Newcastle Red Bulls

• Gosforth Football Club (1877–1882)
• Northumberland Football Club (1882–1887); Merged with Northumberland FC and assumed their name.^[1]
• Gosforth Football Club (1887–1990); Reverted name back to Gosforth FC.
• Newcastle Gosforth (1990–1995)
• Newcastle Rugby Club (1996); Turned professional; Junior players let go and formed Gosforth Rugby Football Club.^[3]
• Newcastle Falcons (1997–2025)
• Newcastle Red Bulls (2025–Present): Renamed after takeover by Austrian energy drink brand Red Bull

The original Gosforth Football Club was founded in 1877 by a group of Old Boys of Durham School,^[1] in whose colours of green and white hoops the club played until the mid-1990s. The name Gosforth came from one of the suburbs of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Early grounds included the Gosforth Greyhound Stadium, which they played at until 1955, when the club moved at North Road. A much more compact ground suitable for rugby union, North Road had capacity of around 2,000, which included 400 in the stand,^[4] and would remain home until 1990. During that time and particularly in the late 1970s Gosforth enjoyed tremendous success both on and off the field winning the John Player Cup in seasons 1975–76 and 1976–77.

Gosforth supplied innumerable players to all counties over the years, to the North of England sides and to the full international and British Lions teams. These include Arthur Smith, Ray McLoughlin, Malcolm Young, Roger Uttley, Peter Dixon, Duncan Madsen, Dave Robinson, Richard Breakey, Jim Pollock and Colin White.

In 1990 the club name was changed to Newcastle Gosforth and they moved to Kingston Park. Gosforth Rugby Football Club continued as an amateur side working in partnership with Northumbria University and currently play at Broadway West.

For the 1996–97 season the new name of Newcastle Falcons and new black-and-white colours were adopted, after local businessman Sir John Hall took control and attempted to create a sporting club in Newcastle that would emulate the success of the Barcelona model. The four teams that made up that sporting club were the football team, nicknamed the Magpies, the Newcastle Eaglesbasketball team, the Newcastle Cobras (later Riverkings, Jesters, Vipers) ice hockey team and the Newcastle Falcons rugby union team.

Newcastle was the first fully "professional" rugby union club in the world. In 1995, Hall installed former Wasps captain Rob Andrew as his salaried Director of Rugby and saw the club earn promotion from the national Second Division to the Premiership.

The following season, Newcastle became English Premiership champions at their first attempt in 1997–98. Alongside Andrew, the Championship winning side starred cross-code All Black, Samoa and Rugby League legend Inga Tuigamala, Scotland legends Doddie Weir and Gary Armstrong, England star Tony Underwood, British and Irish Lions stars Alan Tait and John Bentley and youngster Jonny Wilkinson.

During the following 1998–99 season Newcastle didn't play in Europe, as English teams did not take part, but the Falcons did go on to the Tetley's Bitter Cup final against Wasps, which was lost 29–19. In 1999, Rob Andrew retired allowing for 20-year-old international Jonny Wilkinson to assume the fly half role full-time. Andrew remained as Director of Rugby.

Hall sold the Falcons for a 'nominal' sum in 1999 to local businessman Dave Thompson, under whom the Falcons won two Powergen Cups: in 2001 the Falcons beat Harlequins FC 30–27; and in 2004 the Falcons beat 37–33 against Sale Sharks.

In 2004, legendary Wallabies full-back Matt Burke signed for the Falcons. For the Falcons, Burke played alongside former English rival Jonny Wilkinson (his opposite kicker in the 2001 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia). In Wilkinson, Burke, England international Dave Walder and emerging future England number 10 Toby Flood the Falcons had adequate competition for kicking duties over the coming seasons, despite long-term injuries to Jonny Wilkinson. During the 2004–05 season the Falcons recorded their best ever Heineken Cup performance to date by winning their pool and progressing to a quarter-final tie against Stade Français in the Parc des Princes.^[5]

In August 2005 Falcons toured Japan pre-season. They beat NEC Green Rockets easily but lost to a fired-up Toyota Verblitz.^[6]

In August 2006 Rob Andrew left the Falcons to take charge of the England set-up ahead of the 2007 World Cup in a wide-ranging role that encompasses all aspects of the professional representative game in England.^[7] John Fletcher succeeded Rob Andrew as director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons with immediate effect. Fletcher, a former England A centre, had been the club's academy boss and he headed up a team of Peter Walton, Steve Black and Bob Morton, with ex-Falcons prop Ian Peel taking over as acting academy manager.

