Tight head prop Morris joined the Falcons from Northampton Saints in the summer of 2005, where he had come through the ranks.
He made his Saints debut as an 18-year-old back in January 2001, by which time he had already picked up a silver medal at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh for the discus.
Morris made his full England debut in 2003, starting Tests against Wales and Italy that year, and after a good first season with Newcastle toured Canada in the summer of 2006 with the England Saxons in the Churchill Cup.
