Fly-half Brett Connon extends Newcastle Falcons stay

He told the club’s website, external: “We’ve got a good core group of boys who have been here for a long time and want this club to change for the better, and it’s brilliant to be a part of that.”

With one match remaining of the current Premiership season, Newcastle are bottom and have lost every single match.

There is a big rebuilding job ahead of the next campaign under consultant director of rugby Steve Diamond, with Connon set to be at the heart of it.

“He’s a local lad who has been here since the age of 13 or 14,” said Diamond.

“I want people like Brett to stay with us because that’s how you properly build a club, and it’s great that he’s committed to the Falcons for another two seasons.”