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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThursday 14 August 2025 Written by: Mark Smith\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Newcastle Red Bulls have signed three-time Super Rugby winner Tom Christie, with the Kiwi flanker arriving in the autumn on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old has been a regular starter for the Crusaders during a run which has seen them winning a trio of Super Rugby Pacific finals in the past four years, and is currently starring for unbeaten Canterbury in National Provincial Championship action.<\/p>\n
Renowned for his immense work rate, director of rugby Steve Diamond believes the former New Zealand Under-20s captain will be a big part of the club\u2019s new era following Red Bull\u2019s takeover.<\/p>\n
\u201cTom has been a key man for one of the best teams on the planet over a number of years now,\u201d said the Newcastle boss.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis signing is a real statement of intent about where we want to take this club, and he will massively add to the quality of our squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s at a fantastic age, he\u2019s in top shape and is brilliant at the basics. He\u2019s a real \u2018glue\u2019 player who has consistently enjoyed success in New Zealand, and I can\u2019t wait to start working with him when he arrives in the autumn.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Speaking ahead of his move, Christie said: \u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to be joining Newcastle, a club with such a rich history and passionate fanbase.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the plans and backing from the new investors, I believe we can achieve something special.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter my conversation with Steve I knew this was where I wanted to be. I can\u2019t wait to contribute to the team and help the club achieve its goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
TOM CHRISTIE BIOG<\/p>\n
Position: Back row<\/p>\n
Born: 4\/3\/1998<\/p>\n
Height: 1.85m (6 foot 1)<\/p>\n
Weight: 105kg (16 stone 7)<\/p>\n
Honours: New Zealand U20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday 14 August 2025 Written by: Mark Smith Newcastle Red Bulls have signed three-time Super Rugby winner Tom…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-65992","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}