Newcastle Signing.

[Clarence Street]

I see Newcastle have signed ex Super League prop King Vuniyayawa from Fev.They're certainly building a strong squad.

[Cam varley]

Indeed a very handy pack they’ve got themselves 

Vuniyayawa

antrobus 

Clark 

Santi 

Tennison 

Edited December 31, 2025 by Cam varley

[Expatknight]

1 hour ago, Cam varley said:

Indeed a very handy pack they’ve got themselves 

Vuniyayawa

antrobus 

Clark 

Santi 

Tennison 

I would think they will be in the top six come the end of the season if not top three.

 

[HaxbyKnight]

Has Mitch Clark gone? 

[Clarence Street]

On 31/12/2025 at 14:32, HaxbyKnight said:

Has Mitch Clark gone? 

I've lost track of a few. Who's signed for Thunder, who's signed for us, who's gone on loan, who's left? Like a few more, I'm just waiting for the squad numbers and we'll get a bit of an idea then.

 

[Rooney's Ears]

On 31/12/2025 at 10:50, Clarence Street said:

I see Newcastle have signed ex Super League prop King Vuniyayawa from Fev.They're certainly building a strong squad.

Will he be part time but training with the Knights?

[Gav Wilson]

55 minutes ago, Rooney's Ears said:

Will he be part time but training with the Knights?

They're all training with the Knights

[georgeb1]

26 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

They're all training with the Knights

Yep , opposed sessions should work a treat , both sides should come out firing on all cylinders at the start of the season

[Clarence Street]

22 hours ago, Gav Wilson said:

They're all training with the Knights

Thanks for that Gav. Does that mean Newcastle are full time as well then or are our lads training on an evening even though they're full time? Can't quite get my head around that one.

 

 

[Rooney's Ears]

On 03/01/2026 at 12:02, Clarence Street said:

Thanks for that Gav. Does that mean Newcastle are full time as well then or are our lads training on an evening even though they're full time? Can't quite get my head around that one.

 

 

Yeah how will that work if the full time players are training 6am to 3pm (going by the insta\FB video) every day and the part time players on an evening?

[Simon Hall]

19 minutes ago, Rooney's Ears said:

Yeah how will that work if the full time players are training 6am to 3pm (going by the insta\FB video) every day and the part time players on an evening?

Full time players at York, part time players at Newcastle probably. 

[only 2 weeks away]

4 hours ago, Simon Hall said:

Full time players at York, part time players at Newcastle probably. 

All F/T (well mostly)

[KnightsDadFan]

I thought it was all full time apart from Jack Brown who was still undertaking his education.

Sure on a podcast the idea was everyone trains together, runs the same plays etc so if anyone were to get injured it would be an almost seamless transition in stepping up. That was the panthers blueprint, juniors- academy- Q cup side- penrith.

[JonT]

1 hour ago, KnightsDadFan said:

I thought it was all full time apart from Jack Brown who was still undertaking his education.

Sure on a podcast the idea was everyone trains together, runs the same plays etc so if anyone were to get injured it would be an almost seamless transition in stepping up. That was the panthers blueprint, juniors- academy- Q cup side- penrith.

Just as I understood it. Can't wait to be taking a few trips up the A1 to cheer on the Geordie Knights! 

 

[Nearenough]

away to blaydon, there'll be all the lads n lasses there, all wi smilin faces.

up the knights o thunder, gonna be a very different season there than last year

[Thunder fan]

I cannot wait for next season, exciting times for us again after a very tough 2 seasons.

[Expatknight]

1 hour ago, Thunder fan said:

I cannot wait for next season, exciting times for us again after a very tough 2 seasons.

Another good prospect heading your way in Brad Ward, I would expect Myles Harrison to be the next announcement, who’s is another good young player.

[Rooney's Ears]

Cody Hunter signs for Newcastle.

[Thunder fan]

Hunter looks a quality halfback.

[Rooney's Ears]

Is he training full time with the knights?

[Gav Wilson]

14 minutes ago, Rooney's Ears said:

Is he training full time with the knights?

They all are

[Rooney's Ears]

3 minutes ago, Gav Wilson said:

They all are

So Newcastle will have around 6 full time players in their squad?

[only 2 weeks away]

3 hours ago, Rooney's Ears said:

So Newcastle will have around 6 full time players in their squad?

lot more than that

[KnightsDadFan]

Next weekend.

York vs Huddersfield 

Toa, Galeano, Lipp, Buchanan, bjb, ata, Liam, Martin, McShane, Vaughan, Dee, Griffin, Thompson. Balmforth, jackson, sagaga, Hudson. 18th 19th Richardson sangare? Friendly rules maybe extra subs.

Newcastle vs Hurricanes

Dagger, Jack Smith, law, Ferreira, djeukessi, pembo, hunter, antrobus, cook, Clark, foster, field, Santi. King, whittingham, Reynolds, myles.

Theoretically of course but that could be your 17/18 for next weekend. All training full time at YSJ. That's how I've read this whole partnership as anyway.

 

[Thunder fan]

Maxime rostang signed, halfback, another very good signing, come on thunder.