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2012 North Wales Crusaders season

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.

2012 North Wales Crusaders season
2012 Championship 1 Rank8th
Challenge Cup4th Round Lost to Wigan Warriors
2012 recordWins: 8; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 460; against: 628
Team information
CEOJamie Thomas
Head coachWalesClive Griffiths
Captain
StadiumRacecourse Ground
Avg. attendance927
High attendance1,513 v Barrow Raiders (11/03/12)
Top scorers
TriesRob Massam 11
GoalsJohnson 41
PointsJohnson 94
List of seasons 2013 →

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.

Results

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Pre-season

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W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Pre-season results
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]

2012 Championship 1

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Main article: 2012 Championship 1

Table

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2012 Championship 1
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Bns Pts
1   Doncaster (P) 18 15 0 3 717 347 +370 1 46
2   Barrow Raiders (P) 18 14 0 4 617 383 +234 3 45
3   Workington Town (P) 18 12 0 5 617 330 +287 4 43
4   Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (P) 18 12 0 6 549 421 +118 1 37
5   Rochdale Hornets (Pl) 18 9 0 9 496 462 +34 1 28
6   Oldham (Pl) 18 7 1 10 465 485 -20 5 28
7   London Skolars 18 7 1 10 558 560 -2 2 26
8   North Wales Crusaders 18 7 0 11 460 628 −168 3 24
9   South Wales Scorpions 18 4 0 14 365 680 -315 4 16
10   Gateshead Thunder 18 1 0 17 276 824 −548 2 5
  Teams qualifying for promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs[5]
  Teams qualifying for Champions play-offs[5]


This table is correct as of 2 September 2012. Source: cooperativechampionship.co.uk and BBC Sport.

Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.

Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.
(P) - Promoted, (Pl) - Qualified for Playoffs

Championship 1 results

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W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Championship 1 results
11 March 1   Barrow Raiders H Racecourse Ground L 24–26 Moulsdale, Durbin, Massam (2), Brennan Brennan (2) 1,513 NWC[usurped]
18 March 2   London Skolars A New River Stadium L 16–66 D. Hulme (2), Hudson Johnson, Brennan 535
1 April 3   Rochdale Hornets H Racecourse Ground L 18–54 Wilkes, Massam, D. Hulme Smith 1,047
9 April 4   South Wales Scorpions H Racecourse Ground W 34–22 Moulsdale, Johnson(2), Brennan (2), Smith, I. Brown Smith (2), Cross 1,204 BBC, NWC[usurped]
22 April 5   Workington Town A Derwent Park L 0–58 776
6 May 6   Oldham A Whitebank Stadium W 36–32 Clay, Moulsdale, Broadbent, Clark, Morrison, Cross, Massam Cross (4) 580
13 May 7   Whitehaven H Racecourse Ground L 10–17 Sheen (2) Broadbent 804 BBC,
27 May 9   Doncaster H Racecourse Ground L 28–41 Stephens, Sheen, Moulsdale, Massam, Clay Broadbent (4) 705 BBC,
10 June 10   Oldham H Racecourse Ground L 30–28 Brennan (3), Sheen, Clay, Smith Broadbent, Johnson (2) 802
24 June 11   Barrow Raiders A Craven Park L 24–40 Gorski (2), Smith, Brennan Johnson (4) 1,238
1 July 12   Workington Town H Racecourse Ground L 20–30 Wilkes, Massam, D. Hulme, McConnell Johnson (2) 733
8 July 8   Gateshead Thunder H Racecourse Ground W 46–18 D. Hulme (2), Gorski, Clark, Durbin, L. Hulme, Smith, McConnell Johnson (7) 719 BBC,
15 July 13   Gateshead Thunder A Thunderdome W 60–10 Moulsdale (3), Sheen (3), Adamson, Brennan, J. Walker, L. Hulme Johnson (10) 336
22 July 14   Rochdale Hornets A Spotland L 6–34 Sheen Johnson 648
5 August 15   South Wales Scorpions A The Gnoll W 36–24 Gorski, Durbin, Massam, Clay (2), L. Hulme, Smith Johnson (4) 687 BBC,
12 August 16   London Skolars A Racecourse Ground W 40–22 Brennan, J. Walker, Massam, Weaver, Moulsdale, Smith, Clay Johnson (6) 800
19 August 17   Doncaster A Keepmoat Stadium L 12–48 Moulsdale, Brennan Johnson (2) 891
2 September 18   Whitehaven A Recreation Ground L 20–58 Massam (2), Gorski Johnson (2) 701

