Newcastle Eagles made it through to the SLB Trophy for the second time in as many seasons after a thrilling aggregate win over Cheshire Phoenix that concluded on Sunday night. The Eagles lost the game in Cheshire but the 11-point advantage from Friday’s first leg in the end was just enough. No-one expected it to…
Newcastle Eagles saw out the old year with a terrific road win down in Surrey on Tuesday night in the SLB Championship. A great bounce back win after Sunday’s home loss to Caledonia and a win that takes them into the New Year and the Trophy semi-final against Cheshire Phoenix in good heart. It was…
The festive fizz and cheer that Newcastle Eagles had created pre-Christmas after their great win last time out against Leicester Riders was shot down and extinguished on Sunday in the Vertu Arena. The Gladiators marched south over the border from Scotland and marched back with a well-deserved win. “Frustrated,” was the word that Head Coach…
Newcastle Eagles saw their 100% start to the Women’s SLB Championship well and truly shattered as they conceded top spot in the league standings to Caledonia. It was always going to be a tough ask for Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s players who once again had to play short-handed. The real blow to the Eagles was…
Any suggestion that the defeat and long trip to and from Bulgaria was going to give Newcastle Eagles a Christmas hangover was emphatically blown away on Friday night at the Vertu Arena. The Eagles made it a very Black Friday indeed for the Leicester Riders. A superb 98-85 victory in a great game of top-flight…
Newcastle Eagles held off a spirited and surprising Cardiff Met Archers challenge to take a 66-62 victory in the Vertu Arena on Sunday evening to maintain their 100% start to the SLB Women’s Championship season. In doing so they improved their record to four wins from four games. For a gallant Archers side, it was…
No Dapaa, no Wells, no Gaynor, no problem! Head coach Chloe Gaynor and her players shrugged off absences and adversity to produce a sensational performance in their opening SLB Championship game as they shot down the previously unbeaten Essex Rebels. The visitors had come into the Vertu Arena on the back of five wins. Four…
Not quite a frightful night in the Halloween showdown for the Eagles against the Flyers but a scary worrying trend with another defeat that will send shivers down Head Coach Marc Steutel’s spine. The Eagles slipped to a sixth consecutive defeat and their fifth in a row in the Super League Basketball (SLB) Championship. A…
The Newcastle Eagles opened their home SLB campaign with an impressive 88 – 70 win over Cheshire Phoenix in front of a packed Vertu Motors Arena on Friday night. It was a very solid all-round team performance built on the ‘defensive blueprint’ that Head Coach Marc Steutel wanted. It also meant that The Eagles made…
