Bullocksteads Sports Ground is a rugby and

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facility in

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, England. It is situated next to the Kingston Park stadium. It is the former home of Gosforth RFC. It has 13 grass pitches.

Northumbria University Northumbria University (legally the University of Northumbria at Newcastle) is a Public research university, public research university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, North East of England. It has been a university since 199 ...

and Premiership Rugby team, the

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, planned to turn it into a Rugby Development Centre. The sports ground was sold to

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in 2017.

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