La temporada comenzó con grandes esperanzas cuando el pilar neozelandés Carl Hayman fichó por los Falcons, supuestamente como el jugador de rugby union mejor pagado del mundo. Desafortunadamente, la temporada fue el comienzo de una espiral descendente para los Falcons. El 11 de marzo de 2008, Fletcher y Walton dejaron el club, oficialmente de mutuo acuerdo, ^{[ 8 ]} siguiendo a Black, que se había marchado un par de meses antes. Steve Bates asumió el cargo de director interino de rugby hasta el verano de 2008, cuando se revisó el puesto. ^{[ 9 ]} Dave Thompson declaró en ese momento que nueve años de bajo rendimiento fueron la razón de la salida de John Fletcher y Peter Walton.

Dicho esto, Bates guió a los Falcons a una racha récord de siete derrotas consecutivas en la Premiership para abril de 2008 con partidos en casa contra Leicester Tigers y London Wasps más un viaje de cierre de temporada fuera de casa a Worcester Warriors aún por venir. La derrota en la semifinal de la European Challenge Cup contra Worcester Warriors el 25 de abril de 2008 bien pudo haber sonado el golpe de gracia para el mandato de Steve Bates como director de rugby interino. Sin embargo, el martes 20 de mayo de 2008 Steve Bates fue confirmado como director de rugby de Newcastle a tiempo completo. ^{[ 9 ]} Al final de la temporada, el apertura Toby Flood se fue a Leicester Tigers y el zaguero Mathew Tait fichó por Sale Sharks , ya que los Falcons, en apuros, no pudieron retener al joven talento internacional inglés. El medio scrum de England Saxons, Lee Dickson, también se iría a Northampton Saints , donde llegaría a obtener honores internacionales absolutos. El legendario lateral australiano Matt Burke se retiró al final de la temporada debido a una lesión.

En noviembre de 2008, el presidente Dave Thompson puso fin a las especulaciones sobre una adquisición del club tras rechazar tres ofertas. ^{[ 10 ]} Mantuvo conversaciones con varios consorcios diferentes y, según se informa, rechazó una oferta de adquisición total, ya que el consorcio oferente quería trasladar el club a Darlington . Además, dijo que la especulación había provocado inestabilidad en el club, lo que inquietaba tanto a jugadores como a aficionados. En el terreno de juego, los Falcons alcanzaron otro cuarto de final de la European Challenge Cup, donde cayeron ante los Saracens fuera de casa, y terminaron décimos en la Premiership. Esta temporada marcó el final de una era, ya que el legendario apertura Jonny Wilkinson dejó el club para unirse al RC Toulonnais . El apertura de la selección inglesa sub-20, Rory Clegg, también se marchó a los Harlequins , mientras que Jimmy Gopperth fue fichado como apertura sustituto. La pérdida de Wilkinson se vio agravada por la marcha de la futura estrella de los British and Irish Lions, Geoff Parling, quien continuó la fuga de talentos al marcharse a los Leicester Tigers . Otro trío que llegaría a representar a Inglaterra, Phil Dowson , Dave Wilson y Tom May, también se marcharon a Northampton Saints , Bath Rugby y RC Toulonnais respectivamente.

Los Falcons no lograron reemplazar el carácter y la calidad que habían dejado a Gopperth, el único punto brillante. Después de una temporada decepcionante, la presión aumentó sobre Steve Bates y el 4 de mayo de 2010, el club anunció que el contrato de Bates había sido rescindido y que sería reemplazado por el entrenador del primer equipo, Alan Tait . ^{[ 11 ]} La decisión se produjo después de que Newcastle lograra una racha invicta para disipar cualquier duda de descenso, en gran parte gracias a un inspirador Carl Hayman . Pero una aplastante derrota en casa en los cuartos de final de la Copa Desafío Europea contra Cardiff Blues marcó el final de la era Bates. Tras la pérdida del talento inglés Flood, Tait y Wilkinson en temporadas anteriores, el último internacional inglés que quedaba en el club, Jamie Noon , se marchó al CA Brive . La línea de ataque también se debilitó notablemente cuando el capitán del club, Hayman, dejó los Falcons una vez que expiró su lucrativo contrato, para unirse a su excompañero Wilkinson en el RC Toulonnais .

