Newcastle have launched their bid to host the 2018 European Rugby Cup finals with St. James Park put forward as a possible venue for the Champions Cup finale.Newcastle Uniteds 52,000-capacity home is part of the bid alongside the Falcons Kingston Park ground which would host the Challenge Cup final if the proposal is approved.The bid is supported by Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Football Union and would see rugby return to Newcastle after St James Park played a key role in the 2015 Rugby World Cup where it hosted three matches.European Professional Club Rugby now draws up a shortlist by December 16, 2016, of potential venues with a final decision due to be made by April 2017.The North of England is crying out for a big rugby union final and this match will deliver a big boost to the game in a hotbed for the sport, said Premiership Rugbys rugby director Phil Winstanley. 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