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Falcons aim to soar higher with cash lift

NORTH East businessman Semore Kurdi has reportedly invested £2m in the Newcastle Falcons.

The Jordan-born Kurdi’s cash injection will be used to develop young players rather than sign big names and Thompson will remain the majority shareholder with 59%.

“No one needs me to tell them how many top-level players have been developed here and come through the club,” said Kurdi. “It is vital we continue to produce players of international calibre and we still have very high statistics for local players.

“We need to retain them in the longer term too, though, and I hope this investment can ensure that is something we manage moving forward. We understand there is still a lot of hard work ahead, and we are very excited about that. I am looking to add value as a fresh face and new blood at the club and offer a different direction.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .