Newcastle Vikings’ men’s team jumped to the top of the England Handball North-Midlands Regional League on Saturday after drawing with the University of Loughborough II and beating the University of Lincoln. With the University sides from Birmingham and leaders Warwick both opting not to take part in this first of
Sunday saw Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s juniors and mini-Vikings take centre stage in an afternoon of fun matches at the Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence. The mini-Vikings and Gosforth 4-7 year olds played three 2 x 5-minute games, either side of the two junior matches of 2 x 13 minutes
Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s ladies took the opportunity to quickly avenge their home defeat of a fortnight ago with a much-improved 14-17 away victory over Manchester in Sunday’s Regional League North fixture at the Trafford Sportsdome. The two sides level-pegged each other throughout a low-scoring first half dominated by solid
Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s men’s team came close to a tantalising fightback but were ultimately knocked out of the English National Shield competition 33-25 by Guildford Sabres on Saturday. The Vikings lads had had to make a very early start for the long drive down to Surrey to face last
Saturday’s England Handball Regional League North fixture saw an under-strength Newcastle Vikings women’s team slump to a 12-20 home defeat to Manchester at the Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence. Hit by injuries, illnesses and unavailability, with several players having to play out of their usual positions, Newcastle’s ladies struggled as
Newcastle Vikings’ depleted women’s team were cruelly knocked out of the England Handball National Shield competition in Sunday’s away encounter against Midlands Regional League club Northampton. Played at Cranfield University near Bedford, the hosts got off the mark first, but the Vikings girls soon pulled level through goals from line
