First Team
OSCAR USHER SIGNS NEW THREE-YEAR DEAL
Oscar Usher has pledged his future to Newcastle Red Bulls, with the homegrown lock signing a new three-year deal.
Co. Durham native Oscar won the club’s Young Player of the Season award for 2025-26 thanks to his consistently powerful performances during his first full year as a professional.
Oscar Usher during Newcastle Red Bulls' training camp in Salzburg, Austria
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Now boasting 23 first-team appearances, the 6-foot-5 forward has shone on the Gallagher PREM stage having served his rugby apprenticeship with Darlington Mowden Park and Northumbria University.
And despite still having a year left to serve on his current deal, Newcastle Red Bulls have rewarded the 22-year-old’s rapid progress by agreeing a new contract which will keep the local talent on Tyneside for another three seasons.
It's a very exciting time for Newcastle Red Bulls, and I'm grateful I get to be a part of the new era.
“I'm really happy to be extending with the club,” said Usher, who has recently returned from the team’s pre-season camp in Salzburg.
“It's a very exciting time for Newcastle Red Bulls, and I'm grateful I get to be a part of the new era.”
Oscar is a great example of a player stepping up and taking his opportunity, and I am very much looking forward to working with him over the next few seasons.
Head coach Dan McFarland said: “Creating opportunities for young local players is a massive part of what Newcastle Red Bulls are about, and Oscar has seized his chance by showing a tremendous work ethic and desire to improve.
“As a club we are absolutely committed to keeping our best young talent on board during this exciting period of growth. Oscar is a great example of a player stepping up and taking his opportunity, and I am very much looking forward to working with him over the next few seasons.”
Oscar Usher in EPCR Challenge Cup action against USA Perpignan
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