Newcastle head coach Alan Tait has rejected suggestions from former England forward Jason Leonard that Falcons prop Jon Golding should change clubs in order to boost his international chances on the Journallive.com
“This game brings out a lot of opinions and Jason is fully entitled to his. What I would say is that if any player, let alone Jon, is happy here and playing well, then why look elsewhere. Fortunately for us, and more importantly Jon, he is happy playing for Newcastle at the present and for the foreseeable future.
“If he wasn’t enjoying his time here I would probably give the same advice as Jason but that’s not the case. He’s happy and playing alongside some very good front-rowers such as Tim Ryan who has done well in filling Carl Hayman’s boots.”