Meet the Players

Phil Belgian (Club Captain, Back)

Height 6'1" Weight 14st 7lbs DOB 31.10.1975 Employment Insurance Broker Previous Clubs Gateshead Fell, Wakefield, Waterloo, Bath, West Hartlepool, US Tours(France), Newcastle Gosforth First played for Tynedale 2001 Secondary Education Royal Grammar School, Newcastle Honours England U19's, U21's, Barbarians(1999) Best Rugby Moment Playing alongside Peter Southern for the first time Worst Rugby Moment Playing with 'Bullet' for the second time Being a young professional when the professional game started Sponsor Neil MacPherson

Jamie Murray (1stXV Captain, Back Row) 

DOB 04.03.79 Employment Farmer Sponsor Miles Middleton

   

Simon Allan (Raiders Captain, Back)

Height 5' 9" Weight 12st DOB 26/11/1979 Employment Architect Previous Clubs Furness Honours Cumbria U19's

  

Ben Horncastle (Back, Hoppers Captain)

Gavin Beasley (Stand Off)

Height 5' 11" Weight 15st DOB 09/05/1996 Employment Student Previous Clubs Egremont Honours England Counties, England U18, Northumberland, Cumbria, Falcons Academy Sponsor Capital Aluminium Extrusions Ltd

Grant Beasley (Flanker)

DOB 06/11/1988 Sponsor Capital Aluminium Extrusions Ltd

  

Aaron Charlton (Hooker)

Height 5' 9" Weight 15st DOB 17.02.1976 Employment Motor Mechanic Previous Clubs Blyth RFC First played for Tynedale 1994 Secondary Education Blyth Tynedale High School Other sports enjoyed Golf Honours Northumberloand Senior team Best Rugby Moment Northumberland win at Twickenham 2003 Worst Rugby Moment Too many to say Sponsor G.M. Vos

  

Peter Cole (Winger)

DOB 12.02.1987 Sponsor Douglas Hamilton

    

Ben Duncan (Back)

Height 6'0" Weight 14st 7lbs DOB 03.10.1983 Employment Student Previous Club None First Match for Tynedale 1990 - Minis Secondary Education Queen Elizabeth High School , Hexham Honours Scotland U21's, Scottish Exiles Other Sports Water Sports Best Rugby Moment Northumberland's win at Twickenham, 2003 Worst Rugby Moment Missing a year at QEHS through injury Sponsor Brian Walker

Graeme Dunn (Back Row)

 

DOB 11.04.89 Sponsor Ian Turner

 

Jonny Fieldhouse (Scrum Half)

Matthew Fieldhouse (Hooker, Back Row)

Height 6' 1" Weight 15st 5lbs DOB 08/09/1985 Employment Student Previous Clubs Falcons Academy, Magurangi Honours North U18 Sponsor Colin Davidson

 

Joe Graham (Hooker) 

DOB 03.06.1987 Sponsor Peter Enevoldson

 

David Grattan (Back Row)

DOB 11.10.1983 Sponsor Peter Fenwick

 

 Alistair Gray (Back)

Height 5' 8" Weight 13st DOB 18.08.1980 Employment Rural Development Advisor Previous Clubs Alnwick, North Walsham First played for Tynedale 2004 Secondary Education Duchess School, Alnwick Other sports enjoyed Golf, Shooting, Tennis Honours Northumberloand Senior team Best Rugby Moment First game v Biggar Sponsor Mike McLoughlin

Rupert Harden (Prop)

Height 6' 3" Weight 19st DOB 09/05/1985 Employment Student Previous Clubs Rosslyn Park, Nelson RC(NZ) Honours Falcons Academy, Midlands, Warwickshire Secondary School Rugby School Other sports enjoyed American Football, soccer, cricket Best Rugby moment Playing for the Midlands Worst Rugby Moment Breaking leg Sponsor Jim Mattinson

 

 Jack Harrison (Back)

Height Weight DOB 19/08/1986 Employment Student Previous Clubs Falcons Academy Honours England U19 Sponsor Kevin Giles

 

Jamie Harrison (Centre) 

DOB 03.07.1982 Sponsor Kevin Giles

 

Dan Herdman (Prop) 

Height 6' Weight 16st DOB 01/12/1981 Employment Farmer Previous Clubs None Honours Northumberland U16 Sponsor Stephenson Coates

 

