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
Training starting again w/c 12th September
Training sessions starting up again for all ages w/c 12th September 2022 at Benfield in Newcastle and at Farringdon in Sunderland. See our training page for more details. New players welcome. Please contact us to book a taster session. Our teams will be competing in the Scottish League this season and
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
Handball Report from Derby Arena
On Sunday 15th May, seven of our Junior Handball players went down to Derby for an official England Handball Tournament. This began at 10am, meaning our players got the treat of an early Sunday wake, to make the 3-hour journey. They played alongside a variance of Handball clubs such as
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