Hacia el final de la temporada anterior, el presidente Dave Thompson tuvo que buscar inversión para el club debido a las crecientes deudas tras la nacionalización de Northern Rock , el principal patrocinador del club. Después de meses de especulación, se anunció que el empresario local Semore Kurdi había comprado una participación del 40% en el club en septiembre de 2010, aliviando las dificultades financieras del club. ^{[ 12 ]} El número 8 de Escocia, Ally Hogg, fue fichado, mientras que el pilar de Escocia y los Lions, Euan Murray, también llegó para cubrir el hueco dejado por Hayman. En el terreno de juego en la primera temporada de Alan Tait, los Falcons llegaron a la final de la Copa Anglo-Galesa , perdiendo ante Gloucester 34-7. A pesar de este éxito relativo, los Falcons terminaron su peor temporada en la Premiership con solo 23 puntos (cuatro victorias), escapando del descenso solo gracias a la menor diferencia de puntos de Leeds Carnegie . La pareja de England Saxons , el medio scrum Micky Young y el pilar Kieran Brookes , se marcharían a Leicester Tigers al final de la campaña.

La enorme fuga de talentos desde 2008 en adelante, y la falta de refuerzos adecuados, se harían notar durante esta campaña. El centro internacional samoano Jamie Helleur fue un fichaje de calidad excepcional. La temporada 2011-12 vio a los Newcastle Falcons descender de la Premiership. Los Falcons comenzaron mal la temporada, pero se recuperaron a mitad de camino cuando Gary Gold tomó las riendas. Después de cambiar la estructura en Kingston Park, el club estuvo a punto de evitar el descenso, pero los London Wasps se mantuvieron firmes para asegurar su permanencia en la Premiership por un punto. A pesar de terminar con un total de puntos más alto que el año anterior (32), no fue suficiente para evitar el descenso. Los Falcons aún tenían una pequeña esperanza de que a los London Welsh se les negara la permanencia en la Premiership; sin embargo, los Welsh ascendieron después de una apelación. Muchos jugadores, incluido Euan Murray , posteriormente dejaron el club.

The Falcons' season in the Championship sees the much changed side coached by director of rugby Dean Richards who appointed Will Welch as club captain, while experienced international locks Scott MacLeod and Carlo Del Fava were signed. The Falcons won their first game of the season 37–20 against Bristol ^[13] and went on to win their second 49–32 against London Scottish. At the halfway point of the season the Falcons were maintaining their unbeaten run, including a 24–13 score against a touring Tongan national side during the first international game to be held at Kingston Park since 1990. Former England Saxons wing Noah Cato signed from Northampton Saints to assist in the promotion push.

The Falcons confirmed their place in the Championship play off semi-final with a bonus point win at home to Cornish Pirates on 22 February 2013 and their position as league leaders was confirmed early the following month. At the conclusion of the season, the Falcons defeated the Bedford Blues 49–33 on aggregate in the final to win promotion back to the Premiership for the 2013–14 season.

Prior to the beginning of the Falcons' return to the Aviva Premiership, star fly-half Jimmy Gopperth departed for Leinster Rugby. To replace Gopperth, former Falcon Rory Clegg was signed by Dean Richards for the second time, with Richards having previously signed Clegg for Harlequins when Clegg was just 19. Four years later, the return of Clegg, alongside the returning Kieran Brookes from Leicester Tigers, provided evidence that talent was coming back to the Falcons. The signings of former Scotland and Lions scrum-half Mike Blair from CA Brive, Saracens flanker Andy Saull, Scotland hooker Scott Lawson from London Irish, former Scotland fly half Phil Godman and one time France prop Franck Montanella showed the desire of the club to compete upon return to the top flight. Samoa wing Sinoti Sinoti and Argentina centre Gonzalo Tiesi were later added to the squad. Despite a difficult season, which saw a number of retirements through injury, including Carlo Del Fava, the Falcons secured their place in the Aviva Premiership for 2014–15.

Los Falcons dieron un golpe de efecto antes de la temporada 2014-15 con el fichaje de Alesana Tuilagi, máximo anotador de tries de la Premiership 2010-11 y tres veces campeón de la Premiership . Uno de los seis hermanos de Alesana, también jugador de rugby, Andy Tuilagi, fichó por los Falcons. Otro fichaje destacado fue el del segunda línea italiano Joshua Furno , mientras que el segunda línea samoano Kane Thompson fue otra de las nuevas incorporaciones. El dúo de los Rotherham Titans , Juan Pablo Socino y Ruki Tipuna, también se unieron al club. Los Falcons terminaron la temporada en el puesto 11, con un total de 34 puntos.

