{"id":6398,"date":"2026-01-20T20:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6398"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:42:21","slug":"ollie-leatherbarrow-newcastle-red-bulls-back-row-forward-signs-new-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=6398","title":{"rendered":"Ollie Leatherbarrow: Newcastle Red Bulls back-row forward signs new deal"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Back-row forward Ollie Leatherbarrow has signed a new two-year deal with Newcastle Red Bulls.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has been at the club since the summer of 2023, joining from Exeter Chiefs, and has scored three tries in seven appearances this season. <\/p>\n

The former Scotland Under 20 international has featured 28 times for the club so far across all competitions and was previously Exeter University’s BUCS Super Rugby captain.<\/p>\n

“I know I need to make the most of my opportunities when they come around because it’s a hugely competitive back-row group here. <\/p>\n

“I’m just buzzing to be part of it during this exciting period for the club, and am really happy to have the contract sorted,” he told the club website. , external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Newcastle’s sporting general manager Neil McIlroy said Leatherbarrow is a player with “a lot of potential” who has also “demonstrated great determination.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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