Playing career Faloon first played rugby at Keady Primary School, before attending
the Royal School, Armagh, with whom he won the
Ulster Schools' Cup in 2004. After leaving school, he joined
Ballynahinch RFC, making his debut in the
All-Ireland League in 2005. He joined the
Ulster academy, representing the province at under-21 and 'A' level, before signing his first contract with the province in 2008. He made his senior debut against
Stade Francais in the
Heineken Cup in January 2009, and his league debut against
Scarlets in the final game of the
2008–09 Celtic League. He played in 13 games in the
2009–10 Celtic League, starting 12 of them, and scored his first try for the team against Scarlets on 2 October 2009. In European competition Faloon played in 4 games, starting 3 of them and scoring a try against
Bath. He played in 14 games in the
2012–13 Pro 12 and scored three tries. He made his European debut for Connacht against
Zebre in the
2012–13 Heineken Cup, and played 3 times for the team in the competition, starting in each game. He played three seasons at Connacht, making 39 appearances and scoring six tries, and represented the
Ireland Wolfhounds. He returned to Ulster on a one-year deal for the 2015-16 season, and made four appearances.
Coaching career Faloon's coaching career began with
City of Armagh RFC in 2015, initially as forwards coach, before becoming head coach in 2017, leading them to three
Ulster Senior Cup titles. He also joined the coaching team of
the Royal School, Armagh, leading them to the
Ulster Schools' Cup final in 2020. In 2021 he joined the staff of the Ulster academy as Elite Performance Development Officer with responsibility for coaching forwards. He was named defence coach of the
Ireland under-20 team for the
2022 under-20 Six Nations. he was head coach of the Ireland under-20s for the
2024 World Championship. He became interim defence coach for
Ulster in February 2025 following the departure of
Jonny Bell, and was appointed defence and contact skills coach for the following season. ==References==