2012 North Wales Crusaders season

2012 North Wales Crusaders season
2012 Championship 1 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 WalesClive Griffiths
Captain
Stadium Racecourse Ground
Avg. Attend. 927
High. Attend. 1,513 v Barrow Raiders (11/03/12)
Top scorers
Tries Rob Massam 11
Goals Johnson 41
Points Johnson 94
List of seasons 2013 >

This article details the North Wales Crusaders Rugby League Football Club's 2012 season. This is the club's first ever season after reforming following the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby League folding.

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.

Pre-Season

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Friendly Date Opponent Result Score Home/Away Venue Tries Goals Attendance Report
Friendly 20/1/2011 Leigh East Won 12-34 Away Leigh Sports Village Hudson, Sheen (3), Mouladale, Massam, Smith (5)
Friendly 29/1/2012 Rochdale Hornets Won 50-22 Home Racecourse Ground Oakden, Massam (2), Mouladale (2), Brennan, Griffiths, Wilkes, Hulme & Kinsey Smith (5) 751
Friendly 5/2/2012 Halifax U23s Won 62-0 Home Halton Stadium Morison, Massam(2), Smith, Roets, C. Walker, Hayes, Durbin (2), Wilkes, Broadbent, Sheen, Walsh Smith (3), Brennan (1), Broadbent (1) 263
Friendly 18/2/2012 Milford Marlins Won 22-54 Away Leeds Rhinos training ground Brennan, Oakden, Smith, Roets, C. Walker (3), Other scorers unknown Unknown
Friendly 26/2/2012 Thatto Heath Won 60-28 Home Eirias Park Wilkes, Smith (2), Sheen (2), Morison, Walsh, Massam, Tyrer, Hulme, Brown, Roets Smith (1), Brennan (4), Sheen (1) 396

2012 Table

Main article: 2012 Championship 1
    		 Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Bns Pts
    1 Doncaster RLFC (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 RLFC (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 Roughyeds (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

    2012 Championship 1 Fixtures and Results

    Fixtures and Results

    LEGEND
      Win
      Draw
      Loss
    DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport
    11/03/12 2012 Championship 1 1 Barrow Raiders H Racecourse Ground Lost 24-26 Moulsdale, Durbin, Massam (2), Brennan Brennan (2) 1,513
    18/03/12 2012 Championship 1 2 London Skolars A New River Stadium Lost 66-16 D. Hulme (2), Hudson Johnson, Brennan 535
    01/04/12 2012 Championship 1 3 Rochdale Hornets H Racecourse Ground Lost 18-54 Wilkes, Massam, D. Hulme Smith 1,047
    09/04/12 2012 Championship 1 4 South Wales Scorpions H Racecourse Ground Won 34-22 Moulsdale, Johnson(2), Brennan (2), Smith, I. Brown Smith (2), Cross 1,204 Premier Sports
    22/04/12 2012 Championship 1 5 Workington Town A Derwent Park Lost 58-0 776
    06/05/12 2012 Championship 1 6 Oldham Roughyeds A Whitebank Stadium Won 32-36 Clay, Moulsdale, Broadbent, Clark, Morrison, Cross, Massam Cross (4) 580
    13/05/12 2012 Championship 1 7 Whitehaven RLFC H Racecourse Ground Lost 10-17 Sheen (2) Broadbent 804
    27/05/12 2012 Championship 1 9 Doncaster RLFC H Racecourse Ground Lost 28-41 Stephens, Sheen, Moulsdale, Massam, Clay Broadbent (4) 705
    10/06/12 2012 Championship 1 10 Oldham Roughyeds H Racecourse Ground Won 30-28 Brennan (3), Sheen, Clay, Smith Broadbent, Johnson (2) 802
    24/06/12 2012 Championship 1 11 Barrow Raiders A Craven Park Lost 40-24 Gorski (2), Smith, Brennan Johnson (4) 1,238
    01/07/12 2012 Championship 1 12 Workington Town H Racecourse Ground Lost 20-30 Wilkes, Massam, D. Hulme, McConnell Johnson (2) 733
    08/07/12 2012 Championship 1 13 Gateshead Thunder H Racecourse Ground Won 46-18 D. Hulme (2), Gorski, Clark, Durbin, L. Hulme, Smith, McConnell Johnson (7) 719
    15/07/12 2012 Championship 1 8 Gateshead Thunder A Thunderdome Won 10-60 Moulsdale (3), Sheen (3), Adamson, Brennan, J. Walker, L. Hulme Johnson (10) 336
    22/07/12 2012 Championship 1 14 Rochdale Hornets A Spotland Lost 34-6 Sheen Johnson 648
    05/08/12 2012 Championship 1 15 South Wales Scorpions A The Gnoll Won 24-36 Gorski, Durbin, Massam, Clay (2), L. Hulme, Smith Johnson (4) 687
    12/08/12 2012 Championship 1 16 London Skolars H Racecourse Ground Won 40-22 Brennan, J. Walker, Massam, Weaver, Moulsdale, Smith, Clay Johnson (6) 800
    19/08/12 2012 Championship 1 17 Doncaster RLFC A Keepmoat Stadium Lost 48-12 Moulsdale, Brennan Johnson (2) 891
    02/09/12 2012 Championship 1 18 Whitehaven RLFC A Recreation Ground Lost 58-20 Massam (2), Gorski Johnson (2) 701

