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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Colours | White, Purple, Yellow |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Exited | 1999 (merged into Hull F.C.) |
| Former details | |
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| Captain | Kerrod Walters |
| Competition | Super League |
| 1999 | 6th |
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Gateshead Thunder was a professional rugby league club founded in 1999 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which competed in the 1999 Super League but then merged with Hull Sharks after only one season. To retain rugby league in Gateshead, a new Gateshead Thunder club (now Newcastle Thunder) played in Gateshead from 2001 until 2014.