Player/coach contract for Dominic Waldouck at Newcastle Falcons

Newcastle Falcons centre Dominic Waldouck has signed a new contract with the club on a player/coach basis.

The 31-year-old Londoner will spend a fourth season at Kingston Park Stadium, resuming full-time duties after two years of combining rugby with his studies at Oxford University.

As well as maintaining his spot in the playing ranks Waldouck's new deal sees a formalisation of his coaching role at the club, having helped oversee their back-line defence during the tail end of last season.

Waldouck is a former Premiership and European champion from his time at Wasps, going on to play for Northampton Saints, London Irish and Ohio Aviators prior to joining the Falcons in the summer of 2016.