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Club information | |||
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Full name | Newcastle Thunder Rugby League Football Club | ||
Nickname(s) | Thunder | ||
Short name | Newcastle | ||
Colours | ![]() | ||
Founded | 1999 (as Gateshead Thunder) | ||
Website | thunderrugby.co.uk | ||
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Chairman | Semore Kurdi | ||
Coach | Chris Thorman | ||
Captain | Alex Foster | ||
2023 season | 14th (relegated) | ||
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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.
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