Carnegie Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2012 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
24 March 3   Toulouse Olympique H Racecourse Ground W 28–10 Hulme (3), Johnson, Massam, Morrison, Moulsdale 567
15 April 4   Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 4–98 Owain Brown 4,198 BBC

Players

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Statistics

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See also: North Wales Crusaders statistics and records

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
Name First Game Last Game Played Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
1   Danny Hulme Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] South Wales Scorpions 5/8/2012 [7] 9 9 0 0 36
2   Adam Walsh Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] 3 0 0 0 0
3   Christiaan Roets Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 11 0 0 0 0
4   Rob Massam Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 19 11 0 0 44
5   Chris Walker Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] 1 0 0 0 0
6   Andy Moulsdale Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 20 10 0 0 40
7   Jamie Durbin Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Doncaster 19/8/2012 [10] 13 3 0 0 12
8   Chris Tyrer Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 13/5/2012 [11] 9 0 0 0 0
9   Lee Hudson Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 18 1 0 0 4
10   Jonny Walker Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 20 2 0 0 8
11   Leon Brennan Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 17 10 3 0 46
12   Mark Hamon Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] 12 10 0 0 40
13   Jono Smith Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 16 6 3 0 30
14   Owain Brown Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 14 1 0 0 4
15   Iwan Brown Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Barrow Raiders 24/6/2012 [12] 12 1 0 0 4
16   Tommy Johnson Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 20 3 41 0 94
17   Billy Sheen Barrow Raiders 11/3/2012 [6] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 14 8 0 0 32
18   Kriss Wilkes London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] Rochdale Hornets 03/7/2012 [14] 9 3 0 0 12
19   Anthony Morrison London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 15 2 0 0 8
20   Aaron McCloskey London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] 1 0 0 0 0
21   Ian Cross London Skolars 18/3/2012 [13] Doncaster RLFC 27/5/2012 [15] 7 1 5 0 14
22   Craig Lawton Toulouse Olympique XIII 24/3/2012 [16] Toulouse Olympique XIII 24/3/2012 [16] 1 0 0 0 0
23   Kurt Haggerty Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] 1 0 0 0 0
24   Chris Lunt Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] Whitehaven RLFC 13/5/2012 [12] 2 0 0 0 0
25   Gareth Frodsham Rochdale Hornets 1/4/2012 [17] Oldham R.L.F.C. 6/5/2012 [18] 2 0 0 0 0
26   Jamie Clark South Wales Scorpions 9/4/2012 [19] Rochdale Hornets 03/7/2012 [14] 11 2 0 0 8
27   Sam Broadbent Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] Oldham R.L.F.C. 10/6/2012 [20] 5 1 6 0 16
28   Owain Griffiths Wigan Warriors 15/4/2012 [8] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 8 0 0 0 0
29   Adam Clay Workington Town 22/4/2012 [21] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 10 6 0 0 24
30   Simon Stephens Workington Town 22/4/2012 [21] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 14 1 0 0 4
31   Andy Gorski Doncaster RLFC 27/5/2012 [15] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 10 5 0 0 20
32   Alex Trumper Doncaster RLFC 27/5/2012 [15] Barrow Raiders 24/6/2012 [12] 3 0 0 0 0
33   Toby Adamson Oldham R.L.F.C. 10/6/2012 [20] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 8 1 0 0 4
34   Dave McConnell Workington Town 1/7/2012 [22] London Skolars 12/8/2012 [23] 5 2 0 0 8
35   Liam Hulme Gateshead Thunder 8/7/2012 [24] Doncaster 19/8/2012 [10] 6 3 0 0 12
36   Dave Orwell Gateshead Thunder 15/7/2012 [25] Rochdale Hornets 03/7/2012 [14] 2 0 0 0 0
37   Lewys Weaver London Skolars 12/8/2012 [23] Whitehaven RLFC 2/9/2012 [9] 2 1 0 0 4