    2012 Carnegie Challenge Cup Fixtures and Results

    LEGEND
      Win
      Draw
      Loss
    DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport
    24/3/12 Challenge Cup Round 3 Toulouse Olympique H Racecourse Ground Won 28-10 Hulme (3), Johnson, Massam, Morrison, Moulsdale 567
    15/4/12 Challenge Cup Round 4 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium Lost 98-4 Owain Brown 4,198

    Stats

    For all stats,

    Appearances

    Rank Name Nationality Appearances
    1Tommy JohnsonEngland20
    =Andy MoulsdaleEngland20
    =Johnny WalkerEngland20
    4Rob MassamWales19
    5Lee HudsonEngland18
    6Leon BrennanEngland17
    7Jono SmithEngland16
    8Anthony MorrisonEngland15
    9Owain BrownWales14
    =Billy SheenEngland14
    =Simon StephensEngland14

    As of 2/9/12 [6]

    Points

    Rank Name Nationality Points
    1Tommy JohnsonEngland94
    2Leon BrennanEngland46
    3Rob MassamWales44
    4Andy MoulsdaleEngland40
    5Danny HulmeEngland36
    6Billy SheenEngland32
    7Jono SmithEngland30
    8Adam ClayEngland24
    9Andy GorskiEngland20
    10Sam BroadbentEngland16

    As of 2/9/12 [6]

    Tries

    Rank Name Nationality Tries
    1Rob MassamWales11
    2Leon BrennanEngland10
    =Andy MoulsdaleEngland10
    4Danny HulmeEngland9
    5Billy SheenEngland8
    6Adam ClayEngland6
    =Jono SmithEngland6
    8Andy GorskiEngland5
    9Jamie DurbinEngland3
    =Liam HulmeEngland3
    = Tommy Johnson England3
    =Kriss WilkesWales3

    As of 2/9/12 [6]

    Goals

    Rank Name Nationality Goals Percentage
    1Tommy JohnsonEngland41 / 54 75%
    2Sam BroadbentEngland6 / 9 66%
    3Ian CrossRepublic of Ireland5 / 15 33%
    4Leon BrennanEngland3 / 9 33%
    =Jono SmithEngland3 / 6 50%

    As of 2/9/12 [6]

    All players

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

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

    2012 Squad

    Provisional squad

    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]

    North Wales Crusaders Provisional Squad
    First team squad Coaching staff
    • 1 Victor Hughes
    • 2 Daniel Williams-Tully
    • 3 Peter Brown
    • 4 Andy Mitchell
    • 5 Adam Smith
    • 6 Andrew Hughes
    • 7 Gary Jones
    • 8 Ian McMahon
    • 9 Kyle Jones
    • 10 James Morris
    • 11 Dylan Jones
    • 12 Sam Mitchell
    • 13 Carl Renshaw
    • 14 Phillip Ford
    • 15 Danny Speed
    • 16 Neil Edwards
    • 17 Kristy Stephenson
    • 18 Laura Clint
    • 19 Gareth Laugharne
    • 20 Chris Jennings
    • 21 Sandra Walker
    • 22 Richard Isaacs
    • 23 Chris Zacharek
    • 24 Richard Hughes
    • 25 Jamie Flett
    • 26 Martin Williams
    • 27 Simon Jones
    • 28 Stephen Spires
    • 29 Mark Williams
    • 30 Ioan Jones
    • 31 Simon Reece
    • 32 Gareth Parry
    • 33 Phillip Schoonjans
    • 34 Andrew Searson
    • 35 Barry Williams
    • 36 Jac Griffiths
    • 37 Catherine Jones
    • 38 Geraint Jones
    • 39 Chris Jones
    • 40 Fraser Savage