Antes del inicio de la temporada 2015-16, el pilar internacional inglés Kieran Brookes y el segunda línea de la selección inglesa sub-20 Dominic Barrow se marcharon a los Northampton Saints y a los Leicester Tigers , respectivamente. Entre los jugadores que fueron liberados se encontraban los aperturas Rory Clegg y Phil Godman , el ala Noah Cato , el flanker Andy Saull , los medios scrum Mike Blair y Warren Fury, junto con el centro Jamie Helleur .

Se ficharon a varias estrellas de la Copa Mundial de Rugby de 2015: el flanker y capitán de Tonga, Nili Latu ; el medio scrum de Tonga , Sonatane Takulua ; el wing de Italia, Giovanbattista Venditti; y el pilar de Escocia, Jon Welsh . El regreso del ex medio scrum estrella Micky Young también fue un gran acierto para los Falcons, junto con el ex apertura de los All Blacks, Mike Delany , y el ex segunda línea de Inglaterra, Mouritz Botha .

Tras siete años en Bath , el pilier inglés Dave Wilson regresó a los Falcons. El centro internacional francés Maxime Mermoz también se unió al equipo a mitad de temporada. El ala Vereniki Goneva fue el jugador con más metros recorridos en la Premiership, con 1.615, mientras que Mark Wilson debutó con la selección inglesa.

Antes del inicio de la temporada 2017-18, el ex apertura de Inglaterra, Toby Flood, regresó tras nueve años en Leicester y Toulouse.

El 17 de enero de 2018, HMRC presentó a los Falcons una petición de liquidación. ^{[ 14 ]}

Falcons ended the 2017–18 season in fourth place in the Premiership Rugby table, their highest placing in 20 years. Falcons played Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park in the semi-finals, where they lost 36–5.. Rob Vickers, Scott Lawson and Ally Hogg all retired following the end of the season after upholding exceptional careers over a decade. Scott Wilson, aged 24 at the time, was forced to retire due to a neck injury he sustained in the semi-final against Exeter. A benefit dinner was held in early 2019 to raise funds for Wilson's chosen charity.

Newcastle keen to follow on from the success of last season expanded their squad with key players such as Logovi'i Mulipola, John Hardie, Nemani Nagusa and George McGuigan.

Falcons returned to the Heineken Champions Cup after a 13-year absence. They were drawn to play against Toulon, Montpellier and Edinburgh in Pool 5. On 14 October, Falcons started their European Campaign against Toulon at Stade Felix Mayol. Less than 30 seconds into the game and Toulon were already on the board after Romain Taofifénua charged down the kick off and scored a try, one of the quickest tries scored in the history of the competition. In the fourth quarter of the game, three of Toulon's players were sin-binned and they were forced to make a decision after being awarded a penalty within kicking distance. However, instead of going for the posts they elected for a five-metre line-out which failed to result in a try. The final score came to 25–26 as Falcons become the second team in a European competition to beat Toulon at home, an accolade that only Saracens had achieved before.

Mark Wilson was announced in Eddie Jones' Autumn Internationals Squad following players being injured at the time. He started against England's 12–11 win over South Africa and won Quilter Internationals player of the series. He became a regular starter for England in the 2019 Six Nations along with Gary Graham making his debut for Scotland.

Tras el éxito del anterior "The Big One" , Falcons anunció el 4 de diciembre que su partido contra sus rivales del norte, Sale Sharks, se jugaría en el St. James' Park del Newcastle United . El partido se celebraría como evento benéfico en apoyo de Doddie Weir y la fundación My Name'5 Doddie. ISC incorporó el tartán "Doddie'5" en los hombros de la camiseta benéfica junto con las famosas rayas blancas y negras que representan los icónicos colores del Newcastle United . El partido fue un éxito con 27.284 espectadores presentes, y Newcastle venció a Sale por 22-17. ^{[ 15 ]}

A mediados de marzo, los Falcons confirmaron el fichaje del internacional estadounidense Greg Peterson, al que siguieron poco después Darren Barry , Josh Basham , Gareth Owen y Toby Salmon . Posteriormente, el internacional tongano Cooper Vuna firmó un contrato de dos años con el club. También anunciaron un acuerdo de cinco años con la marca de ropa deportiva Macron para que les proporcione equipaciones oficiales y ropa informal como su proveedor oficial.

