Newcastle Vikings’ men succumbed 16-42 to Glasgow in their opening match of the new season in the Scottish league on Saturday. The match was Newcastle’s first competitive league match for two-and-a-half years since the Covid-enforced hiatus in March 2020. It also marked the Vikings’ return to playing in the Scottish
Author: Andrea King
Family End of Season Party
On Sunday 26th June our young players and their families gathered at the beach in South Shields for a fun end-of-season celebration with handball and picnic. The players got to try beach handball, take part in a sandcastle competition and the annual awards was handed out. A lot of the
Tough Liverpool International Challenge for Vikings and Edinburgh
Newcastle Vikings teamed up with Edinburgh Handball Club to make their clubs’ debut showing at the Liverpool International Handball Tournament last Saturday. The post-Covid return of the tournament, this year played on a single day rather than over the usual two days, saw combined Newcastle-Edinburgh men’s and women’s teams take
Vikings ladies and EK82 men win Tyneside Tournament Honours
Newcastle Vikings’ ladies and East Kilbride’s EK82 men each overcome Edinburgh to win the finals matches at last weekend’s 8th Tyneside Handball Tournament. In a day of quick-fire 20-minute matches at the Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence, Newcastle’s men opened in positive fashion with a big 4-15 victory against Durham
Vikings claim Double Victory over York University
Newcastle Vikings’ men’s and women’s teams got the new year off to a fine start with big wins in their friendly matches against the University of York at Benfield Sports Centre last Sunday. The men’s match saw the Vikings extend a 10-4 first-half lead into a convincing 24-8 victory by
Scots take Under-14 Newcastle Tournament Honours
Scottish clubs Tryst 77 and EK82 scored a double win in Sunday’s Anglo-Scottish under-14s handball tournament in Newcastle. Hosted by Newcastle Vikings Handball Club at the Benfield Sports Centre, the juniors tournament welcomed boys and girls teams from Manchester’s Trafford Handball Club, Cumbernauld-based Tryst 77 and East Kilbride’s EK82. Having