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. 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. Results Pre-season
DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Pre-season results 29 December 2012 Swinton Lions A Leigh Sports Village 14-34 Gorski, Massam, Adamson Johnson (1/3) 645 13 January York City Knights A Huntington Stadium 38-16 Weaver, Smith, Brennan, Massam, Moulsdale, Durbin, Reid Weaver (5/7) 312 2 February Thatto Heath Crusaders A Crusaders Park 50-10 Weaver, Walker, Smith, Reardon, Roets, Massam, Stephens (2), Kirby Johnson (5/6), Weaver (2/3) 200 17 February Coventry Bears H Racecourse Ground 64-22 Roets, Massam (2), Durbin, Braddish, Smith, Moulsdale (2), Stephens, Weaver, Johnson Johnson (10/11) 429
Championship 1
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Championship 1 results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Championship 1 results 1 April 1 South Wales Scorpions A The Gnoll 34-12 Middlehurst (3), Moulsdale (2), Smith Johnson (5/6) 675 14 April 2 London Skolars H Racecourse Ground 44-6 Gorski (2), Massam (2), Brennan, Middlehurst, Roets, Smith Johnson (6/8) 741 28 April 3 Gateshead Thunder H Racecourse Ground 52-8 Massam (2), White (2), Brennan, Brown, Hudson, Johnson, McDonald, Weaver Johnson (6/10) 752 5 May 4 Rochdale Hornets A Spotland 35-18 Massam (2), Brennan, Johnson, Middlehurst, Smith, Weaver Johnson (6/7), Durbin (DG) 769 12 May 5 Oxford Rugby League A Iffley Road 12-4 Moulsdale, McDonald Johnson (2/2) 374 2 June 7 Gloucestershire All Golds H Racecourse Ground 66-4 Middlehurst (3), Brennan (2), Johnson (2), Adamson, Braddish, Clarke, Massam, Reardon Johnson (9/12) 851 9 June 8 Oldham R.L.F.C. H Racecourse Ground 22-20 Middlehurst (2), Birkett, Johnson Johnson (3/5) 962 16 June 9 Hemel Stags A Pennine Way 10-18 Birkett, Middlehurst Johnson (1/2) 539 23 June 10 Gloucestershire All Golds A Gloucestershire University 58-16 Smith (3), Massam (2), Birkett, Griffiths, Middlehurst, Reardon, White Birkett (9/10) 122 30 June 11 Rochdale Hornets H Racecourse Ground 48-0 Massam (5), Adamson, Bannister, Dallimore, Moulsdale Johnson (5/9) 1,084 28 July 14 Oldham R.L.F.C. A Whitebank Stadium 10-28 Birkett, Smith Johnson (1/2) 1,209 04 August 15 Gateshead Thunder A Filtrona Park, South Shields 24-20 Brennan, Durbin, Johnson, McConnell Johnson (4/4) 193 11 August 16 Hemel Stags H Racecourse Ground 44-12 Moulsdale (3), Birkett (2), McConnell, Johnson Johnson (6/8) 813 18 August 17 Oxford Rugby League H Racecourse Ground 54-10 Brennan (3), Bannister (2), Massam (2), Stephens (2) Johnson (9/9) 805 23 August 13 London Skolars A New River Stadium 20-14 Adamson, Brennan, Smith Johnson (4/4) 1,276 1 September 18 South Wales Scorpions H Racecourse Ground 35-22 Massam (2), Bannister, Brennan, Griffiths, Moulsdale, McDonnell Johnson (3/7), Moulsdale (DG) 1,562 Byes in Round 6 and 12 Northern Rail Cup results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Northern Rail Cup results 3 March Group Oldham R.L.F.C. H Racecourse Ground 48-12 Smith (2), Durbin, Massam, Roets, Middlehurst, Brennan, Reardon Johnson (8/8) 721 10 March Group Gateshead Thunder A Thunderdome 30-4 Reardon (2), Brennan, Massam, Moulsdale, Middlehurst Johnson (3/6) 228 17 March Group Rochdale Hornets H Racecourse Ground 30-16 Johnson, McConnell, Massam (2), Stephens Johnson (5/5) 693 21 March Group Hemel Stags A Pennine Way 36-24 Brennan (2), Brophy, Sheen, Stephens, White White (6/6) 129 19 May Last 16 Swinton Lions A Leigh Sports Village 18-26 Birkett (2), Dallimore, Middlehurst Weaver (1/4) 544 20 July Bowl final London Skolars N The Shay 42-24 McConnell (2), Birkett, Johnson, Massam, Middlehurst, Moulsdale, Roets Johnson (5/9)
Tetleys Challenge Cup results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Challenge Cup results 6 April 3 West Hull N Wilderspool Stadium 82-6 Weaver (3), Johnson (2), Massam (2), Reardon (2), Smith (2), Gorski, Moulsdale, McConnell, White Johnson (11/15) 451 21 April 4 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium 6-62 Roets Johnson (1/1) 3,879
Players Statistics
Top try scorer: Rob Massam (25) Top goal scorer: Tommy Johnson (101) Top points scorer: Tommy Johnson (246)
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Squad
Transfers
Gains Player Previous club Date signed Gary Middlehurst Rochdale Hornets October 2012 Phil Braddish Rochdale Hornets October 2012 Stuart Reardon AS Carcassonne October 2012 Dave McConnell Swinton Lions October 2012 Andy Gorski Swinton Lions October 2012 Adam Bowman Rochdale Hornets October 2012 Ryan MacDonald Workington Town October 2012 Steve McDermott Rochdale Hornets November 2012
Losses Player New club Date Anthony Morrison Old Bar Beach Pirates October 2012 Iwan Brown Danny Hulme Dave Orwell Released Alex Trumper Released
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