El 4 de mayo se confirmó que los Newcastle Falcons descenderían al RFU Championship tras no poder vencer a Gloucester a domicilio. Después de esto, muchos jugadores destacados optaron por dejar el club para seguir jugando al rugby de primera división. Tras la confirmación del descenso al Championship , Simon Hammersley y Chris Harris invocaron las cláusulas de rescisión de sus contratos y ficharon por Sale Sharks y Gloucester Rugby , respectivamente. Wasps fichó a Zach Kibirige, y el director de rugby, Dai Young, dijo que Kibirige era "una oportunidad demasiado buena para dejarla pasar". El internacional inglés Mark Wilson firmó un acuerdo de cesión de un año con Sale Sharks , lo que le permitiría seguir jugando para su país a pesar de estar registrado en un equipo del Championship. Finalmente, el 3 de julio se anunció que el favorito de la afición, Vereniki Goneva, había fichado por Harlequins tras los rumores y especulaciones sobre su destino tras el descenso de los Falcons. Firmó junto con su compañero internacional fiyiano Tevita Cavubati y su compañero de equipo en Newcastle, Glen Young .

Con ganas de empezar la nueva temporada con buen pie, los Falcons reforzaron su plantilla de la Premiership contra todos los equipos a los que se enfrentaron en la competición, ganando todos los partidos tanto en casa como fuera, siendo su mayor victoria un 41-0 contra los Bedford Blues el 14 de marzo de 2020. Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 en el Reino Unido , la RFU canceló oficialmente la temporada el 20 de marzo de 2020, tras haber aplazado inicialmente todo el rugby en Inglaterra. Como resultado, los Newcastle Falcons fueron declarados campeones de la temporada y ascendieron de nuevo a la Premiership en base a su récord de juego, ya que estaban invictos y en lo más alto de la tabla cuando se suspendió la liga. El club realizó una serie de reducciones salariales para jugadores y personal administrativo para garantizar la supervivencia de la empresa durante un momento sin precedentes, lo que incluyó a todas las ramas del club, incluido el Newcastle Thunder y la rama benéfica del equipo, la Fundación Newcastle Falcons.

Fue también en ese momento cuando Johnny Williams anunció que se uniría a los Scarlets al finalizar la temporada, mientras que Dominic Waldouck se incorporó al Gloucester Rugby como entrenador de defensa. Poco después, Nick Easter también se unió al cuerpo técnico de los Falcons.

Tras una espera de 8 meses, el rugby se reanudó en toda Inglaterra, con los equipos volviendo con cautela a cierto nivel de normalidad. Newcastle, de vuelta en la Premiership, amplió y reforzó su plantilla con el fichaje estrella de Luther Burrell tras su traspaso desde los Warrington Wolves . Los talentos locales Gary Graham y Jamie Blamire firmaron extensiones de contrato de 3 años cada uno. Sinoti Sinoti , un favorito de la afición del club y pieza clave en las temporadas anteriores de los Falcons, dejó el club por "motivos personales". ^{[ 16 ]}

On 25 June 2022 the Daily Mail interviewed player Luther Burrell highlighting racism in his rugby playing career, specifically mentioning how it had become commonplace in the Newcastle Falcons team.^[17] Burrell had been the target of racist remarks between teammates who brushed it off as wikt:"locker room talk". The club launched an internal investigation following the story breaking with Luther receiving public support for his actions with many fans of the club and the Rugby Union community condemning the claims stated in the article. The Rugby Football Union announced on 24 July that they would conduct a full independent investigation into the allegations made by Burrell.^[18]

Newcastle finished the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby season in 12th place, entitling them to play in the 2022-23 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Newcastle Falcons finished bottom of the table in the 2022-23 season, 10 points behind Gloucester.

Newcastle Falcons finished bottom of the table in the 2023-24 season, without winning a single match.^[19]

On 18 October 2024, Newcastle Falcons ended their 25-match losing streak in the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby season with a victory over Exeter Chiefs, with this being their first league victory since March 2023.^[20] On 29 November 2024, they would climb off the bottom of the table beating Saracens 17–12 at home. This was their first win over them since 2009. Having endured a run of many consecutive loses, by this point they had won five of their last six games in all competitions.^[21]

On 18 March 2025, Newcastle Falcons announced a player recruitment freeze until further funding is secured.^[22]

On 11 April 2025, Steve Diamond, the director of rugby at Newcastle Falcons, was handed a six-game ban after being found to have verbally abused match officials.^[23]

Newcastle Falcons finished bottom of the table for the third season in a row.^[24]

