Marc Steutel’s Newcastle Eagles roster had been left short-handed after three recent injury blows, but the men’s team is set to begin returning to full strength in the coming weeks. Darius Defoe, Josh Ward-Hibbert and Will Neighbour all sat on the sidelines as the Eagles fought for their win on Tuesday night in the European…
Injury
Injured Newcastle Eagles players Darius Defoe and Will Neighbour both missed last night’s final Super League Basketball (SLB) Trophy group game against Manchester and the club can issue the following update to fans. Defoe, who played limited minutes in the Eagles’ crucial win against Sheffield Sharks that put them through to the SLB Trophy Semi-Finals,…
Marc Steutel can’t wait to unleash secret weapon Cole Long on Super League Basketball (SLB) with the Canadian stepping up his return to fitness this week. And with two tough away trips inside 48 hours coming up at the weekend, don’t bet against Newcastle Eagles’ summer signing playing some part for the men in black….
Ahead of tonight’s British Basketball League Trophy fixture against Manchester Giants at the Vertu Motors Arena, Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles have opted to issue the following injury update: Josh Ward-Hibbert Unspecified injury. Josh has been playing through pain for a number of weeks now and the club is keen to give him the rehabilitation time…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles have confirmed summer signings Scott Spencer and Will Neighbour have played their last games of 2023. The sidelined duo will sit out this month’s trips to CSO Voluntari, Cheshire Phoenix and Plymouth City Patriots. And neither Neighbour nor Spencer will be available for Newcastle’s final homecourt clash of the calendar year…
Newcastle Eagles suffered yet another injury setback at the weekend as Trey Moore saw his season end early after breaking a bone in his foot. Moore, who has been a regular in the BBL’s Team of the Week this season, broke a metatarsal bone in his right foot and sat out the last 15 minutes…
Newcastle Eagles Managing Director Paul Blake has vowed to draft in reinforcements at the club after it was confirmed shooting ace Joe Chapman suffered a season ending injury against Cheshire Jets over the weekend. Having already lost player-coach Fab Flournoy as well as young guns Jamie Glen and Ross Wilson, the guard had to leave…
EAGLES forward Charles Smith is bidding to make a shock return from serious injury problems after making rapid progress during the two weeks. While it is unlikely he will play any part at Milton Keynes tonight, Newcastle captain Andrew Bridge revealed Smith’s season is far from over. He could even make his return a week…
NEWCASTLE Eagles have been left shell-shocked by the news that Charles Smith could be out for the rest of the season. The influential forward complained of pain in his knee after Sunday’s BBL Trophy final in Plymouth. And after returning to the North-East with his team-mates, medical staff revealed he had sustained a hairline fracture…