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Canada international DTH van der Merwe is set to join Newcastle Falcons after signing a long-term contract with the Aviva Premiership club.

Newcastle Falcons scripted a remarkable comeback to recover the nine-point first-half deficit by scoring five tries in the second-half to beat Northampton Saints 46-31 at Kingston Park during the Aviva Premiership rugby clash on Sunday.

20-year-old Brett Connon spoke to Talking Rugby about moving his to hometown club, his experiences with the Falcons and representing Ireland.

A hat-trick of tries from winger Vereniki Goneva proved fruitless as Sale Sharks edged out Newcastle Falcons with a thrilling 26-24 win in their Aviva Premiership clash at AJ Bell Stadium on Friday.

A late try from Zach Kibirige followed by a conversion from Craig Willis allowed Newcastle Falcons to secure a thrilling 16-15 win over Bath in the Anglo-Welsh encounter at Kingston Park on Saturday.

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Newcastle Falcons registered their maiden victory in Anglo-Welsh Cup with a 6-18 triumph over Newport Gwent Dragons before the game was abandoned due to too much water at Rodney Parade pitch on Sunday.

A stunning second half performance from Ospreys saw them claim a 21-26 victory over Newcastle Falcons in the European Challenge Cup encounter at Kingston Park on Saturday.

Grenoble scored three tries in the final quarter as they sealed a thrilling 31-27 win over Newcastle Falcons in their European Challenge Cup encounter at Stade des Alpes on Friday.

Newcastle Falcons rugby director Dean Richards has insisted that returning back to Leicester Tigers is not an option for him after the Aviva Premiership club is looking for a replacement for Richard Cockerill.

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Newcastle Falcons scored two tries in the final 10 minutes to come from behind and defeat Bath Rugby by 24-22 in a thrilling Aviva Premiership clash at Kingston Park on Friday.

Newcastle Falcons rugby director Dean Richards wants his team to settle scores against Bath when they take on each other in the Aviva Premiership clash at Kingston Park on Friday.

Danny Cipriani and Jimmy Gopperth shared 24 points between them as Wasps managed to overcome a stiff challenge from Newcastle Falcons with a 30-34 victory in the Aviva Premiership encounter at Kingston Park on Friday.

Wasps rugby director Dai Young said his team will not be complacent when they take on Newcastle Falcons in their upcoming Aviva Premiership encounter at Kingston Park on Friday.

Chris Ashton made a return to the game after a 13-week ban with a try as the defending champions Saracens outplayed Newcastle Falcons by 21-6 in their Aviva Premiership encounter on Saturday at Allianz Park.

Saracens wing Chris Ashton is set to make his first appearance for the club in the Aviva Premiership clash against Newcastle Falcons on Saturday after serving his 13-week ban.

Fly-half Joel Hodgson had a memorable outing scoring 21 points as Newcastle Falcons kept their hopes of making to the knock-out of the European Challenge Cup alive with a 48-29 victory over Lyon at Kingston Park on Sunday.

Centre Paul Bonnefond scored hat-trick of tries as Lyon secured a bonus point 42-12 victory over Newcastle Falcons in their European Challenge Cup clash at Matmut Stadium on Friday.

Aviva Premiership club Newcastle Falcons confirmed on Monday that the city will bid to host the European competition finals in 2018.