2010 Crusaders Rugby League season

Welsh rugby season May 2014 December 2022 2010 #171717 #ffd001 Super League Super League XV 8th Lost in Eliminators Challenge Cup Fifth round Chairman Geoff Moss Head coach Brian Noble Ryan O'Hara Racecourse Ground 2009 2011 yes List of Crusaders Rugby League seasons Crusaders Rugby League enter their 5th year of rugby league, their 2nd in professional rugby league, in 2010. Additionally, this will be their first known as Crusaders Rugby League after previously being known as Celtic Crusaders,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8337469.stm Crusaders drop 'Celtic' from name 2 November 2009 BBC Sport 4 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091105133920/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8337469.stm 5 November 2009 live and their first year playing away from Brewery Field, Bridgend, moving to Wrexham's Racecourse Ground.http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/wrexham-fc/2009/12/11/crusaders-move-to-wrexham-fc-s-racecourse-is-confirmed-55578-25373171/ Crusaders move confirmed 2 November 2009 BBC Sport 4 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120314092042/http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/wrexham-fc/2009/12/11/crusaders-move-to-wrexham-fc-s-racecourse-is-confirmed-55578-25373171/ 14 March 2012 They will be in contention for the Super League, in its 15th season and the 2010 Challenge Cup. Season review Preseason The preseason saw the Crusaders make a number of changes firstly the Crusaders changed their name from Celtic Crusaders to Crusaders Rugby Leaguehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8337469.stm BBC News Crusaders drop 'Celtic' from name 2 November 2009 23 April 2010 then they got rid of previous coach John Dixon and was replaced by Brian Noble as well as gaining Nobles services Iestyn Harris and Jon Sharp joined as assistant coaches.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/celtic_crusaders/8302203.stm BBC News Noble unveiled as Crusaders coach 14 October 2009 23 April 2010 The preseason also saw Wales take part in the 2009 European Cup which they ended up winning against Scotland 28–16,http://www.rlef.eu.com/news.php?id=1259 RLEF 4 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111116024154/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news.php?id=1259 16 November 2011 dead dmy-all from the Crusaders 2010 Squad Jordan James, Ben Flower, Elliot Kear, Lewis Mills and Lloyd White were all named in the Wales squad.http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/57161/Default.aspx Welsh confirm squad for European Cup - NRL.com 4 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927034445/http://www.nrl.com/NewsViews/LatestNews/NewsArticle/tabid/10874/newsId/57161/Default.aspx 27 September 2012 dead dmy-all The Crusaders also confirmed Wrexhams Racecourse Ground as their new home ground for 2010 they originally planned to play at Newports Rodney Parade but unfortunately they couldn't which meant they had to move their South Wales base 200 miles to North Wales. The Crusaders made a number of high-profile signings during the off season with players such as former Great Britain internationals Jamie Thackray and Gareth Raynor joining the club as well as former NRL player Michael Witt returning to the 13-man code after a 1 1 2-year stint with the Otago rugby union club. 2010 season In April, Crusaders progressed from the fourth round of the Challenge Cup with a 58–8 win over York City Knights.http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityknights/matchreports/8106746.York_City_Knights_8__Crusaders_58/ York City Knights 8, Crusaders 58 The Press 19 April 2010 Results Super League 2010 Super League season Table CRU Super League results #CFC Win 1px solid #000000 W #FFC Draw 1px solid #000000 D #FFE3E3 Loss 1px solid #000000 L DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Super League results 29 January 4 leeds 14 Leeds Rhinos H Racecourse Ground L 6–34 Raynor Witt 10,334 RLP 5 February 1 wigan 14 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 6–38 Dyer Witt 13,680 RLP 12 February 2 salford city 14 Salford City Reds A The Willows 36–16 Mellars (3), Raynor, Thackray, Winterstein, Witt Witt (4) 3,421 RLP 21 February 3 hull fc 14 Hull F.C. H Racecourse Ground 18–16 Youngquest (2), Witt Witt (3) 6,794 RLP 7 March 5 warrington 14 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12–46 Bryant, Withers Witt (2) 11,113 RLP 12 March 6 st helens 14 St Helens A The GPW Recruitment Stadium L 30–37 Dyer, Mellars, Raynor, Thackray, Withers Witt (5} 8,507 RLP 19 March 7 catalans 14 Catalans Dragons H Racecourse Ground 14–6 Chan, Lupton Witt (3) 6,124 RLP 26 March 8 castleford 14 Castleford Tigers A The Jungle L 16–22 Chan, Lupton Witt (3) 5,229 RLP 5 April 10 bradford 14 Bradford Bulls A Grattan Stadium, Odsal L 16–20 Hauraki, Mellars Witt (4) 7,853 RLP 11 April 11 Wakefield 14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Hearwell Stadium 20–10 Mellars, Thomas, Witt, Youngquest Witt (2) 4,671 RLP 25 April 12 huddersfield 14 Huddersfield Giants H Racecourse Ground L 10–38 