Reading Rockets v Esh Group Eagles Newcastle – Sunday 18th January 2015 – Rivermead Leisure Complex – 4:00pm Reading Rockets will take inspiration from Tom Cruise heading into their BBL Trophy first-round game against Newcastle Eagles. Eagles have been in imperious form so far this season, winning 21 of their 23 games, including last weekend’s BBL Cup…
BBL Team of the Week – Week 16 We have the Cup Final MVP in our line-up, the Team of the Week season leader and even a new face too. Rahmon Fletcher (Esh Group Eagles Newcastle) Stepping out in his first ever showpiece BBL Final, the man nicknamed ‘Fletch’ did a great job in…
See Fab Flournoy live on Tyne Tees tonight from 6:00pm then switch over and watch Look North on BBC 1 for more Eagles coverage whilst listening to BBC Radio Newcastle for a live interview with Mr MVP “Fletch”. Amazing what winning a Cup does for publicity! Also the game is on Eurosport tonight from 6:00pm…
Eagles bag BBL cup Esh Group Eagles Newcastle claimed the first silverware of the season on Sunday after defeating Glasgow Rocks, 84-71, in the BBL Cup final at the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham. After losing the previous two BBL Cup finals, it was third time lucky as the favourites got ahead early in the game and…
Eddie Matthew is adamant Newcastle Eagles will end their recent BBL showpiece Final heartache this weekend, insisting the club is in unstoppable form after a run of 19 straight wins. Not since their 86-81 defeat to Worcester Wolves on the opening day of the BBL season back in September have the Eagles tasted defeat in…
With the chance to be crowned a BBL Cup champion on the horizon, Hackney’s Darius Defoe says he is ready to give his all and fulfil a dream. The 30-year-old power forward will line up for the Newcastle Eagles on Sunday as they take on Glasgow Rocks for the season’s first piece of silverware. A…
Rahmon Fletcher had a day to remember after being crowned MVP on his BBL Cup Final debut. The playmaker was instrumental in getting Esh Group Eagles Newcastle on to the front foot and on the road to an 84-71 victory against Glasgow Rocks. A huge crowd at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham waited to see…
BBL Cup Final Glasgow Rocks 71 (15, 29, 51) (JaJuan Smith 17, Achara 16, Egwuonwu 10) Newcastle Eagles 84 (15, 40, 60) (Charles Smith 21, Jones 17, Fletcher 15) Newcastle Eagles claimed their third BBL Cup success with an 84-71 defeat of Glasgow Rocks in a high-octane final at Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena on Sunday. Eagles…
BBL Cup breakdown: Players’ predictions We take a look at what various players around the BBL are saying about this Sunday’s prestigious BBL Cup Final at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham. Who will prevail between Esh Group Eagles Newcastle and the Glasgow Rocks, in a game which will be played out in front of…
