Paul Van-Zandvliet and Doddie Weir of Newcastle Falcons are carried on the shoulders of their supporters after an Allied Dunbar Premiership One match against Harlequins at The Stoop in London. Newcastle Falcons won the match 44-20, gaining them the League trophy. Credit: Jamie  McDonald/Allsportplaceholder image
Paul Van-Zandvliet and Doddie Weir of Newcastle Falcons are carried on the shoulders of their supporters after an Allied Dunbar Premiership One match against Harlequins at The Stoop in London. Newcastle Falcons won the match 44-20, gaining them the League trophy. Credit: Jamie McDonald/Allsport | Getty Images

Newcastle Retro: 13 photos of the Falcons in action in the late 1990s

What a line-up of famous names there is in this photo gallery of Newcastle Falcons stars.

There’s not just Jonny Wilkinson and Rob Andrew, there’s Tony Underwood, Doddie Weir and Pat Lam plus many more besides.

All these photos come from the Getty Images archives and take us back to the late 1990s when the Newcastle Falcons were ruling supreme. Re-live those great memories once more.

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