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Jamie Darren Noon (born 9 May 1979 in Goole) is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for Newcastle Falcons. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Goole skyline showing the docks and the salt and pepper pots - the twin water towers Goole is a town and port located on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in northeast England. ... General phase play in rugby union. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Zurich Premiership. ...


His early career started at Fyling Hall School, playing in the back row. At Whitby, he switched to fly-half, scrum half and wing. Independent day and boarding school situated near the small fishing village of Robin Hoods Bay, eight kilometres south east of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ...


He joined the Falcons in the 1998/9 season, after a letter from one of his school teachers alerted the club to a player who despite playing for Fyling Hall School and Whitby RFC had been totally missed by the representative rugby system in Yorkshire. He was drafted into the academy squad straightaway. Jamie thought he would make a good flanker before Newcastle Falcons Kiwi Academy coach, Paul McKinnon, turned him into a centre. The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Zurich Premiership. ... Independent day and boarding school situated near the small fishing village of Robin Hoods Bay, eight kilometres south east of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ... The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Zurich Premiership. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15. ...


With the aid of a Falcons scholarship, he went to Northumbria University to do a degree in sports science. He made two first team appearances in his first year at the club. Northumbria University is located in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. ...


Later that year he represented England in the Sanzar Under-21 tournament, what would later go on to become the IRB Under-21 World Cup, while his first Premiership try came early in the 1999/2000 season away to London Wasps. SANZAR is an abbrevation of the South African Rugby Football Union, the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and the Australian Rugby Union. ... London Wasps is an English rugby union team. ...


As well as touring Argentina and New Zealand with England Under-21s he played for the North of England and England Students, while in the 1999/2000 season he played for England on the IRB Sevens circuit and was a member of England’s first ever winning Hong Kong Sevens side. The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. ... The Hong Kong Sevens (香港七人欖球賽) is generally considered the premier tournament on the World Sevens Series in Rugby Union. ...


Full international recognition came in the summer of 2001 when he started three Tests for England on their North American tour – two against Canada and one versus the USA, he scored his first Test try in the second of the two clashes against the Canadians. He would have to wait two more years before he once more pulled on an England shirt. A career highlight was playing at Twickenham in his club’s 2001 Powergen Cup win over Harlequins. Twickenham Stadium, located in Twickenham, southwest London, is currently the largest stadium in England and the United Kingdom with a capacity of 75,000. ... The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... The Harlequin Football Club (The Harlequins or Quins for short) is an English rugby union team who play in National Division One. ...


Jamie has been a major asset in the Newcastle Falcons Premiership ranks and is regarded as one of the most incisive runners in the game. He played an important part in the Falcons’ fight for league survival in 2002-03 smashing the record for consecutive Premiership appearances when he started his 50th league game in a row. He was also a key member of the Falcons' Powergen Cup winning side, in April 2004 and was named Falcons player of the year for the 2003/4 campaign. The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Zurich Premiership. ... The Zurich Premiership is the present name for the leading rugby union league competition for English clubs. ... The Powergen Cup (centre) seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ...


He played in England’s 43-9 World Cup warm up victory over Wales at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, in August 2003. Earlier in the year he had impressed when coming on as a replacement for England A against France - immediately creating a try for Joe Worsley. A natural defender whose good vision creates opportunities for others, he was considered unlucky to miss out to Mike Catt in England’s World Cup squad. He was the star player of the back division during England’s 2004 Churchill Cup summer tour to Canada, he scored in the final against New Zealand Māori. England Rugby is the name of the English national rugby union team. ... The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby union history. ... First International England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Welsh rugby union team, as the highest level of Welsh... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and association football. ... Joseph Paul Richard Worsley MBE (born 14 June 1977 in London) is a rugby union player who plays flanker for Wasps and England. ... Mike Catt MBE (born in 17 September 1971) is an English rugby union footballer who plays for London Irish, having previously played for Bath. ... The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby union history. ... The Churchill Cup is an annual rugby union tournament contested by representative mens and womens teams from Canada, England, and the United States, with a fourth invited team. ... First international Ireland 4 - 13 New Zealand Māori (as the New Zealand Natives) (1888-12-01) Largest win United States 6 - 74 New Zealand Māori (2006-06-07) Worst defeat New Zealand Māori 6 - 31 Australia (1936-09-23) World Cup Appearances 0 (ineligible) New Zealand M...


Drafted into a new-look England back line, Noon started all five matches for England during the 2005 Six Nations, rounding it off with a historic hat-trick in the final match of the tournament against Scotland at Twickenham. The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth edition of the Rugby Union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. ... Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union, a founder member of the International Rugby Board in 1886 with fellow Celtic nations Ireland and Wales. ... Twickenham Stadium, located in Twickenham, southwest London, is currently the largest stadium in England and the United Kingdom with a capacity of 75,000. ...


Noon continued his run in an England shirt up to the present day, where he has been the only shining light, in a dull and malfunctioning England backline.


  Results from FactBites:
 
The Apollo: Local News, UK News and World News (672 words)
Jamie Noon has recently come under a lot of criticism for his lack of flair and ambition in the midfield pairing of the England rugby team, and with Mike Tindall-the other English Centre, losing his place after the abysmal showing in Paris; some would count Noon lucky not to lose his place too.
After meeting Jamie at Fyling Hall, at a retirement party of his school rugby coach, it’s clear to see that the passion that brought him to the notice of the England team is still as strong as ever.
In spite of his clear talent, Noon puts much emphasis on the fact that he couldn’t have become as good as he is without the support of others, and he still feels he has a lot to offer to the England team in the future.
sport.iafrica.com | today's news Noon hat-trick sees England home (682 words)
Noon's first treble in senior rugby means he is only the third player in the history of rugby union's oldest international fixture, dating back to 1871, and the first at Twickenham, to score a hat-trick.
Noon's feat was all the more impressive given he only returned to the team after a four-year exile at the start of this season's Six Nations.
Robinson said: "He (Noon) was one of a number of players we didn't know much about before the start of the tournament, but he's got better and better, in both attack and defence, and capped it off with a hat-trick.
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