Oscar Usher

Oscar Usher

Born	(2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 21) [1]
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) [2]
University	Northumbria University
Rugby union career
Position Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2023-2025 Darlington Mowden Park 2025- Newcastle Red Bulls

Oscar Usher (born 12 June 2004) is an English rugby union footballer who plays for Rugby Premiership club Newcastle Red Bulls. His preferred position is lock.

Career

Usher attended Leeds Beckett University before transferring to Northumbria University on a sports scholarship and played first-XV rugby union. ^[3] He also played rugby union for Darlington Mowden Park in the National League 1 from the 2023-24 season. ^[4]

Usher signed with the Senior Academy at Newcastle Falcons in February 2025. ^{[5] [6]} Usher made his senior league debut for Newcastle in the Rugby Premiership on 26 April 2025 against Bath. ^[7] He started in the first league match for the team in their new guise rebranded as the Newcastle Red Bulls, a 39-17 home defeat to Saracens on 26 September 2025, the opening fixture of the 2025-26 season. ^[8]

References

1. "Oscar Usher". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 Nov 2025.
2. "Oscar Usher". All Rugby. Retrieved 16 Nov 2025.
3. "News : Rugby Union's Oscar Usher signed for Newcastle Falcons". Northumbria Sport. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
4. Wilson, Scott (24 Nov 2023). "Darlington Mowden Park hosting Taunton Titans in National One". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
5. Schofield, Danny; Hopton, Toby (24 Sep 2025). "The young players to watch at every Prem club". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
6. "Usher is the best man for the victors". The Rugby Paper. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
7. "Newcastle Falcons team to face Bath Rugby". Ultimate Rugby. 25 Apr 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
8. "Newcastle Red Bulls era begins in defeat but feel-good factor here to stay". The Daily Telegraph. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.