Honours
Copa Del Rey Winners 2010
Super Cup Winners 2010
England U18
Lancashire
Lancashire Player of the Year 2006
Adam Newton is a live wire Flanker who has played in the Premiership for Sale Sharks and made 100 Championship appearances with his home town club Sedgley Tigers RFC. He is a very good all round back row player who prides himself on conditioning which enables him to work extremely hard around the pitch offensively carrying the ball and defensively filling in defensive lines and making first up tackles. He always has a high tackle count and has the ability to turn the ball over giving his colleagues every opportunity to counter attack. Equally comfortable as either an Open or Blindside Flanker he also has the ability to play as a robust No8.
Adam signed as a full time professional player with VRAC in the Spanish Premiership for the 2009 -2010 season. VRAC have in the past won both the Spanish Championship and the Copa del Rey de Rugby. Adam was the main stay of a VRAC side that competed with the top sides in Spain during 2009/2010 with notable victories over El Salvador, Madrid and CR La Villa. He was also a significant player in their march to the Copa Del Rey Final for the first time in over 10 years and was a key member in them lifting this trophy. Adam has been a good source of lineout for VRAC and is a comfortable lineout jumper. He has impressed the VRAC Coaching Staff with his conditioning and conduct as a professional player. He is also able to fully converse in Spanish. Adam was contracted with VRAC for the 2010 – 2011 season. He was recently selected as a guest player for Spain to play in the 2010 Sri Lankan 7's.
Adam - "I am grateful for the opportunity to be a professional player in Europe and to experience life in a different country. Sale and Sedgley Tigers were very good to me and I enjoyed my time with them both. All the staff at MC Sports have been very supportive and I want to thank them for their advice and professionalism. I am enjoying my career in Europe and having signed to VRAC for the 2011-2012 season I will qualify to play for Spain and will accept their invite to the national squad. I have ambitions to play at the highest level possible and would not rule out a return to the UK or a move in Europe in future seasons."
