North Wales Crusaders statistics and records

Statistics and records for North Wales Crusaders

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This page details statistics and records regarding the North Wales Crusaders Rugby League club. This includes competitive matches following their inception in 2012.

## Team records

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### Seasons

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Main article: List of North Wales Crusaders seasons

Year | Competition | Pos | Round | Points | Pld | H. Win | H. Draw | H. Loss | A. Win | A. Draw | A. Loss | For | Ag | Diff. | Win %

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2012 | Championship 1 | 8th |  | 24 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 460 | 628 | -168 | 38%
2012 | Challenge Cup |  | 4th |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 108 | -76 | 50%

As of 02/09/12.[1][2] Round is the round reached in the competition.

### Wins & losses

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Criteria | Result | Opposition | Venue | Date

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Biggest winning margin | 10-60[3] | Gateshead Thunder | Gateshead International Stadium | 15/7/12
Biggest losing margin | 98-4[4][5] | Wigan Warriors | DW Stadium | 15/4/12
Most points scored | 10-60 | Gateshead Thunder | Gateshead International Stadium | 15/7/12
Most points conceded | 98-4 | Wigan Warriors | DW Stadium | 15/4/12
Longest winning run | 2 matches (2 Occasions) | Gateshead Thunder x 2,
South Wales Scorpions & London Skolars | Racecourse Ground & Gateshead International Stadium,
The Gnoll & Racecourse Ground | 8/7 - 15/7/2012,
5/8/12 - 12/8/12
Longest losing run | 2 matches (5 Occasions) | Barrow Raiders & London Skolars,
Wigan Warriors & Workington Town,
Whitehaven & Doncaster,
Barrow Raiders & Workington Town,
Doncaster & Whitehaven | Racecourse Ground & New River Stadium,
DW Stadium & Derwent Park,
Racecourse Ground x2,
Craven Park & Racecourse Ground,
Keepmoat Stadium & Recreation Ground | 11/3-18/3/2012,
15/4-22/4/2012,
13/5-27/5/2012,
24/6-1/7/2012,
19/8-2/9/2012

As of 2/9/12 [6]

### Opposition

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Team | Country | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win %

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Barrow Raiders |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 66 | 0
Doncaster |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 89 | 0
Gateshead Thunder |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 28 | 100
London Skolars |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 88 | 50
Oldham |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 60 | 100
Rochdale Hornets |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 88 | 0
South Wales Scorpions |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 46 | 100
Toulouse Olympique |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 100
Whitehaven |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 75 | 0
Wigan Warriors |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 98 | 0
Workington Town |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 88 | 0

As of 02/9/12 [7]

### Attendance

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* Highest attendance: 1,513 V Barrow Raiders (11 March 2012) [8]

Year | Competition | Matches | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest

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2012 | Championship 1 | 9 | 8,347 | 927 | 1,513 | 705
2013 | Championship 1 |  |  |  |  |

As of 12/8/12 [9][10][11]

## Player records

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For a list of North Wales Crusaders players,

Main article: North Wales Crusaders players

### Player summary

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Year | Top Try Scorer | Top Goal Scorer | Top Points Scorer

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2012 | Rob Massam | 11 | Tommy Johnson | 41 | Tommy Johnson | 94 (3T+41G)
2013 |  |  |  |  |  | ( )

As of 2/9/12 [12]

### Appearances

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Rank | Name | Nationality | Appearances

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1 | Tommy Johnson |  | 152
2 | Johnny Walker |  | 137
3 | Rob Massam |  | 112
4 | Lee Hudson |  | 109
5 | Jono Smith |  | 81
6 | Andy Moulsdale |  | 79
7 | Christiaan Roets |  | 70
8 | Jamie Dallimore |  | 68
= | Steve Wild |  | 68
10 | Gary Middlehurst |  | 62

As of 10/4/18 [13]

### Points

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Rank | Name | Nationality | Points

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1 | Tommy Johnson |  | 1206
2 | Rob Massam |  | 392
3 | Jono Smith |  | 186
4 | Scott Turner |  | 134
5 | Leon Brennan |  | 106
6 | Jamie Dallimore |  | 103
7 | Ryan Smith |  | 102
8 | Andy Moulsdale |  | 101
9 | Gary Middlehurst |  | 97
10 | Alex Thompson |  | 84

As of 10/4/18 [14]

### Tries

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Rank | Name | Nationality | Tries

