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North Wales v Newcastle Thunder
Newcastle Thunder are back this weekend and make the trip to Colwyn Bay to take on North Wales. After another break last week, it's good...
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Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester match thoughts
Last night saw Newcastle Falcons take on Gloucester at Kingston Park. For me personally it's great to be able to walk out the house and...
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5 hours ago5 min read
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Newcastle Falcons v Gloucester preview
Friday night sees Gloucester make the long trip to Kingston Park, for me it's the five minute walk to the ground to watch Gloucester for...
philworld7
2 days ago5 min read
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Rob Burrow Leeds marathon: DNF
The event Before I get into anything on my race yesterday and general ramblings, I wanted to say despite how it turned out for me it is a...
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5 days ago5 min read
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League 1 round up
There were three games in League 1 this weekend I'll have a quick look at them below. Rochdale v Midlands Hurricanes I had tipped...
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5 days ago2 min read
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League 1 preview
This weekend sees a weekend off for Newcastle Thunder, I know I'm not the only League 1 fan who is becoming increasingly frustrated by...
philworld7
May 103 min read
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Magic Weekend
Well that's another Magic Weekend done, I write this as someone living in Newcastle who supports Thunder. Magic Friday Ok, I know this is...
philworld7
May 57 min read
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Newcastle Thunder v Workington and League 1 round up
I'm a bit later with a write up following Thunder v Workington and the other League 1 results as I spent the rest of the weekend at...
philworld7
May 53 min read
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Newcastle Thunder v Workington preview and the rest of League 1
After a big build up, Magic Friday is finally here! Friday night sees Workington Town visiting Newcastle for the highlight of Thunder's...
philworld7
May 12 min read
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The importance of Magic Weekend to Newcastle Thunder
This weekend sees the return of Magic Weekend to St James Park, Newcastle. It's great to see reported strong ticket sales and hopefully...
philworld7
Apr 303 min read
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Newcastle Thunder v Goole Vikings and other League 1 thoughts
Sunday afternoon saw the return of rugby league to the north east with Goole Vikings visitors to Blaydon. I thought Thunder gave a really...
philworld7
Apr 273 min read
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Newcastle Thunder v Goole Vikings and other League 1 preview
Sunday afternoon sees Goole Vikings making their first trip to Tyneside. As I said following last weeks game, this is a big couple of...
philworld7
Apr 262 min read
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The importance of Newcastle Falcons
For a bit of a mid-week blog I've decided to focus on the importance of Newcastle Falcons as an elite outfit in rugby union. My...
philworld7
Apr 233 min read
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Thoughts post-Dewsbury, the rest of the League 1 action and a look ahead for Newcastle Thunder
Dewsbury v Thunder Good Friday turned out to not be so much of a good one for Newcastle Thunder. I wrote my preview before the squad was...
philworld7
Apr 194 min read
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Dewsbury Rams v Newcastle Thunder and League 1 preview
After yet another week off which is becoming a big frustration amongst League 1 fans, League 1 is back again this weekend for Easter....
philworld7
Apr 173 min read
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Volunteering at Parkrun
With no Newcastle Thunder game this weekend, I thought it'd be good for me to look at another one of my interests. In a nutshell, Parkrun...
philworld7
Apr 122 min read
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Whitehaven v Newcastle Thunder and other League 1 thoughts
Sunday afternoon saw Newcastle Thunder travel to Whitehaven to take on a team flying towards the top of the league. Thunder did score a...
philworld7
Apr 72 min read
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Whitehaven v Newcastle Thunder preview and a look ahead to League 1 action with some thoughts on Cornwall.
Sunday afternoon sees Newcastle Thunder make the trip to the western Cumbria to take on Whitehaven. A quick word on Cornwall But before I...
philworld7
Apr 53 min read
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Newcastle Thunder v Midlands Hurricanes match thoughts and other League One matches
Unfortunately I missed my first Thunder home game in a long time yesterday but I wanted to write some thoughts down. I've listened to an...
philworld7
Mar 312 min read
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Newcastle Thunder v Midlands Hurricanes preview
Sunday afternoon sees Midlands Hurricanes being the second visitors to Crow Trees in the league this season. Midlands will be buoyed by...
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Mar 292 min read
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