2012 North Wales Crusaders season | ||||
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2012 Championship 1 Rank | 8th | |||
Challenge Cup | 4th Round Lost to Wigan Warriors | |||
2012 record | Wins: 8; losses: 12 | |||
Points scored | For: 460; against: 628 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Jamie Thomas | |||
Head coach | ![]() | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Racecourse Ground | |||
Avg. attendance | 927 | |||
High attendance | 1,513 v Barrow Raiders (11/03/12) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Rob Massam 11 | |||
Goals | Johnson 41 | |||
Points | Johnson 94 | |||
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This article details the North Wales Crusaders Rugby League Football Club's 2012 season. This was the club's first ever season after reforming after the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby League folded.
The club was founded in late 2011 and officially joined Championship 1, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom, on 11 October 2011. Their name, which continues the Crusaders branding, was selected in a fan contest. [1] [2] Clive Griffiths was confirmed as North Wales Crusaders Head Coach on 23 November [3] and started his search for players. The club held open trials for any new players to attend, [4] as well as scouring the local amateur game and signing players from Super League academies.
W WinD DrawL Loss
Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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20 January | Leigh East | A | Leigh Sports Village | W | 34–12 | Hudson, Sheen (3), Mouladale, Massam | Smith (5) | ||
29 January | Rochdale Hornets | H | Racecourse Ground | W | 50–22 | Oakden, Massam (2), Mouladale (2), Brennan, Griffiths, Wilkes, Hulme & Kinsey | Smith (5) | 751 | NWC [ usurped ] |
5 February | Halifax U23s | H | Halton Stadium | W | 62–0 | Morison, Massam(2), Smith, Roets, C. Walker, Hayes, Durbin (2), Wilkes, Broadbent, Sheen, Walsh | Smith (3), Brennan, Broadbent | 263 | |
18 February | Milford Marlins | A | Leeds Rhinos training ground | W | 54–22 | Brennan, Oakden, Smith, Roets, C. Walker (3), Other scorers unknown | Unknown | NWC [ usurped ] | |
26 February | Thatto Heath Crusaders | A | Eirias Stadium | W | 60–28 | Wilkes, Smith (2), Sheen (2), Morison, Walsh, Massam, Tyrer, Hulme, Brown, Roets | Smith, Brennan (4), Sheen | 396 | NWC [ usurped ] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 717 | 347 | +370 | 1 | 46 | Promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs [5] |
2 | ![]() | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 617 | 383 | +234 | 3 | 45 | |
3 | ![]() | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 617 | 330 | +287 | 4 | 43 | |
4 | ![]() | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 549 | 421 | +128 | 1 | 37 | |
5 | ![]() | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 496 | 462 | +34 | 1 | 28 | Champions play-offs [5] |
6 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 465 | 485 | −20 | 5 | 27 | |
7 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 558 | 560 | −2 | 2 | 24 | |
8 | ![]() | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 460 | 628 | −168 | 3 | 24 | |
9 | ![]() | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 365 | 680 | −315 | 4 | 16 | |
10 | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 276 | 824 | −548 | 2 | 5 |
W WinD DrawL Loss
W WinL Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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24 March | 3 | ![]() | H | Racecourse Ground | W | 28–10 | Hulme (3), Johnson, Massam, Morrison, Moulsdale | 567 | ||
15 April | 4 | ![]() | A | DW Stadium | L | 4–98 | Owain Brown | 4,198 | BBC |
List of players with appearance number. If two players made their debut during the same game shirt numbers will decide which player comes first.
North Wales Crusaders Players | |||||||||||||
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Name | First Game | Last Game | Played | Tries | Goals | Drop Goals | Points | ||||||
1 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | South Wales Scorpions 5/8/2012 [7] | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
2 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
3 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
4 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |||||
5 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
6 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||||
7 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Doncaster 19/8/2012 [10] | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
8 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 13/5/2012 [11] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
9 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
10 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
11 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 46 | |||||
12 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |||||
13 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | |||||
14 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
15 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Barrow Raiders 24/6/2012 [12] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
16 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 20 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 94 | |||||
17 | ![]() | Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |||||
18 | ![]() | London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] | Rochdale Hornets 03/7/2012 [14] | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
19 | ![]() | London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
20 | ![]() | London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] | London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
21 | ![]() | London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] | Doncaster RLFC 27/5/2012 [15] | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | |||||
22 | ![]() | Toulouse Olympique XIII 24/3/2012 [16] | Toulouse Olympique XIII 24/3/2012 [16] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
23 | ![]() | Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] | Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
24 | ![]() | Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] | Whitehaven RLFC 13/5/2012 [12] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
25 | ![]() | Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] | Oldham R.L.F.C. 6/5/2012 [18] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
26 | ![]() | South Wales Scorpions 9/4/2012 [19] | Rochdale Hornets 03/7/2012 [14] | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
27 | ![]() | Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] | Oldham R.L.F.C. 10/6/2012 [20] | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |||||
28 | ![]() | Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
29 | ![]() | Workington Town 22/4/2012 [21] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
30 | ![]() | Workington Town 22/4/2012 [21] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
31 | ![]() | Doncaster RLFC 27/5/2012 [15] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||||
32 | ![]() | Doncaster RLFC 27/5/2012 [15] | Barrow Raiders 24/6/2012 [12] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
33 | ![]() | Oldham R.L.F.C. 10/6/2012 [20] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
34 | ![]() | Workington Town 1/7/2012 [22] | London Skolars 12/8/2012 [23] | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
35 | ![]() | Gateshead Thunder 8/7/2012 [24] | Doncaster 19/8/2012 [10] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
36 | ![]() | Gateshead Thunder 15/7/2012 [25] | Rochdale Hornets 03/7/2012 [14] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
37 | ![]() | London Skolars 12/8/2012 [23] | Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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| Head coach Assistant coach
Updated: 23 January 2012 |
As part of the 'Operational Guidelines' set out by the Rugby Football League, North Wales Crusaders were instructed to submit a provisional squad of 30 players for Championship 1 2012. Due to the club recruiting players they weren't in a position to do so. [29] Crusaders decided to let supporters apply to become part of the provisional squad whilst they continued to sign players. [30]
Player | Parent club | Date |
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![]() | St Helens R.F.C. | March 2012 [50] |
![]() | St Helens R.F.C. | March 2012 [50] |
![]() | Widnes Vikings | March 2012 [51] |
![]() | Batley Bulldogs | 2012 [52] |
![]() | Leigh Centurions | 2012 [53] |
![]() | Swinton Lions | May 2012 [54] |
![]() | Swinton Lions | June 2012 [55] |
![]() | Warrington Wolves | July 2012 [56] |
Player | New club | Date |
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