    Head coach

    Source:[29]


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

    Playing squad

    2012 North Wales Crusaders Squad
    First team squad Coaching staff

    Head coach

    Assistant coach

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

    2012 transfers

    Gains

    Player Previous Club Date Signed
    Wales Owain Brown Leigh East December 2011 [23][30]
    Wales Iwan Brown Halton Simms Cross December 2011 [23][30]
    Wales Rob Massam Chester Gladiators January 2012 [31][32]
    England Danny Hulme Widnes Vikings January 2012 [11][33]
    England Lee Hudson Widnes Vikings January 2012 [11][33]
    England Chris Lunt Widnes Vikings January 2012 [11][33]
    England Jamie Durbin Leigh Centurions January 2012 [34][35]
    England Carl Leach Warrington Bank Quay Bulls January 2012 [34][35]
    England Adam Walsh Thatto Heath Crusaders January 2012 [34][35]
    England Jonny Walker Leigh East January 2012 [34][35]
    England Andy Moulsdale Warrington Ryland's Sharks January 2012 [36]
    England Chris Tyrer Swinton Lions January 2012 [36]
    England Billy Sheen Leigh Centurions January 2012 [36]
    England Anthony Morrison Saddleworth Rangers January 2012 [36]
    England Jono Smith Leigh East January 2012 [36]
    England David Hoctor Ince Rose Bridge January 2012 [36]
    Wales Andrew Oakden North Wales Crusaders juniors January 2012 [36]
    England Tommy Johnson St Helens RLFC January 2012 [36]
    Wales Kriss Wilkes Rochdale Hornets January 2012 [36]
    England Sam Broadbent Chester Gladiators January 2012 [36]
    England Chris Kinsey Widnes Vikings January 2012 [36]
    England Mark Harmon Warrington Wolves January 2012 [36]
    England Leon Brennan Leigh Miners Rangers February 2012 [37]
    Wales Christiaan Roets South Wales Scorpions February 2012 [38]
    England Rob Hayes Woolston Rovers February 2012 [39]
    England Craig Lawton Wingham Tigers February 2012 [40]
    England Chris Walker Oulton Raiders February 2012 [41]
    England Ben Mellor Leigh Centurions February 2012 [42]
    Wales Owain Griffiths Unatatched February 2012
    England Jamie Clark Unatatched April 2012
    England Simon Stephens Leigh East April 2012 [43]
    England Alex Trumper Thatto Heath Crusaders May 2012 [44]
    England Toby Adamson Salford City Reds June 2012 [45]
    Wales Lewys Weaver London Wasps July 2012 [46]
    England Dave Orwell Huddersfield Giants July 2012

    Loanees

    Player Parent Club Date
    Republic of Ireland Aaron McCloskey St Helens RLFC March 2012 [47]
    Republic of Ireland Ian Cross St Helens RLFC March 2012 [47]
    England Kurt Haggerty Widnes Vikings March 2012 [48]
    England Gareth Frodsham Batley Bulldogs 2012 [49]
    England Adam Clay Leigh Centurions 2012 [50]
    England Andy Gorski Swinton Lions May 2012 [51]
    Scotland Dave McConnell Swinton Lions June 2012 [52]
    England Liam Hulme Warrington Wolves July 2012 [53]

    Losses

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

    End of season awards

    Awards were presented at the end of season dinner.[54]

    Top Scorer of the Year

    Try of the Year

    Nominations for 'Try of the year' were on the Official website after the final game.[54]

    Smash of the Year

    Nominations for 'Smash of the year' were on the Official website after the final game.[54]

    Coaches player of the Year

    Voted for by coaching staff.

    Fans player of the Year

    Voted for on the official website

    Players player of the Year

    Voted for by the playing staff

    Most contributed to the club award

    Supporters club Player of the Year

    Voted for by members of the Crusaders Rugby League Supporters Club.

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