The Newcastle Falcons rugby union team will be rebranded Newcastle Red Bulls for the new season after the energy drinks brand completed its takeover of the club.

Red Bull has been a fixture in F1 over the last two decades, with the Austrian company enjoying a two-team presence on the grid since 2006 via the Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls outfits.

Red Bull rebrands Newcastle Falcons rugby club in controversial move

The Milton Keynes-based Red Bull Racing squad stands as one of the most successful F1 teams in the modern era, having won six Constructors’ titles and eight Drivers’ Championships – split evenly between Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen – since 2010.

As reported by PlanetF1.com , it emerged last month that the energy drinks company was closing in on a deal to purchase N

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