Pre-season training gets underway officially on Monday 29th June at 7pm although many of the 1st XV squad have been weight training all through the close season. We are delighted to announce that Lome Fa'atau will be joining us as head coach. Lome played at the highest level for the Hurricaines in the Super 12's and was capped 35 times for Samoa.

The 1st XV fixtures have also been released and our first league game will be away to Guisborough on 5th September. The squad will play Ponteland in a warm up game on 15th August and we will be playing Nat 3 side Cleckheaton at Park on 22nd August .The first round of the Northumberland Cup is on Saturday 29th August when the 1st XV will play Alnwick away.

 Training throughout the summer will be at 7pm onwards on Mondays and Wednesday and 9am on Saturdays.

Hi all

training now Wednesday eves only and run from 6-8pm. Please make sure, with just one session a week, that we get a good turn out from now until the end of the season

RFU grand Draw tickets are now due to be handed in. Please return completed stubs and cash to either me or to the club bar staff. Please put in an envelope and clearly mark Academy on the front.

Despite the week long torrential rain, today's 1st XV game v Sunderland goes ahead KO 3pm.

The 1st XV pitch is flooded in parts so the game will take place on the far pitch so bring your boots or wellies.

Access to the pitch is around the permiter past the main stand due to some standing water at the east end of the pitch.

The club house will be open for food and drinks at 12.30pm

Following a pitch inspection this morning the 1st XV league game against Wigton is ON.

Whilst the 1st XV pitch is still 50/50 the 2nd XV pitch is playable so if the game can't be played on the main pitch it will go ahead on the far pitch.

As a result the kick off time has been brought forward to 2pm.