Newcastle Vikings Handball Club’s ladies bounced back from last month’s loss to Scottish league leaders Edinburgh, with a stunning 17-24 victory over Troon-Kelvinside on Saturday. Remarkably, it was the second time this season that Newcastle had had to take a depleted team of just six players up to the Oriam
Author: Andrea King
Vikings ladies fight back but lose to Edinburgh
Newcastle Vikings’ ladies returned to Scottish league action on Saturday with a hard match against unbeaten league leaders Edinburgh at the Oriam Sports Performance Centre. The Vikings struggled to find their way through Edinburgh’s solid defence line and hold back their pacy attacking plays during the first half, which ended
Vikings men suffer hard loss to Kelvinside
Newcastle Vikings’ men’s team played their second Scottish Development League match of the season on Sunday, but lost out 43-8 to Kelvinside. With Newcastle fielding a somewhat makeshift team, with four of the seven available players making their Vikings league debuts and not having had an opportunity to train all
Handball success in Killingworth
Newcastle Vikings Handball Club hosted their first ever handball event at The Lakeside Centre in Killingworth on Saturday 2 December 2023 for families in the local community. Over 40 children, aged between 3-14, from across North Tyneside and Newcastle came along, joining in with the handball fun activities run by
Vikings men beat Troon for first Scottish victory
Newcastle Vikings’ men’s team got their Scottish league season underway on Saturday with a convincing 18-31 away win over Troon. Having opted to drop down into the Scottish development league following a tough winless year in the top flight last season, Newcastle’s men went into this game in good confidence
Vikings Ladies score superb win over EK82
Newcastle Vikings’ ladies got back to winning ways with a dominant 12-25 victory over East Kilbride’s EK82 in Saturday’s Scottish league match. Left-half Alexandra Inta and debutant centre Sofia Solli got the Vikings’ scoreboard ticking over with early trebles, and Caroline Bergum scored from the left-wing, as Newcastle opened up