PLAYER PROFILE : JAMIE NOON BORN : 9 May 1979. BIRTHPLACE : Goole. HEIGHT : 5 ft 10 ins WEIGHT : 13 st 7 lbs POSITION : Wing / Centre (The first player to be directly sponsored by the Newcastle Falcons Supporters Club - Which just goes to prove that they really do know their rugby.)

At the start of the 1998 season Jamie Noon was playing for his school (Fyling Hall) on the North Yorkshire Moors and local junior club, Whitby RUFC, however, a tip off to Falcon's Youth Academy Director, Paul MacKinnon was to soon change that.

Quickly signed up by the club Jamie made the first of two First team appearances for the Falcons that season, against Cardiff and then went on to be selected for the England Under 21 tour party to the SANZAR competition during the summer of 1999, gaining his first International Under 21 cap when he came on as a replacement against South Africa in England's second game. He held his place for the following match against his Argentinean hosts, scoring a brace of tries in England's 45-35 win.

Now a full time student at Newcastle's University of Northumbria, studying sport and fitness science, Jamie scored his Allied Dunbar Premier League debut try during the 19-19 away draw with London Wasps on 30 October 1999.

In addition to his England Under 21 caps, Jamie has also represented the North of England and England Universities.

Hard running, fast and strong Jamie is already being tipped as "one to watch" for the future - mind you, with his passion for dying his hair various neon colours he is difficult to miss!!!.

The 1999/2000 season continued the remarkable rise of the electrifying youngster who seems now destined to forge a devastating centre partnership at Newcastle with Scotland's captain John Leslie. He also continued his international development winning further England Under 21 caps and being selected for the full England Squad for the Hong Kong Sevens Tournament although his appearances were sadly limited due to illness but did not stop him from scoring a try during the semi final defeat by the eventual competition winners New Zealand.