Holgate grabs his chance at Falcons

By LUKE JARMYN

Newcastle Falcons’ newest signing Jordan Holgate says it has been a ‘bittersweet’ experience fulfilling a lifelong dream of playing top-level rugby in the Premiership.
The inside centre is used to bulldozing through defences, but has faced a far tougher test after being left a nomad and staying at his sister’s in London amid Jersey Reds folding in September. He’s still in close contact with a number of ex-Reds, and found the Jersey connection, with several of Falcons’ players and coaches, pivotal at a difficult time.
The 26-year-old told The Rugby Paper: "It's definitely b...

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