So close - but Newcastle lose fourth in a row

THE Newcastle Eagles are still searching for their first championship win in 2026 after a narrow loss in Manchester on Snuday afternoon.

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Defeat meant for the second weekend in a row the Eagles went winless in a doubleheader weekend. This time they were just on the wrong side of two very close games.

But four straight defeats in the SLB leaves them struggling in the standings as their league record of six wins and 12 defeats leaves them in eighth place in the table.

These are worrying times for head coach Marc Steutel and his team as they need to find a way to turn these small margins in their favour.

It was another game, similar to the Bristol one at home on Friday, where the Eagles found themselves trailing for virtually the whole match but very nearly mounted a great comeback that would have taken them to victory.