Dyer, Hauraki Witt 4,127 RLP 1 May 13 bradford 14 Bradford Bulls N Murrayfield Stadium 19–0 Witt (3), Sammut Witt (3 + FG) 26,642 RLP 16 May 14 hull kr 14 Hull Kingston Rovers A "New" Craven Park L 10–54 Raynor, Sammut Witt 7,273 RLP 22 May 15 wigan 14 Wigan Warriors H Racecourse Ground L 26–46 Chan, Hanbury, Lupton, Witt, Youngquest Witt (3) 6,075 RLP 6 June 16 harlequins 14 Harlequins A Twickenham Stoop L 22–50 Chan, Hanbury, Lupton, Schifcofske Schifcofske (3) 2,381 RLP 13 June 17 bradford 14 Bradford Bulls H Racecourse Ground 44–20 Hauraki (2), Martin, Mellars, Thomas, Withers, Youngquest Schifcofske (8) 2,979 RLP 20 June 18 leeds 14 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Carnegie Stadium 32–26 Hauraki (2), Mellars (2), Peek Schifcofske (6) 14,371 RLP 27 June 19 wakefield 14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Racecourse Ground L 0–41 2,837 RLP 4 July 20 warrington 14 Warrington Wolves H Racecourse Ground L 10–30 Hanbury, Youngquest Schifcofske 5,197 RLP 11 July 21 huddersfield 14 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 12–30 Hauraki, Sammut Schifcofske (2) 5,339 RLP 17 July 22 catalans 14 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus 26–22 Chan, Hanbury, Hauraki, Lupton Schifcofske (5) 6,208 RLP 25 July 23 castleford 14 Castleford Tigers H The Gnoll 30–24 Hanbury, Hauraki, James, Martin, Sammut Schifcofske (5) 1,495 RLP 1 August 24 salford city 14 Salford City Reds H Racecourse Ground 60–16 Youngquest (3), Martin (2), Schifcofske (2), Hanbury, Hauraki, O'Hara, Winterstein Schifcofske (8) 2,412 RLP 6 August 9 harlequins 14 Harlequins H Racecourse Ground 16–12 Hanbury (2), Chan Schifcofske (2) 1,122 RLP 13 August 25 hull fc 14 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 16–18 Dyer, Lupton Schifcofske (4) 11,762 RLP 21 August 26 st helens 14 St Helens A Racecourse Ground L 10–36 Mellars, Winterstein Schifcofske 5,374 RLP 4 September 27 hull kr 14 Hull Kingston Rovers H Racecourse Ground 30–24 Dyer, Hanbury, Martin, O'Hara, Sammut Schifcofske (5) 5,137 RLP Play-offs DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Play-off results 11 September Eliminators huddersfield 14 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 12–18 Hanbury Schifcofske (4) 5,869 RLP Challenge Cup 2010 Challenge Cup #CFC Win 1px solid #000000 W #FFE3E3 Loss 1px solid #000000 L DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Challenge Cup results 18 April 4 york city 14 York City Knights A Huntington Stadium 58–8 Chan (2), Hanbury (2), White (2), Flower, Thackray, Thomas, Youngquest Witt (9) 719 RLP 9 May 5 catalans 14 Catalans Dragons H Racecourse Ground L 34–35 Lupton, Mellars, Sammut, Schifcofske, Winterstein, Youngquest Schifcofske (3), Witt (2) 1,817 RLP Players Squad 2010 Crusaders RL season #000000 #FFFF00 28 December 2009 1 Gareth Thomas FB WG 2 Nick Youngquest WG 3 Tony Martin CE 4 Vince Mellars CE 5 Raynor 6 Michael Witt SO SH 7 Jarrod Sammut SH 8 Ryan O'Hara PR 1 9 Lincoln Withers HK SH 10 Mark Bryant PR 11 Weller Hauraki SR 12 Jason Chan SR 13 Rocky Trimarchi LF 14 Luke Dyer CE 15 Tommy Lee HK 16 Frank Winterstein SR 17 Adam Peek PR 18 Jamie Thackray PR 19 Jordan James PR 20 Ben Flower SR 21 Lloyd White SO 22 Elliot Kear FB 23 Peter Lupton SO LF 24 Anthony Blackwood WG 25 Lewis Mills PR 26 Clinton Schifcofske FB 27 Rhys Hanbury SH FB 28 Gil Dudson PR 29 30 Lee Williams CE Brian Noble Jon Sharp Iestyn Harris Source:http://www.crusadersrfl.com/team.php?id%3D11 Official Crusaders RL web site 2012-08-20 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120610035631/http://www.crusadersrfl.com/team.php?id=11 10 June 2012 dmy Transfers Gains Acquisitions Player Signed from When signedMichael Witt Otago Highlanders December 2009Nick Youngquest Gateshead Thunder December 2009Frank Winterstein Wakefield Trinity Wildcats December 2009Tony Martin Wakefield Trinity Wildcats December 2009Vincent Mellars Auckland Vulcans January 2010Tommy Lee Hull F.C. November 2009Jamie Thackray Hull F.C. January 2010Weller Hauraki Parramatta Eels January/February 2010Rhys Hanbury Wests Tigers March 2010Rocky Trimarchi Wests Tigers January 2010Gareth Thomas Cardiff Blues March 2010Clinton Schifcofske Ulster Rugby March 2010Jarrod Sammut Penrith Panthers April 2010 Losses Losses Player Signed for When leftTony Duggan Lézignan Sangliers August 2009Josh Hannay Mackay Cutters August 2009Mark Dalle Cort Northern Pride August 2009Jace Van Dijk Easts Tigers August 2009Darren Mapp Central Comets August 2009Marshall Chalk Gold Coast Titans November 2009Matty Smith St Helens R.F.C. (loan return) November 2009Ste Tyrer St Helens R.F.C. (loan return) November 2009Mark Lennon Burleigh Bears November 2009Damien Quinn Lézignan Sangliers August 2009David Tangata-Toa Unknown UnknownGeraint Davies Coventry RUFC December 2009Ashley Bateman South Wales Scorpions January 2010Chris Beasley Central Comets November 2009Aled James Unknown UnknownNeil Budworth Mackay Cutters December 2009Paul Ballard Blackpool Panthers December 2009Terry Martin Unknown Unknown References Category:Crusaders Rugby League seasons Crusaders Rugby League season Category:2010 in Welsh rugby league