Newcastle Falcons’ Guy Pepper has been nominated for the RPA’s Men’s Young Player of the Year.

The 21-year-old featured 18 times for the Falcons throughout all competitions in 2023/24, scoring two tries.

Pepper also set a joint all-time Premiership record for the most amount of tackles in a single game, completing 34 against Saracens in Round 10.

Harrogate born, Pepper was also announced as the club’s player and players’ player of the season as well as receiving a nomination for the Gallagher Premiership breakthrough player of the season.

The winner will be announced at the RPA Awards ceremony on Wednesday May 29.

The full shortlist of nominees can be found below:

RPA Men’s Young Player of the Year

Fin Baxter – Harlequins

Asher Opoku-Fordjour – Sale Sharks

Guy Pepper – Newcastle Falcons

Fin Smith – Northampton Saints

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso – Exeter Chiefs