Newcastle Vikings’ men’s team were knocked out of the England Handball National Cup at the first round stage in a heavy 15-41 home defeat to Manchester on Sunday afternoon. The cup tie at the Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence was never going to be easy against the strong National League
Author: Andrea King
Vikings Battle their Hearts Out to No Avail
Newcastle Vikings’ men’s team were narrowly beaten 20-17 away to the University of Manchester in Saturday’s England Handball Regional League North fixture. The Vikings lads took to the court set in the middle of the National Cycling Centre velodrome missing several regular players and with usual winger Matthew Lamb having
Winning Start for the Vikings
Newcastle Vikings’ handball teams both got their new English Regional League North seasons off to a winning start last weekend. The Vikings ladies travelled across to Chester’s Northgate Arena on the Wirral on Sunday to play a Peninsula side that had dropped down from the Premier Handball League at the
Vikings 2019/20 Season Preview
Our senior men’s and women’s teams are both set to get their new England Handball Regional League North seasons underway this coming weekend with away matches over in the North West. Our Vikings lads, reigning league champions, begin the defence of their first league title with a trip to take
Vikings take “More Than Sport” to the Heart
What a month it has been since we came back from our summer break! Here’s how the Vikings kick-started a spirited and community-driven September. On a sporting level, all our Mini Vikings, Junior, Women and Men’s sessions across both venues at Benfield and Temple Park are back in full swing.
Beach Shoot-Out Agony for Vikings Ladies
Newcastle Vikings’ ladies suffered a curse of multiple penalty shoot-out heartbreaks at the weekend’s British Beach Handball Championships down on the south coast in Poole. The annual tournament, now in it’s seventh year at Branksome Chine beach on Dorset’s Jurassic coast, saw a depleted Newcastle team looking to better last