# 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.
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. Clive Griffiths was confirmed as North Wales Crusaders Head Coach on 23 November and started his search for players. The club held open trials for any new players to attend, as well as scouring the local amateur game and signing players from Super League academies.

## Results
### Pre-season

W Win D Draw L Loss
Pre-season results :
| Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

### 2012 Championship 1
#### Table

2012 Championship 1 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Doncaster (P) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 717 | 347 | +370 | 1 | 46 | Promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs |
| 2 | Barrow Raiders (P) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 617 | 383 | +234 | 3 | 45 | Promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs |
| 3 | Workington Town (P) | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 617 | 330 | +287 | 4 | 43 | Promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs |
| 4 | Whitehaven R.L.F.C. (P) | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 549 | 421 | +128 | 1 | 37 | Promotion to 2013 Co-operative Championship and Champions play-offs |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets (Q) | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 496 | 462 | +34 | 1 | 28 | Champions play-offs |
| 6 | Oldham (Q) | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 465 | 485 | −20 | 5 | 27 | Champions play-offs |
| 7 | London Skolars | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 558 | 560 | −2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 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 | |

#### Championship 1 results

W Win D Draw L Loss
Championship 1 results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

### Carnegie Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss
Challenge Cup results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

## Players
### Statistics

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

### Transfers
#### Gains

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

#### Loanees

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

#### Losses

| 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 |