Red Bull invests heavily in Newcastle rugby as season unfolds
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 7, 2026, 5:46 AM
Last updated Oct 7, 2026
Red Bull has taken over Newcastle Rugby, rebranding the team and injecting significant funds to address its poor performance in the Gallagher Premiership. The club finished last for four consecutive seasons and has only four wins over the past three years. Despite recent heavy defeats, there is optimism surrounding their new approach under head coach Dan McFarland and substantial squad changes that include 25 new players. Newcastle aims to move away from the bottom of the league, with ambitious goals set for future success in both domestic and European competitions.
- •Red Bull took over Newcastle Rugby in summer 2025.
- •The team has finished bottom of the Gallagher Premiership for four seasons.
- •Newcastle has introduced 25 new players this summer.
- •They lost their opening match 59-26 to Northampton Saints.
- •Newcastle aims to compete for league and European titles within five years.
- 5:46 AMYahoo Sports — Red Bull are throwing money at rugby’s Newcastle problem – but will it actually work?
"PREM RUGBY: Red Bull took over and rebranded the Prem’s perennial bottom-feeders Newcastle and as Luke Baker explains, there is unbridled excitement about rugby at Kingston Park
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