Over the first five days of 2019 we’ve been looking back at the top five games we had in our old home of Sport Central, before the big move to our Eagles Community Arena next week. The five games have been selected from the archives by some of our longest serving fans, staff and volunteers,…
Chris Bunten insists Newcastle Eagles WBBL head into 2019 ready to right the wrongs that derailed a promising start to a landmark season. The experienced playcaller is confident that better game management will give his side a much-needed mid-season boost. And this weekend’s homecourt double header provides the perfect platform to put that theory into…
The eagle-eyed amongst our fans passing our new nest on Scotswood Road from tonight will see the first part of our amazing arena sign going up. Of course there will be plenty more pictures and updates from both inside and outside our new home over the days counting down to our opening next week, but…
As our Eagles Community Arena enters it’s final phase of competition ready for the first BBL game next Friday night our WBBL team will play their final games in our old home this weekend. It was hoped that the new venue would be ready for action this weekend with the women’s team’s games being test…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle flew back in to the BBL Championship title race with a fabulous 76 – 69 win at reigning champions Leicester Riders last weekend as they saw out the 2018 calendar year in style. Having already lost to Riders at home earlier in the season and also losing their previous three league…
A superb performance on the road catapulted Esh Group Eagles Newcastle back in to the BBL title race last night in Leicester. It included an explosive final quarter burst where the Eagles under severe foul pressure shrugged that off to power home to a vital win. The Eagles had gone in to the game having…
It’s a huge game for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle tonight as they head down the M1 to take on reigning BBL Champions Leicester Riders in a crunch Championship encounter. It’s the third meeting between the two rivals this season with the Riders winning convincingly at Newcastle on the road in the league before Newcastle gained…
On Christmas Eve our Eagles BBL team made themselves at home with a first tour and training session at our new Eagles Community Arena. The new multi-million pound purpose-built venue will be completed over the next few weeks after the Christmas break, with the opening BBL game date set for Friday 11 January 2019. Leading…
A stellar performance against the City of Edinburgh secured Eddie Matthew a starting place in the final All-Star Five of 2018. Our Eagles Academy product made the most of increased playing time in our Saturday’s BBL Trophy win against the Kings with 24 points in 23 minutes. Matthew hit five threes after shooting 9 of…
