Newcastle Eagles Women will tip-off their 2026/27 Super League Basketball (SLB) season this October in another exciting campaign for the franchise. Unveiled today by the SLB, the season begins for the Eagles away on Sunday 4 October at Leicester Riders followed by the home opener on Sunday 11 October against Nottingham Wildcats. It is a…
Following a phenomenal debut year that secured the immediate future of elite women’s basketball in the region, Newcastle Eagles’ ‘W Club’ has officially opened its doors for the upcoming season, calling on North East businesses to help make this year bigger, bolder, and even more impactful. Launched last year at the Vertu Arena, the initiative brought together a powerhouse collective of regional business…
In a move that will come as little surprise to those within the club and around the Super League Basketball (SLB) Women’s team, Chloe Gaynor has decided to step away from her playing career and turn her full focus to leading the side as head coach ahead of the 2026/27 season. Gaynor first joined the…
It was a glittering and memorable night in the Vertu Arena last Thursday, 14 May, as the faithful Newcastle Eagles fanbase came together with players of both the Men’s and Women’s teams, staff and volunteers, to celebrate the end of the 2025-26 season and one Eagle in particular. There were tears and fond memories aplenty…
Ahead of this coming Thursday 14th May’s 2025/26 End of Season Supporters night, it’s time to cast your vote for the men’s and women’s players you think deserve one of our annual fan-voted awards. The awards will be presented to the players on stage at the supporters night on Thursday. This season culmination event is…
Newcastle Eagles 2025/26 season came to a heart-breaking end down in St. Albans on Saturday night. After a season where so often Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and her players rose above adversity, they just failed to find one more special moment of resilience. Oaklands Wolves taking a might close thrilling encounter 72-68 on the night…
Beaten but not bowed in their last two games is the overall feeling for Newcastle Eagles as they go into Saturday’s one-off quarter-final SLB playoff tie against Oaklands Wolves. Two weeks ago, Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side travelled to Oaklands and lost 81-76 in a close affair. Had the Eagles won that game and for…
Newcastle Eagles went into their final regular season game of the season against Caledonia Gladiators knowing that they could not improve on their fifth place standing in the SLB. In the end a 92-73 loss against the League’s second top side mattered little. It was only in the latter stages of the match-up that Caledonia…
In the end due to results elsewhere this was a meaningless game but only in terms of final League placings. On the court both teams certainly played with meaning and gave their all in the full forty minutes. A game where both teams were close for a lengthy period until the final quarter. Those ten…
