Falcons bolster halfback options
In the wake of injuries to Mike Delany and Ruki Tipuna, who have been ruled out, director of rugby Dean Richards has ensured the club continues to have options available in these two positions.
With a total 229 appearances and 2,228 points to date in the Premiership, Goode needs no introduction. An integral part of the Wasps team in season 2014/15, he has also played for Leicester Tigers, Saracens and Worcester Warriors, in addition to a stint at Top 14 side Brive.
A full England international, capped 17 times between 2005-2009, Goode is a hugely talented operator. During Wasps' first game at their new Ricoh Arena home in December 2014, he equalled the Premiership record of the most points scored by a player in a single game with 33.
Booth joins the Falcons from Manawatu Turbos in New Zealand, with a growing reputation after enjoying a stellar 2015.
Impressing in the domestic ITM Cup, the graduate of Palmerston North Boys High School earned the opportunity to train as part of the wider training squad of Super Rugby franchises the Hurricanes and Blues on the strength of those showings.
"We're delighted to welcome Andy and Jamie to Kingston Park, although there is obviously disappointment that they come through injuries to Mike and Ruki. With those two unavailable to us for the immediate future, the opportunity to bring in additional players of the quality of Andy and Jamie, to supplement what we already have here, was a great opportunity.
"Andy is a known quantity and will bring a huge amount of experience while Jamie has been impressing a lot of people over in New Zealand and has the opportunity to do the same here at Kingston Park," Richards said.
Both players will report for training with immediate effect and will be in contention to make their club debuts at home against Bath on Saturday, January 2.
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