Newcastle Eagles latest BBL Championship defeat at the Vertu Motors Arena was perhaps the most disappointing of the season so far in what has been a stop-start campaign full of issues for new Head Coach Marc Steutel. In Friday night’s 95–79 loss at the hands of the Plymouth City Patriots, a side they had already…
Last night live on YouTube the draw took place for the 2023 WBBL Trophy opening ties, which sees our Eagles face the Nottingham Wildcats. The bracketed tournament in which the first round games take place over the weekend of January 7 and 8 will see the winners go on to the next stage to tip-off against…
Heading into another exciting home game this weekend Newcastle Eagles WBBL are toasting thanks to long-term backers Enigma Tap as the Tyneside-based bar doubled-down on its support of women’s hoops. The North Shields-based micropub has become a popular fixture on the North East’s leisure scene after opening its doors in 2019. And the Enigma Tap…
Plymouth City Patriots pulled off the perfect revenge mission as Paul James’ men sentenced Newcastle Eagles to a punishing homecourt loss. The short-handed visitors had lost twice to Marc Steutel’s men this season but there was no hat-trick of wins for Sport Newcastle’s newly anointed Coach of the Year. The Eagles went into battle without…
Zoe Willis promises Newcastle’s stand-in point guards are working night and day to try and plug the gap vacated by an obvious playmaker. And the summer recruit insists a roster lacking obvious balance is finally getting to grips with a new approach to top-flight hoops. Willis has emerged as one of several frontline stars asked…
Marc Steutel bids to complete the hat-trick of wins against Plymouth tonight after bagging the biggest coaching honour in North East sport. Newcastle Eagles’ head coach masterminded an epic 108-96 victory three weeks ago as Paul James’ Patriots left the Vertu Motors Arena empty handed. And that standout win followed hot on the heels of…
Darius Defoe has targeted a swift return to action less than two weeks after a muscle injury halted the forward’s season in its tracks. The Newcastle star hobbled out of the Eagles’ clash against Surrey Scorchers on November 4 early in the second quarter. And the immediate future didn’t look good for the dependable Defoe…
Marc Steutel’s Midas touch finally deserted him on Tyneside last night as Great Britain’s slender hopes of making next year’s World Cup finals were dashed. The Newcastle Eagles’ head coach had anchored the national team to a brace of historic wins against Greece and Germany at the Vertu Motors Arena. But Steutel fell just short…
Newcastle Eagles Ben Mockford has over 50 caps for Great Britain. He is one of those players in the squad that both coaching staff and younger players look toward providing experienced knowledge and insight to the international game. Mockford has now settled into the Newcastle area and the Eagles set-up and will certainly be a…