Matthew Horricks (Winger, Full Back)

DOB 09.03.1987 Sponsor Michael Cunliffe

James Hoyle (Back)

DOB 04.03.1985 Sponsor Dick Powell

Andrew Ions (Prop)

DOB 06.02.1986 Sponsor Colin Hoe Insurance

 Greg Irwin (No 8)

DOB 27.03.1984 Sponsor David Barker

 

 Chris Irving (2nd Row, Raiders Captain)

 James Johnson (2nd Row)

Stuart Johnson (Flanker)

Height 6' 2" Weight 15 st 6 lbs DOB 15.08.84 Employment Farmer Previous Clubs None First played for Tynedale 1992 Secondary Education Haydon Bridge High School Other sports enjoyed Tennis Golf Honours Northumberland U20 Best Rugby Moment 1stXV debut v's Hull Ionians Sponsor Tony Sisterson

    

Douglas Jupp (Prop)

Height 6' 2" Weight 17st DOB 15.09.1976 Employment Civil Engineer Previous Clubs Clifton Honours Northumberland Sponsor John Saunders

Tom Lavelle (Hooker)

DOB 06.03.1985 Sponsor John Shotton

 Mark Laycock (Back)

Height 6' Weight 13st 5lbs DOB 18.09.1982 Employment Falcons Academy Manager/Coach Previous Clubs West Hartlepool, Falcons Academy Honours North U20, England Universities Sponsor Stuart Smales

Stephen Lumley (Back Row) 

DOB 22.10.1980

 

Barnie Maddison (2nd Row)

DOB 22.02.1989 Sponsor Foster Maddison Property Consultants

Graeme MacGilchrist (Back Row) 

DOB 20.12.1987 Sponsor Brian Walker

 Ben Marshall (2nd Row)

Height 6' 6" Weight 17st DOB 02.06.1986 Employment Student Previous Clubs Selby, Leeds Tykes Acad, Falcons Academy Honours England U18, Yorkshire U21 Sponsor George Robertson

William Massey (Back)

Height 5'10" Weight 12st 0lbs DOB 28.09.1977 Employment Utilities Surveyor Previous Clubs Gosforth, Ryton, Alnwick, Gateshead Thunder First played for Tynedale 2004 Secondary Education King Edward Grammar Morpeth Honours Northumberland Senior XV Best Rugby Moment Northumberland debut Sponsor Robin Welch

Bartie Milburn (Prop) 

DOB 12.10.1975 Sponsor Jim Renwick

Rob Miller (Back)

DOB 05.08.1989 Sponsor Ian Routledge

 Jonathan Mock (Full Back)

Height 6' 1" Weight 11st 7lbs DOB 28.12.1983 Employment Electrician Previous Clubs Gosforth

 Colin Murphy (Back)

Andrew Murray (Back Row) 

DOB 29.06.1980 Employment Farmer Sponsor Tony Smith

 

Grant Rastall (Flanker)

DOB 20.02.1980 Employment Farmer Sponsor John Robinson

 James Reekie (Back)

 Stephen Ridley (Hooker)

Guy Rundle (Back)

Ross Samson (Scrum Half)

Height 5' 9" Weight 14st 8lbs DOB 17.01.1988 Employment Student Previous Clubs Stewart's Melville Secondary School Stewarts Melville College Honours Edinburgh U16 U18 Scotland U18, U20 Other Sports enjoyed Tennis, Soccer, Surfing Best Rugby Moment First game for Scotland U18 Worst Rugby Moment Losing to England U18 Sponsor Peter Simpson

Colin Scullion (Prop)

DOB 10.06.1091 Sponsor Brian Walker

Rob Sedgewick (Winger)

Will Sedgewick (Prop)

Fraser Shaw (Centre)

DOB 03.03.1986 Sponsor Tom Jobson

 Kevin Showler (2nd Row)

DOB 08.02.1984 Sponsor John Austin

 

Jack Smales (Back)

DOB 24.07.1983 Sponsor Howard Oliver

   

Peter Southern (Prop)

DOB 2.06.1978 Sponsor Roger Dinning

 

Tim Swinson (2nd Row)  

DOB 17.02.1987 Sponsor Keith Laidler

  

Rob Vickers (Hooker) 

Jonny Williams (Prop)

DOB 29.12.1982 Sponsor Archie D Spiers / Jim Bell