Newcastle Thunder
| Club information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Newcastle Thunder Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname | Thunder | ||
| Short name | Newcastle | ||
| Colours | Purple and yellow | ||
| Founded | 2000 (as Gateshead Thunder) | ||
| Website | thunderrugby.co.uk | ||
| Current details | |||
| Ground | |||
| CEO | Richie Metcalf | ||
| Chairman | Keith Christie | ||
| Coach | Graham Steadman | ||
| Competition | Championship | ||
| 2025 season | 10th (League One) | ||
| Current season | |||
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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 | ||
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. 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. For 2025 they will play their home games at Crow Trees Ground in Swalwell, home of Blaydon RFC. The club currently competes in the Championship.