Newcastle Thunder

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Newcastle Thunder

Club information
Full name	Newcastle Thunder Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	Thunder
Short name	Newcastle
Colours
Founded	1999 (1999) (as Gateshead Thunder)
Website	thunderrugby.co.uk
Current details
Ground(s)	Gateshead International Stadium (1999–2014) Kingston Park (2015–2023) Gateshead International Stadium (2024-) (11,800)
Chairman	Semore Kurdi
Coach	Chris Thorman
Captain	Alex Foster
2023 season	14th (relegated)
Uniforms
Home colours Away colours
Records
Challenge Cups	Quarter finalists (2009)
League 1	1 (2008)
Most capped	234 – Joe Brown
Highest points scorer	449 – Benn Hardcastle

The Newcastle Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Founded in 1999 as Gateshead Thunder after the merger of the original Gateshead Thunder with Hull F.C., the club currently competes in League 1, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom. In 2015 the club changed its name to Newcastle Thunder. They play home matches at Gateshead International Stadium, also home to Gateshead F.C.