Shield level but were promoted to the Bowl where they finished as Quarter Finalists. The Newcastle Ravens entered their own team into the Bingham Cup 2012 in Manchester where they won the Hoagland Cup. The Ravens entered a team into the 2018 Amsterdam tournament and walked away with the Alice Hoagland shield. The Ravens were drawn against Kings Cross Steelers 3rd, Northampton Outlaws and Stockholm Berserkers in the second tier pool. Northampton Outlaws was the opening match, followed by Stockholm. Both were evenly matched close games of rugby. Both resulted in defeat on the first day. Day two, Kingscross Steelers were the final group opponents. Steelers scored a penalty early on in the game which motivated the Londoner's support. However, the Ravens responded with a second half try, silencing the Londoner's support. The game finished 5 v 3 to the Ravens. The Hadrian Cup The club hosts an annual tournament, the Hadrian Cup, during February. The Hadrian Cup was named after the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who was known to have had a homosexual lover and who also built the famous Hadrian's Wall which stretches across England from Newcastle to Carlisle. The first tournament welcomed teams from Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester and Belfast. The tournament was changed to a 10's format in 2017 and the competition which was held in February 2018 was won for the second year running by the Emerald Warriors from Dublin. Other teams entered from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Reading, Brighton, Liverpool, Leeds and of course Newcastle. The tournament in 2019 was another huge success with 11 teams attending and it was won by the Ravens. Northumberland League The club started competing in the Northumberland League in the 2013/14 season. Northern IGR League International Gay Rugby introduced a Northern League for the 2017/18 Season with 4 teams taking part. Liverpool Tritons, Leeds Hunters, Manchester Village Spartans and of course Newcastle Ravens. The Ravens were League Champions in this inaugural year. in 2018 / 19 the number of teams increased to 7 and the Ravens were successful in retaining the league championship for a second year winning 12 out of 12 of their games. Enfys 7s The Ravens entered the Enfys 7s competition in Cardiff in August 2018 and were winners in the 2nd tier bringing home the Plate Trophy. Ladies Team In 2018 the Ravens became the first IGR Club in the UK to form a ladies team. Whilst this