{"id":393270,"date":"2026-01-05T14:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/393270\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:25:10","slug":"newcastle-red-bulls-raid-exeter-for-second-player-as-spending-spree-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/393270\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle Red Bulls raid Exeter for second player as spending spree continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hot on the heels of the signature of Josh Hodges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/newcastle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle<\/a> Red <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/bulls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bulls<\/a> have unveiled his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/exeter-chiefs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exeter Chiefs<\/a> team-mate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/england\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> A star Rusi Tuima, as their next recruit for the start of next season.<\/p>\n<p>The 6\u20195, Fijian-born loose forward, who has penned a two-year deal with the Red Bulls, came through Exeter\u2019s academy, and has scored 19 tries in 74 appearances for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRusi has a well-deserved reputation around the Gallagher PREM as somebody who loves the physical aspects of the game, said Newcastle Red Bulls sporting general manager Neil McIlroy<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has got a big frame which he uses to good effect, and I\u2019m sure our supporters will enjoy his ball-carrying and big hits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has come through the national pathway and earned his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/england-a\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England A<\/a> cap last season, and it\u2019s great that he sees Newcastle as a stage where he can really push on and achieve his personal ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tuima, 25, said: \u201cI\u2019m hugely excited to rip into what the Newcastle Red Bulls have already started building. It\u2019s such an exciting project. Newcastle is always a tough place to come and play, so I\u2019m looking forward to adding to that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhilst I\u2019m looking forward to calling Newcastle home and getting stuck in at Kingston Park, I\u2019m also incredibly grateful to the Exeter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/chiefs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chiefs<\/a> players, coaches and supporters for providing the amazing opportunities to represent my boyhood club \u2013 memories that I and my family will cherish forever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hot on the heels of the signature of Josh Hodges, Newcastle Red Bulls have unveiled his Exeter Chiefs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393271,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-393270","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}