In August 2025, it was announced that the club had been purchased by Red Bull GmbH and that they would be renamed Newcastle Red Bulls. The takeover came after previous owner Semore Kurdi, who had been majority shareholder since 2011, put the club up for sale at the end of 2024.^[25][26] As part of the deal, Red Bull agreed to takeover the £39million of debt the club owed, including £14.5million in unpaid treasury loans taken out during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[27] They also announced Kingston Park would remain their home ground while Steve Diamond would remain as Director of Rugby.^[25][26]

On 1 October 2025, Steve Diamond was sacked after just one game into the new season. He was effectively replaced by Alan Dickens.^[28]

On 16 March 2026, Stephen Jones replaced Alan Dickens as head coach.^[29]

Newcastle Red Bulls play at Kingston Park which holds 10,250.^[2] Kingston Park was the second smallest stadium in the Premiership Rugby with the club's average attendance currently sitting at approximately 10,000, a 42.5% increase from the 2016–17 season and a 96.8% increase from the 2013–14 season. The stadium has three modern stands; the open air North standing Terrace, the enclosed South Stand Terrace – where the loudest fans traditionally stand and sing, and the all-seated West Stand. However, the Falcons also retain the original Gosforth East stand complete with green and white seating (Gosforth colours). The pitch at Kingston Park recently went under renovation, replacing the former grass surface with a 3G Synthetic pitch with the aim of reducing the matches lost to the North East weather.^[30] In June 2015, the Falcons bought Kingston Park back from Northumbria University, which was a bold statement by the club ahead of the 2015–16 season.

On 16 September 2017 the Falcons played a home game away from Kingston Park and become the second English team to host a game in the United States when they faced Saracens at the Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia.

On 24 March 2018 Newcastle Falcons hosted "The Big One", their Premiership fixture against Northampton Saints. It was originally booked to be played at Kingston Park but after an agreement came together with Newcastle United F.C., it was moved to St James' Park, Newcastle United's home ground. The goal was to promote rugby union in North East England while also being the Falcons' biggest home crowd to date. The bar was set at 20,000 attendees which would beat their previous record of 11,595 set in 1999 when a match was held at Gateshead International Stadium. For the match, Falcons wore a unique black and white striped shirt similar to that worn by Newcastle United. It was announced after "The Big One" game that 30,174 people attended the game as Falcons beat Northampton Saints 25–22. It was the first Premiership Rugby match to be played at St James' Park, and the success of the initiative led to Newcastle Falcons doing the same in the 2018–2019 season.

Gosforth

During the years known as Gosforth, the club played in green and white hoops, colours that are still retained by the existing Gosforth Rugby Club.

• Premiership Rugby
  • Champions: (1) 1997–98
• Championship (2nd division)
  • Champions: (3) 1992–93, 2012–13, 2019–20
  • Runners–Up: (1) 1996–97
• RFU Knockout Cup
  • Champions: (4) 1975–76, 1976–77, 2000–01, 2003–04
  • Runners–Up: (2) 1998–99, 2010–11
• British and Irish Cup
  • Runners–Up: (1) 2012–13

• Northumberland Senior Cup
  • Champions: (30) 1927–28, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94

• Melrose Sevens
  • Champions: (1) 2006
• Hawick Sevens
  • Champions: (3) 2005, 2006, 2007
• Langholm Sevens
  • Champions: (4) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Selkirk Sevens
  • Champions: (1) 2004
• Peebles Sevens
  • Champions: (1) 2004
• Middlesex Sevens
  • Champions: (1) 2007

The Newcastle Red Bulls academy squad is:^[33]

The following Newcastle players have been selected for the Lions tours while at the club:

• 2001 & 2005: Jonny Wilkinson
• 1997: Tim Stimpson, John Bentley, Tony Underwood, Alan Tait, Doddie Weir
• 1989 - Gary Armstrong
• 1974: Roger Uttley
• 1966: Ray McLoughlin

The following are players which have represented their countries at the Rugby World Cup, whilst playing for Newcastle:

• Record win: 156–5vs Rugby Lions (Courage League 1996)
• Record loss: 10–83vs Leicester Tigers (Zurich Premiership 2004–05)
• Best league position: 1st (Premiership, 1997–98)
• Worst league position: 12th (Division Two, 1989–90)

• Most Premiership appearances: Tom May – 193
• Top Premiership try scorer: Tom May – 47
• Top Premiership points scorer: Jonny Wilkinson – 1,489