Louie Johnson joined the Falcons’ senior academy in the summer of 2021, having come through the junior academy.

Louie started his DPP journey in Cumbria a year earlier than most, at the age of 12. He featured in all the Falcons’ age group teams and moved to Sedbergh School for Sixth Form.

A central figure for England Under-18s, Louie played for the Falcons A-Team against England Under-20s during the 2020-21 season, scoring a sensational solo counter-attack try from 50 metres out to make his mark on the adult game.

Louie made his first-team debut for the Falcons in March 2022 as he came off the bench in a Premiership Rugby Cup tie at Northampton, also playing his first games for England Under-20s that season.

The 2022-23 season saw him playing a further three times for the first team in cup action, including striking the winning conversion with the final kick of the game away to Leicester.

Johnson ended the campaign by again being selected for England Under-20s for their tour of Georgia, leading into the World Cup in South Africa.