History of the Club

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Rugby League has existed in many forms on Tyneside over the years. Wallsend RFC flirted with the code in the early years of the Northern Union, and a South Shields team joined the Professional ranks at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Several other teams have come and gone in the intervening years, prior to the birth of the Thunder. Of all attempts to establish a professional team in the area, Gateshead Thunder, in longevity terms at least, are by far the most successful.

• Part one: The Early Years
• Part two: The Super League
• Part three: Thunder Storm!
• Part four: The Kicks Leisure Era
• Part five: Fans to the Rescue
• Part six: Recent and Current