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Red Bulls looking for seeding spot
The Chronicle
|January 16, 2026
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls go to Newport tonight to round off their group campaign, knowing EPCR Challenge Cup progress is in the bag with a game to spare.
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Freddie Lockwood - with the ball - is returning to the fray
(STU FORSTER/GETTY IMAGES)
The unbeaten Red Bulls have already secured a home tie in the round of 16 after seeing off Lyon, Lions and Perpignan. But they aim to cement a seeding which would give them home advantage should they go even further in the competition - and they are boosted by the return of a pair of forwards.
Freddie Lockwood returns at No.8 having recovered from a broken hand, with lock Jamie Hodgson returning from his one-game suspension.
The only other change from last week's 26-19 triumph over Perpignan is in the backs where Oli Spencer misses out with a head knock, Cameron Hutchison coming in at centre as Alex Hearle pushes out to the wing.
This story is from the January 16, 2026 edition of The Chronicle.
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