EUANOAKES NEWCASTLE BACK ROW
EUAN Oakes has spent his entire life dreaming of following in his father’s footsteps to become a professional rugby player, and at just 18 the Newcastle Red Bulls back rower has taken his first steps towards making that ambition a reality.
He made his senior debut against Saracens in the Prem Cup last weekend, following a pathway that began at the age of three and has taken him through Newcastle’s academy and Gosforth Academy’s ACE programme.
His father Jason represented Newcastle in 2006-07, making the occasion particularly special ...