Last updated on 2 September 2012.[26][27]

Squad

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Playing squad

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2012 North Wales Crusaders Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



Provisional squad

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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.[28] Crusaders decided to let supporters apply to become part of the provisional squad whilst they continued to sign players.[29]

Transfers

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Gains

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Player Previous club Date signed
  Owain Brown Leigh East December 2011 [30][31]
  Iwan Brown Halton Simms Cross December 2011 [30][31]
  Rob Massam Chester Gladiators January 2012 [32][33]
  Danny Hulme Widnes Vikings January 2012 [34][35]
  Lee Hudson Widnes Vikings January 2012 [34][35]
  Chris Lunt Widnes Vikings January 2012 [34][35]
  Jamie Durbin Leigh Centurions January 2012 [36][37]
  Carl Leach Warrington Bank Quay Bulls January 2012 [36][37]
  Adam Walsh Thatto Heath Crusaders January 2012 [36][37]
  Jonny Walker Leigh East January 2012 [36][37]
  Andy Moulsdale Warrington Ryland's Sharks January 2012 [38]
  Chris Tyrer Swinton Lions January 2012 [38]
  Billy Sheen Leigh Centurions January 2012 [38]
  Anthony Morrison Saddleworth Rangers January 2012 [38]
  Jono Smith Leigh East January 2012 [38]
  David Hoctor Ince Rose Bridge January 2012 [38]
  Andrew Oakden North Wales Crusaders juniors January 2012 [38]
  Tommy Johnson St Helens R.F.C. January 2012 [38]
  Kriss Wilkes Rochdale Hornets January 2012 [38]
  Sam Broadbent Chester Gladiators January 2012 [38]
  Chris Kinsey Widnes Vikings January 2012 [38]
  Mark Harmon Warrington Wolves January 2012 [38]
  Leon Brennan Leigh Miners Rangers February 2012 [39]
  Christiaan Roets South Wales Scorpions February 2012 [40]
  Rob Hayes Woolston Rovers February 2012 [41]
  Craig Lawton Wingham Tigers February 2012 [42]
  Chris Walker Oulton Raiders February 2012 [43]
  Ben Mellor Leigh Centurions February 2012 [44]
  Owain Griffiths Unatatched February 2012
  Jamie Clark Unatatched April 2012
  Simon Stephens Leigh East April 2012 [45]
  Alex Trumper Thatto Heath Crusaders May 2012 [46]
  Toby Adamson Salford City Reds June 2012 [47]
  Lewys Weaver London Wasps July 2012 [48]
  Dave Orwell Huddersfield Giants July 2012

Loanees

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Player Parent club Date
  Aaron McCloskey St Helens R.F.C. March 2012 [49]
  Ian Cross St Helens R.F.C. March 2012 [49]
  Kurt Haggerty Widnes Vikings March 2012 [50]
  Gareth Frodsham Batley Bulldogs 2012 [51]
  Adam Clay Leigh Centurions 2012 [52]
  Andy Gorski Swinton Lions May 2012 [53]
  Dave McConnell Swinton Lions June 2012 [54]
  Liam Hulme Warrington Wolves July 2012 [55]

Losses

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Player New club Date
  Carl Leach Released 2012
  Adam Walsh Thatto Heath Crusaders 2012
  Chris Tyrer Released 2012
  David Hoctor Released 2012
  Chris Kinsey Released 2012
  Rob Hayes Released 2012
  Craig Lawton Released 2012
  Chris Walker Released 2012
  Ben Mellor Released 2012
  Chris Lunt Released 2012
  Mark Harmon Released 2012

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