Newcastle Red Bulls

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Newcastle Red Bulls, formerly known as Newcastle Falcons, is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the "Gosforth Football Club". Around 1882 the club merged with the "Northumberland Football Club" and briefly assumed their name until 1887. In 1990, the name was changed to "Newcastle Gosforth" and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1996, following the start of professionalism the club briefly adopted the name "Newcastle Rugby Club" before becoming "Newcastle Falcons". The club was renamed to the Newcastle Red Bulls following a takeover by Red Bull GmbH in 2025. Newcastle have won five major titles. They won the Premiership in 1998 and four domestic cups in 1976, 1977, 2001 and 2004. Newcastle was the only English club of Jonny Wilkinson, where he played from 1997 to 2009, and as well as Wilkinson in 2003 Newcastle saw three players in the 2007...

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