Davidson
6 Guy Graham
7 John Hardie
8 Gary Graham

9 Rauri Dawson (I'm sure he's Scottish)
10
11
12
13 Harris
14
15

by **BigGee** Mon 12 Nov 2018, 10:54 am

Sgt_Pooly wrote:Pretty sure McSinoti McSinoti has links BigGree.

We will be watching him closely then! Very Happy

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