Freddie Lockwood joined the Falcons’ senior academy in the summer of 2019.

A former Barnard Castle School pupil and back-five forward, Freddie has played junior club rugby at Malton & Norton as well as being on dual-registration at Darlington Mowden Park RFC and Blaydon RFC.

He played for England Under-19s against Wales in spring 2019 after a series of strong performances for the Falcons’ Under-18 team, and made his Falcons’ first team debut in their away win over Castres during the 2020-21 European Challenge Cup.

Lockwood’s Premiership debut came away to Harlequins in March 2021, going on to make nine appearances that season and earning acclaim for his hard and direct running, with the 2022-23 season seeing him score one try in his 15 senior outings.