This article details the North Wales Crusaders Rugby League Football Club's 2013 season. This is the club's second season after reforming following the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby League folding. The club will take part in Championship 1 for their second season.[1] The club will be also taking part again in the Challenge Cup, and the National League Cup (known as the Northern Rail Cup for sponsorship reasons) for the first time in their short history.[2]
2013 North Wales Crusaders season | ||||
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2013 Championship 1 Rank | 1st | |||
Challenge Cup | Round 4 | |||
National League Cup | Last 16 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Jamie Thomas | |||
Head coach | Clive Griffiths | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Racecourse Ground | |||
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Results edit
Pre-season edit
W Win D Draw L Loss
Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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29 December 2012[a] | Swinton Lions | A | Leigh Sports Village | L | 14-34 | Gorski, Massam, Adamson | Johnson (1/3) | 645 | [1] |
13 January | York City Knights | A | Huntington Stadium | W | 38-16 | Weaver, Smith, Brennan, Massam, Moulsdale, Durbin, Reid | Weaver (5/7) | 312 | [2] |
2 February | Thatto Heath Crusaders | A | Crusaders Park | W | 50-10 | Weaver, Walker, Smith, Reardon, Roets, Massam, Stephens (2), Kirby | Johnson (5/6), Weaver (2/3) | 200 | [3] |
17 February | Coventry Bears | H | Racecourse Ground | W | 64-22 | Roets, Massam (2), Durbin, Braddish, Smith, Moulsdale (2), Stephens, Weaver, Johnson | Johnson (10/11) | 429 | [4] |
- ^ Ian Watson Testimonial
Championship 1 edit
Table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bns | Pts |
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1 | North Wales Crusaders (P) | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 568 | 212 | +356 | 1 | 43 |
2 | Oldham | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 508 | 289 | +219 | 3 | 41 |
3 | Rochdale Hornets | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 538 | 375 | +163 | 2 | 32 |
4 | London Skolars | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 489 | 468 | +21 | 3 | 32 |
5 | Hemel Stags | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 381 | 365 | +16 | 4 | 28 |
6 | Oxford RLFC | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 326 | 436 | -110 | 4 | 23 |
7 | Gateshead Thunder | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 356 | 542 | -186 | 6 | 20 |
8 | South Wales Scorpions | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 368 | 504 | -136 | 4 | 19 |
9 | Gloucestershire All Golds | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 286 | 629 | -343 | 4 | 12 |
Teams qualifying for promotion | |
Teams qualifying for play-offs |
This table is correct as of 1 September 2013.
Source: rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk and BBC Sport.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
(P) - Promoted, (Pl) - Qualified for Playoffs
Championship 1 results edit
W Win D Draw L Loss
Northern Rail Cup results edit
W Win D Draw L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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3 March | Group | Oldham R.L.F.C. | H | Racecourse Ground | W | 48-12 | Smith 2, Durbin, Massam, Roets, Middlehurst, Brennan, Reardon | Johnson (8/8) | 721 | [5] |
10 March | Group | Gateshead Thunder | A | Thunderdome | W | 30-4 | Reardon 2, Brennan, Massam, Moulsdale, Middlehurst | Johnson (3/6) | 228 | [6] |
17 March | Group | Rochdale Hornets | H | Racecourse Ground | W | 30-16 | Johnson, McConnell, Massam 2, Stephens | Johnson (5/5) | 693 | [7] |
21 March | Group | Hemel Stags | A | Pennine Way | W | 36-24 | ||||
19 May | Last 16 | Swinton Lions | A | Leigh Sports Village | L | 18-26 | BBC | |||
20 July | Bowl final | London Skolars | N | The Shay | W | 42-24 | BBC |
Tetleys Challenge Cup results edit
W Win L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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6 April | 3 | West Hull | N | Wilderspool Stadium | W | 82-6 | 451 | RLP | ||
21 April | 4 | Hull F.C. | A | KC Stadium | L | 6-62 | 3,879 | RLP |
Players edit
Statistics edit
Squad edit
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coach
Updated: 21 February 2013 |
Transfers edit
Gains edit
Player | Previous club | Date signed |
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Gary Middlehurst | Rochdale Hornets | October 2012 |
Phil Braddish | Rochdale Hornets | October 2012 |
Stuart Reardon | AS Carcassonne | October 2012 [4] |
Dave McConnell | Swinton Lions | October 2012 |
Andy Gorski | Swinton Lions | October 2012 |
Adam Bowman | Rochdale Hornets | October 2012 [5] |
Ryan MacDonald | Workington Town | October 2012 [6] |
Steve McDermott | Rochdale Hornets | November 2012[7] |
Losses edit
Player | New club | Date |
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Anthony Morrison | Old Bar Beach Pirates | October 2012 |
Iwan Brown | ||
Danny Hulme | ||
Dave Orwell | Released | |
Alex Trumper | Released |
References edit
- ^ "Championship One to feature nine clubs in 2013". therfl.co.uk. 2012-09-21. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "Championship One to operate with nine clubs in 2013". code13rugbyleague.com. 2012-09-21. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Points System". Rugby League Championships. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "2013 Season". March 16, 2017.
- ^ "2012 Season". March 16, 2017.
- ^ "North Wales Crusaders capture experienced Workington Prop". mission2013.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Matchday Hospitality". March 16, 2017.