Newcastle Red Bulls part company with Diamond

Newcastle Red Bulls part ways with director of rugby Steve Diamond after just one match in the Prem season, in which they lost to Saracens. Neil McIlroy to join as sporting general manager on 1 November, with Alan Dickens as head coach. Gregor Townsend to advise on strategy. Diamond led Newcastle through a tough period as the club struggled at the bottom of the league before Red Bull's recent takeover.