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It’s a Hard Knox Life

Oct 102010

NURL – 60
Liverpool Uni – 12

The Owls new-look first team followed up last weeks win by crushing newly promoted Liverpool 60-12 at Cochrane Park.

It was vital for Newcastle to maintain momentum from their win at Leeds going into their first home fixture, however the opening stages proved anything but convincing. Aggressive Liverpool defence kept the hosts at bay in a hotly contested opening 15 minutes. NURL were in need of inspiration, which came in the form of their industrious second row Dave Knox, who wriggled through a number of tackles before crashing over for the opening try.

Owls Soar to Victory as Few Stood Against Many

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Oct 102010

Hull University 2nds – 14
NURL 2nds – 20

Venturing into the rugby league stronghold that is the slums of Hull, NURL 2nds knew today would be all out war. The Hull University hordes stormed onto the pitch in vast numbers while brave Rob Andrew and his 17 stood in wait, prepared for glory.

Loiner’s High Hopes for Season Shattered by NURL Boys

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Oct 102010

Leeds Uni – 14
NURL – 48

Fresh from their victory over Bradford, the owls descended upon the armpit of England – Leeds – to kick off their new league campaign. The match began in poor form for the visitors, as Leeds took advantage of some uncharacteristically weak NURL defending to go 4-0 up with less than five minutes on the clock.

Bruiser Bill Winter Sees Red in Bradford Brawl

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Oct 102010

Bradford – 14
NURL – 36

As the gears of the NURL death machine began to grind back into motion, the AUs most beloved sports sports team visited the 1994 european capital of culture: Bradford. The match started at a typically frantic pace, with Joe “deadlift” Dawson bumbling over two tries early in the first quarter to send the crowd into raptures.

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Oct 092010

Squad Pre-Season Friendly

Bradford 14 – 36 NURL

First Team League Results

Leeds Uni 1s 14 – 48 NURL

NURL 60 – 12 Liverpool Uni 1s

Second Team League Results

NURL – Huddersfield 1s

Fixtures List

1st Team
2nd Team

New to NURL?

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Sep 232010

To all those freshers (and others) who signed up to NURL at the freshers fayre and are interested enough that you decided to check out our website, some information on the first training session and match is outlined below:

First Training Session – Monday 4th October

Gateshead Stadium – 19:15 to 21:00 (still leaves you enough time to hit the toon after for some cheap trebles and even cheaper “women”)

There is a 18:30 meet outside the union where a few of the senior lads will accompany you on the short journey to make sure you all get there safe and sound. Make sure and bring some change for the metro. For all those who think you are hard and dont need any help, the details of how to to get to Gateshead Stadium are in the training details section of the website. Boots are not essential as we train on 3G surfaces, however they can be worn.

Friendly Match vs Bradford

A friendly has been organised as an away match to Bradford Uni. This is a great chance to really get a taste of rugby league playing beside some of the senior players, something that you might not get from just a training session. EVERYONE WILL GET GAMETIME regardless of experience or ability. After a bit of rough and tumble we will be getting the coach back to Newcastle for a big night out where you will experience the gritty drunken side of NURL that the current members know and love. NO INITIATION for all of you who may have been concerned about that, just plenty of drinking and a guarantee of plenty of women*.

They are all the details to date. Keep checking emails regularly to see if anything changes. Sithee all next Monday 4th October.

*Women are not guaranteed

2009/10

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May 152010

Players Player 1sts – Michael Ward
Players Player 2nds – Tom Burnham
Man of Bash – Joe Robinson
Coaches’ Player – Dave Knox
Most Improved – John Kingswood

Kicking Teas for Champion Side

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Apr 082010

Following NURL’s march to Cup glory the team has been kindly rewarded for its efforts with a bumper supply of exotic and traditional teas.

Poulton-based Fine Tea importers Charbrew generously donated a selection of merchandise when their Director Adam Soliman became aware of the victorious campaign.

NURL 2nds Crowned SRL Plate Champions

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Mar 242010

With a hard-fought victory over Birmingham opposition the indefatigable
NURL 2nd team completed a magnificent and unlikely march to silverware glory.

Tom Burnham receiving the bejewelled salver from Matt Jeffery

The triumph concluded a tumultuous and at times bizarre cup-run that belied the 2nds largely unsuccessful league campaign, indeed, the experiences shared through the tough season seemed to provide the impetus for the Death Machine’s late surge in the BUCS Plate competition.

Seconds Stagger to Semi

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Mar 032010

NURL 2nds – 14
Lancaster – 12

By Jo Robinson

Following on from the previous week’s faultless victory against Bradford, the NURL 2nd were confident of another triumph over little known Lancaster in the Bucs Plate Quarter Finals. This was demonstrated in the opening exchanges with a series of powerful drives from the training shy Aidan Robson, single-handedly taking the Owls deep into Lancaster territory. However, handling errors brought NURL’s advance to an end, a consistent theme that dogged their performance.

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