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| Full name | Newcastle Thunder Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Thunder | ||
| Short name | Newcastle | ||
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| Founded | 2000 (as Gateshead Thunder) | ||
| Website | thunderrugby.co.uk | ||
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| Chairman | Semore Kurdi | ||
| Coach | Chris Thorman | ||
| Captain | Alex Foster | ||
| 2023 season | 14th (relegated) | ||
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| Records | |||
| Challenge Cups | Quarter finalists (2009) | ||
| League 1 | 1 (2008) | ||
| Most capped | 234 – Joe Brown | ||
| Highest points scorer | 449 – Benn Hardcastle | ||
The Newcastle Thunder is a professional rugby league club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was founded in 2000 as Gateshead Thunder, after the merger of the original Gateshead Thunder into Hull F.C. in 1999.[1][2] The Thunder were based in Gateshead until 2014. In 2015, the club relocated and changed its name to Newcastle Thunder. In 2024, the Newcastle Thunder made a return to Gateshead as their playing base. They currently play home matches at Gateshead International Stadium. The club currently competes in League 1, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom.
- ^ "Heritage - Newcastle Thunder". Newcastle Thunder Rugby.
- ^ Hall, Jane (28 March 2022). "Former Gateshead Thunder rugby star swaps sporting success for social work". Chronicle Live.