“Beware the wounded animal.” Wise words some might say but words that certainly rang true in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. Manchester came north on the back of three consecutive SLB losses and having parted company with Head Coach Matt Otten on Thursday. The Eagles came into the game with a fortnight’s rest since…
Newcastle Eagles Women turned in a great first half performance in the Vertu Arena on Sunday to pave the way to take their second win of the 2026/27 season. A 25-point lead by the half-time buzzer enabling Chloe Gaynor’s side to go 2 – 0 in the early going of the Super League Basketball (SLB)…
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce the extension of support from Lumo, who become the women’s team’s main sponsor for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season. The all-electric rail operator has moved from the back of the women’s jerseys and shooting shirts to the front of the team’s new hummel kit as the Eagles…
Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s Newcastle Eagles got their Super League Basketball Championship campaign off to a winning start with a great road victory at Leicester Riders on Sunday night. The 91 – 70 margin of victory in truth could have been wider but in the end was a good opening win. One suspects that had…
Newcastle Eagles picked up where they had left off last weekend with another excellent powerhouse display at home in the Vertu Arena. For the second week running they scored over 90 points whilst restricting their visitors to under 70. Early days of course in the campaign but early signs that the 2026/27 Newcastle Eagles may…
Newcastle Eagles produced a spectacular opening home night performance in the Vertu Arena on Friday night to take their first Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship win of the 2026/27 season. The Eagles came out flying and were relentless throughout the 40 minutes as they blew Bristol Flyers away 94 – 68. It was in particular…
Newcastle Eagles picked up their first Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship win of the 2026/27 season with an excellent opening home game performance against a much-vaunted Bristol Flyers side on Friday night. It was an exciting front-foot display that had the packed Vertu Arena crowd on their feet. The fans responded with their loud and…
The 2026/27 Newcastle Eagles after a solid pre-season unbeaten warm-up programme faced the reality of the opening SLB Championship on the road in London against last season’s 4-time National trophy winning Lions. After a tough forty minutes of basketball it ended in an away defeat. However, Head Coach Marc Steutel’s new-look roster will take some…
A first competitive outing for Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s 2026/27 Eagles ended in a loss on the road in East Kilbride against the heavily touted Caledonia Gladiators. The Scottish side a pre-season pundits tip to be challenging for all the major national honours in Super League Basketball (SLB) this season. They looked a very solid…