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1 | Rob Massam |  | 11
2 | Leon Brennan |  | 10
= | Andy Moulsdale |  | 10
4 | Danny Hulme |  | 9
5 | Billy Sheen |  | 8
6 | Adam Clay |  | 6
= | Jono Smith |  | 6
8 | Andy Gorski |  | 5
9 | Jamie Durbin |  | 3
= | Liam Hulme |  | 3
= | Tommy Johnson |  | 3
= | Kriss Wilkes |  | 3

As of 2/9/12 [15]

### Goals

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Rank | Name | Nationality | Goals | Percentage | Years

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1 | Tommy Johnson |  | 41 / 54 | 75% | 2012
2 | Sam Broadbent |  | 6 / 9 | 66% | 2012
3 | Ian Cross |  | 5 / 15 | 33% | 2012
4 | Leon Brennan |  | 3 / 9 | 33% | 2012
= | Jono Smith |  | 3 / 6 | 50% | 2012

As of 2/9/12 [16]

## Firsts

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### Games

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* First game: Friendly V Leigh East at Leigh Sports Village on 20/1/12. Won 12-34 [17]
* First competitive game: Championship 1 game V Barrow Raiders at Racecourse Ground on 11/3/12. Lost 24-26 [18]
* First Challenge Cup game: V Toulouse Olympique at Racecourse Ground on 24/3/12. Won 28-10 [19]
* First win: Challenge Cup game V Toulouse Olympique at Racecourse Ground on 34/3/12. Won 28-10 [20]

### Players

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* First try: Lee Hudson v Leigh East on 20/1/12.[21]
* First competitive try: Andy Moulsdale v Barrow Raiders on 11/3/12.[22]
* Most tries in a game: 3 Leon Brennan V Oldham, Andy Moulsdale V Gateshead Thunder & Billy Sheen V Gateshead Thunder
* Oldest player: Christiaan Roets 31 years, 11 months, 28 days - V Whitehaven 2/9/2012
* Youngest player: Lewys Weaver 18 years, 10 months, 29 days - V London Skolars 12/8/2012

## Awards, honours and nominations

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Year | Criteria | Player

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2012 | Championship 1 Team of the Month (April) [23] | Leon Brennan
2012 | Championship 1 Team of the Month (June) [24] | Leon Brennan
2012 | Championship 1 Team of the Month (June) [25] | Tommy Johnson
2012 | Championship 1 Team of the Month (August) [26] | Rob Massam
2012 | Nominated for Championship 1 Coach of the Year [27] | Clive Griffiths

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## End-of-season awards

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Awards are presented at the end of season dinner.[29]

Top Scorer of the Year

2012 | Rob Massam (11)
Try of the Year

2012 | Danny Hulme | v Toulouse Olympique

Nominations for 'Try of the year' were on the Official website after the final game.[30]

Smash of the Year

2012 | Christiaan Roets | v South Wales Scorpions

Nominations for 'Smash of the year' were on the Official website after the final game.[31]

Coaches player of the Year

2012 | Jonny Walker

Voted for by coaching staff.

Fans player of the Year

2012 | Rob Massam

Voted for on the official website

Players player of the Year

2012 | Tommy Johnson

Voted for by the playing staff

Most contributed to the club award

2012 | Karen and Graham Wiseman
Supporters club Player of the Year

2010 | Peter Lupton
2011 | Tony Martin
2012 | Rob Massam

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

## Internationals

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Players who have won international caps whilst playing for the Crusaders. Stats also include total caps during their career.

No.  | Player  | Nationality  | Crusaders Years  | International Years  | Int. Apps  | Int. Tries  | Int. Goals  | Int. Pts  | Total Int. Apps  | Total Int. Tries  | Int Goals  | Int Pts  | First Match  | Last Match

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457[32] | Christiaan Roets |  | 2012 | 2009–2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 25/10/09 Vs Serbia[33] | 27/10/12 Vs England[34]
481[35] | Iwan Brown |  | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16/6/12 Vs France[36] | 16/6/12 Vs France[37]
| Rob Massam |  | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20/10/12 Vs France[38] | 20/10/12 Vs France[39]

Updated 22 October 2012.

## References

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1. ^ "Co-operative Championship 1 table". 23 March 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
2. ^ "Official Carnegie Challenge Cup Web Site". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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32. ^ "League Management". www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
33. ^ "Serbia 8-88 Wales". 25 October 2009.
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35. ^ "League Management". www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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38. ^ "France 20-6 Wales". BBC Sport.
39. ^ "France 20-6 Wales". BBC Sport.

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* Founded in 2011
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