# Rugby: Red Bull further extended their interests in sport by investing in rugby union for the first time by taking over English top-flight strugglers Newcastle. The Austria-based energy drinks company already has significant interests in football, motor racing and winter sports. The club will now be known as Newcastle Red Bulls. Red Bull’s CEO corporate projects and investments, Oliver Mintzlaff, said their aim was to empower the club to reach its full competitive potential. They finished bottom in the past three Premiership campaigns.
Rugby: Red Bull expands sport interests by buying struggling English club Newcastle