Former Jersey Reds centre Jordan Holgate joins Newcastle Falcons

Newcastle Falcons have announced the signing of centre Jordan Holgate until the end of the season.

He was part of the Jersey Reds squad that won the RFU Championship title last season. Since the Reds entered into administration due to financial constraints, Holgate has spent the past few months training with the Falcons while playing for Darlington Mowden Park in National One.

“It was a bittersweet couple of months with winning the Championship and then having the club drop out of the league, with all of the uncertainty it brought,” he told the club's official website.

“I’m excited to be at Newcastle Falcons and grateful to have the opportunity of playing at the top level. Hopefully I can bring some energy and go-forward to the midfield, and just offer something different.

“The fact that I’ve already been training here for a couple of months is obviously helpful in terms of knowing the boys and all the plays, and everyone here has been really good with me.

“I was coached by our attack coach Tom Williams at Jersey and had James Elliott and John Hawkins as team-mates, which has helped the transition here, but the boys have all been great and I’m looking forward to hopefully showing what I can bring to the team.”

Newcastle are languishing at the bottom of the Gallagher Premiership table after losing all their eight matches.