Newcastle Red Bulls vs Lions · EPCR Challenge Cup
EPCR Challenge Cup · 2025-26Full time
14–10
Match report
Newcastle Red Bulls beat Lions 14-10 at Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne in round 2 of the EPCR Challenge Cup on Saturday, 13 December 2025.
That makes it two wins in a row for Newcastle Red Bulls. Lions have now lost two in a row.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
1
Newcastle Red Bulls wins (50%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Lions wins (50%)
Last 2 meetings, since December 2023
Biggest Newcastle Red Bulls win
14–10
13 Dec 2025
Biggest Lions win
35–13
16 Dec 2023
Last 2 meetings
- 13 Dec 2025 · Challenge CupNewcastle Red Bulls14Lions1013 Dec 2025Newcastle Red Bulls14–10LionsChallenge Cup
- 16 Dec 2023 · Challenge CupLions35Newcastle Red Bulls1316 Dec 2023Lions35–13Newcastle Red BullsChallenge Cup
Lineups
Avg. age
27.7
Avg. age
26.5
Newcastle Red Bulls
- 1Adam Brocklebank(31)
- 2Ollie Fletcher(24)
- 3Richard Palframan(32)
- 4Oscar Usher(22)
- 5Finn Baker(22)
- 6Thomas Gordon(29)
- 7Tom Christie(28)
- 8Ollie Leatherbarrow(24)
- 9Sam Stuart(35)
- 10Ethan Grayson(24)
- 11Elliott Obatoyinbo(28)
- 12Cameron Hutchison(28)
- 13Alex Hearle(27)
- 14Christian Wade(35)
- 15Boeta Chamberlain(27)
Replacements
- 16George McGuigan(33)
- 17Mike Rewcastle(22)
- 18Murray McCallum(30)
- 19Jamie Hodgson(28)
- 20Sebastian De Chaves(36)
- 21James Elliott(28)
- 22Brett Connon(30)
- 23Harrison Obatoyinbo(25)
Lions
- 1Eddie Davids(28)
- 2Morne Brandon(25)
- 3RF Schoeman(23)
- 4Dylan Sjoblom(26)
- 5Ruben Schoeman(30)
- 6Renzo du Plessis(24)
- 7Sibabalo Qoma(29)
- 8WJ Steenkamp(26)
- 9Nico Steyn(24)
- 10Sam Francis(23)
- 11Angelo Davids(27)
- 12Richard Kriel(26)
- 13Manuel Rass(28)
- 14Rabz Maxwane(31)
- 15Gianni Lombard(28)
Replacements
- 16PJ Botha(28)
- 17Leon Lyons(27)
- 18Conraad van Vuuren(31)
- 19Ruan Delport(24)
- 20Jarod Cairns(25)
- 21Hassiem Pead(21)
- 22Lubabalo Dobela(28)
- 23Rynhardt Jonker(26)