Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director


By Aidanb
May 9 2022

Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director of rugby at the end of the current season, with head coach Dave Walder taking charge of rugby matters. After 25 years as a director of rugby, the last ten of those at Newcastle, Richards has taken the decision to step aside, although his vast experience will still be utilised in a new part-time consultancy role

Former England fly-half Walder, a two-time cup winner with the Falcons as a player, will take overall charge, with current coaches Mark Laycock, Micky Ward and Scott MacLeod all remaining on the staff, and Mark Wilson also expected to become a member of the coaching team.

Defence coach Nick Easter and kicking skills coach Toby Flood will both leave their positions in the summer. Newcastle Falcons would like to thank Nick and Toby for their contribution and wish them well for the future.

To buy tickets for his last home game in charge please follow this link to the ticketing article https://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk/news/story/book-for-leicester-tigers-on-saturday-may-21

Dean deserves a proper good send off from us all. 

Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: FalconsRugby.org.uk (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 07:31

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Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: The Boyfriend (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 09:40

This is now the THIRD thread we have on this?!

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: Monkey1 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 09:43

Unless you would like to write some sort of story, then this is the stuff that stops sportnetwork shutting the site down.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: aidanb (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 10:41

Yes it was the quick and easy copy and paste to keep the forum alive.

Mark, sorry for the full text this time but as per your statement that Deano wanted it short and sweet I couldn’t shorten it really.

I did link to the tickets for the game.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: markismith50 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 11:25

No worries at all, Aidan.

Chiefs vs Rebels Discussion Thread
Posted by: lucasmason811 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 11:39

Super Rugby : Rebels vs Chiefs
When : 15 May, 2022
Time : 09:30
TV confused smileyports Live
Venue :AAMI Park
Tournament : Super Rugby Pacific
Head to Head :
1.rebels ranking in the super rugby pacific 9 and chiefs ranking in the super rugby pacific 4
2. Rebels points in the super rugby Pacific 15 points then chiefs points in the super rugby pacific 32 points
3.Match between Rebels and Chiefs will be played at AAMI park as of round #13 of super rugby pacific
4. Then kick-off Rebels was in 9th position and Chiefs 4th position before played both team discussed then



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Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: The Boyfriend (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 12:14

Quote:
Monkey1
Unless you would like to write some sort of story, then this is the stuff that stops sportnetwork shutting the site down.

Ah, I see, I had no idea that was how it works. (And multiple threads bug the@#$%&out of me on other platforms I help out on!)

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: Monkey1 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 12:15

Well that's a very interesting post Lucas and I am sure it will open up the discussion.
(Sm105)

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: matt1il (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 13:45

And no apologies from me for starting a 2nd thread, I thought a rumour thread simply having a post half way through it turning into a confirmation one wasn't good enough for someone who'd being DoR for 10 years and so deserved a thread that was obviously new as the news had just come out on the social media platforms as some mainly use this as their club news.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: Andy Mac (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 14:12

I’d guess that those links aren’t the sort that should be clicked on at random. Might be worth an admin looking to delete?

Re: Chiefs vs Rebels Discussion Thread
Posted by: Monkey1 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 14:20

Good thinking Andy, now expunged.

That's a word that doesn't get used enough.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: markismith50 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 14:33

These cretins are all over the club facebook comments, spreading illegal streams. As quickly as you ban them, they reappear under a different name. Most likely some sort of spambots.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: Monkey1 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 14:35

Cheers Mark. I will keep the delete button handy.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: aidanb (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 17:11

If I’d waited a couple of hours I could have posted about the next home match being to help the Samaritans

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: Monkey1 (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 19:04

Quote:
aidanb
If I’d waited a couple of hours I could have posted about the next home match being to help the Samaritans

My truly awful sense of humour can't help thinking that this might be an appropriate partnership for this particular game. I very much doubt that anybody will be driven to requiring the services of the Samaritans due to the result of this game, but it will be a timely reminder that we should all be grateful for their existence for those who do need them.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: Geordie (IP Logged)
Date: 09/05/2022 22:10

Well I'm in majorca and I still can't work out who the two new signings are....

I was thinking of starting a new thread on it...



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Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: aidanb (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2022 06:31

Quote:
GeordieFalcon
Well I'm in majorca and I still can't work out who the two new signings are....
I was thinking of starting a new thread on it...

Call it new signings rumours - deanos last actions.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: whitty_rock (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2022 12:42

ooh look at me mr @geordiefalcon, sunning it up in espana and there is me sunning it on tynemouth longsands

seeyou when you get back pal, so we can hit the leicester game properly

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: Monkey1 (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2022 14:16

I might start a new thread about how many threads there are about Dean Richards.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: AFalcon24 (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2022 14:34

Just a guess one of the 2 signings what haven't been rumoured, Christian Wade one of them he is wanting to come back to rugby union but just a guess.



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Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: markismith50 (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2022 15:33

No, it’s not Wade. Two current Championship players, one forward, one back, not names that have been in the press so far.

No firm dates yet for the announcements, but I’m talking to their current clubs to co-ordinate things.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: matt1il (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2022 16:14

Quote:
markismith50
No, it’s not Wade. Two current Championship players, one forward, one back, not names that have been in the press so far.
No firm dates yet for the announcements, but I’m talking to their current clubs to co-ordinate things.

So if we rumour them on here will you have to back track and say they have been rumoured?...

So, we could iterate it down throughout the Championship.

I'll start: Uzokwe and Willis? ;P

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: AFalcon24 (IP Logged)
Date: 10/05/2022 16:40

Be interested to see, there is some good championship players what do well in the Premiership especially forwards.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: aidanb (IP Logged)
Date: 11/05/2022 07:47

Quote:
matt1il
Quote:
markismith50
No, it’s not Wade. Two current Championship players, one forward, one back, not names that have been in the press so far.
No firm dates yet for the announcements, but I’m talking to their current clubs to co-ordinate things.

So if we rumour them on here will you have to back track and say they have been rumoured?...

So, we could iterate it down throughout the Championship.

I'll start: Uzokwe and Willis? ;P

Now that’s my type of rugby shithousery. Well done.

Ben Murphy of Donny might be one.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: aidanb (IP Logged)
Date: 11/05/2022 07:49

And if we were looking at a Donny back then for me it would be Maliq Holden - he was brilliant for them last season.

Re: Dean Richards will step down as Newcastle Falcons’ director
Posted by: BorderFalcon (IP Logged)
Date: 11/05/2022 13:08

We've managed to pull one or two real gems from the championship over the years, J P Socino being one of the best of them. I'm really looking forward to these two

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