Latest | Bates happy to put problems to one side | | 9:12am Monday 5th May 2008 | | Newcastle Falcons 28 Leicester Tigers 25
NEWCASTLE'S acting director
of rugby Steve Bates declared
himself very, very proud'' of his
Guinness Premiership team after
they ended a poor run. |
| Mowden determined to keep squad intact | | 9:27am Monday 28th April 2008 | |
DARLINGTON Mowden Park are
hopeful of having all their players
except perhaps Ross Batty
back for another crack at promotion
to National Two next season. |
| Worcester deservedly end Falcons cup hopes | | 9:44am Saturday 26th April 2008 | | Worcester 31 Newcastle Falcons 16
NEWCASTLE Falcons European
Challenge Cup hopes were dashed
last night with Worcester booking
their place in the final as two
tries from Sam Tuitupou sounded
the curtain call on Jonny Wilkinson's
season. |
| Pace key for Mowden success | | 9:46am Saturday 26th April 2008 | |
DARLINGTON Mowden Park are
banking on pace to propel them
into National Two for the first
time in their play-off at Cinderford
today. |
| Mowden ready for big day | | 10:39am Friday 25th April 2008 | | DARLINGTON Mowden Park's play-off hosts, Cinderford, suffered a blow in midweek when their highly-rated fly half, Tristan Roberts, broke an ankle in helping Hartpury College to win the BUSA Championship final against Loughborough at Twickenham. |
| Jonny defies shoulder problem | | 11:12am Thursday 24th April 2008 | | DESPITE requiring shoulder
surgery, Jonny Wilkinson will
join his England colleagues
Jamie Noon and Toby Flood in returning
to the Newcastle Falcons
team for tomorrow nightfs European
Challenge Cup semi-final at
Worcester. |
| More woe for Wilkinson | | 6:20pm Monday 21st April 2008 | | ENGLAND fly-half Jonny
Wilkinson has been ruled out of
the forthcoming tour to New
Zealand because of injury.
The Rugby Football Union
confirmed the 28-year-old will
undergo shoulder surgery when
the current season ends.
It means the Newcastle Falcons
player will miss the June 14
clash in Auckland and the following
week's fixture in
Christchurch.
Wilkinson, 28, missed his
club's seventh consecutive
Guinness Premiership defeat
away to Sale Sharks on Sunday
because of concussion.
However, it is a shoulder problem
that means he will not play
a part in the tour to New
Zealand, which will be under the
guidance of RFU elite rugby director
Rob Andrew, with newlyappointed
team manager Martin
Johnson staying in England
with his pregnant wife Kay.
Andrew said: Of course we
would have liked him to tour and
we intend to take our strongest
available squad.
But player welfare is important
and in this case it is the
right call for Jonny not to go to
New Zealand.
We decided with Newcastle
Falcons and Jonny that it was in
his best interests to have this operation
at the end of the season
so that he can spend the summer
rehabilitating.''
Wilkinson became the highest
points scorer in Test history during
this year's RBS 6 Nations
campaign - but lost his place to
Danny Cipriani in the final
match against Ireland.
However, having signed a new
two-year contract with his club,
Wilkinson had set his sights on
forcing his way back into the
team.
After missing the Sale loss he
is expected to return for the visit
of Worcester Warriors in the European
Challenge Cup semifinal.
But once Newcastle's season is
over, Wilkinson will undergo
surgery on what is described as
a long-standing labral (cartilage)
tear''.
The surgery also means the
fly-half will not be available for
England's match against the
Barbarians at Twickenham on
June 1. |
| Newcastle youngster signs one-year deal | | 10:53am Monday 21st April 2008 | | NEWCASTLE Falcons have secured the signature of another of their brightest prospects, with scrum-half Micky Young signing a new one-year deal to stay at Kingston Park. |
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