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gogledd

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  1. I was just thinking of this thread today and how France have missed out on a huge opportunity by not hosting the World Cup. Recently France have hosted the RU World Cup, and are now at the start of the Olympic Games. The announcement has been made today that France will host the Winter Olympic Games...so such a shame the Rugby League World Cup fell through, but perhaps shows where Rugby League features on the sporting radar in France.

    Also announced today is that France will hose the European rounds of the RLWC qualifiers in October 2024....so Serbia will play Wales and France will play Ukraine in Carcassonne on 22nd October and the two winners will play in Perpignan on  26th October for the one place available to go into the World Series on 2025 to select the final two places to join the 8 2022 quaterfinalists to make up the 10 RLWC places for 2026...

    I've booked my flights for Carcassonne this morning!

    https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2429/mens-european-world-cup-qualifying-detai...

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  2. 12 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

    Enjoyed the game as a neutral. Crusaders played a great brand of rugby at times but ultimately Hunslet were far more clinical.  

    I think you're being very generous to the Cru!! Second half we were awful. Lost the plot and Hunslet, quite rightly, capitalised on our poor performance. I hope we never play that poorly again, particularly as we have to play Hunslet again at their place! We wont get into the playoffs on that display.

  3. Coming to terms with a comprehensive loss yesterday. I though Crusaders looked the better team for the first 20 minutes but we just couldn't score. Once Oldham got on the board they never looked like losing. Oldham are a very strong team for League 1 and would probably hold their own in the Championship. Well done to the Yeds on the win.... and I think they'll take the top spot to go up automatically.

    To add to our woes Workington won their game so 6th place is now a battle to hold onto, with a real tough run in. After we play Hunslet on 21st July at Eirias Park we have 4 consecutive away games in August at Workington, Keighley, Hunslet and Rochdale with a final home game against Cornwall on 1st September. 

    We'll need to battle like we did last season to even get into the top 6 and perhaps other results may be our nemesis.

  4. 13 hours ago, Yorks Tim said:

    Another win for Midlands who weren't phased by the hosts opening the scoring. Sure it was feisty at times but Canes kept their cool while Crusaders were handicapped by one yellow and one red card. I would have given MOM to Matty Chrimes, who returned on loan today, but McLelland got the official nod. 

    I don't think we've seen Hurricanes at their best yet this season and it may take a bit more to beat Rochdale next time out. If this squad stays fit for the rest of the season I'm confident those first rate performances will come. 

    Well played Hurricanes; the better team won and although I thought our cards were very harsh and Hurricanes got away with a cheap shot on Carl Forster, I don't think the officials lost us the game. Hurricanes came with a good game plan and executed it well.

    Nice to meet you at Eirias Park. Good luck for the rest of the season

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  5. On 02/07/2024 at 00:12, ChristianB said:

    Glad to hear you had a good time, Gogledd. But I wish we had bid you farewell with a loss to take home - the Cornwall boys were bitterly disappointed as they felt the game was there to be won.

    Still, good luck for the rest of the season, and see you next year otherwise.

    We still have another game against Cornwall - lets hope for a Crusaders win in Eirias Park on the last game of the season. Why not come up ans see us!

  6. Just got back from Cornwall - forgot to factor in the Glastonbury traffic on the M5 which was at a standstill for parts of the journey...a journey which took almost 9 hours!!. 693 miles to watch North Wales Crusaders! Was it worth it...damn right! 2 points in the bag, 3 wins on the bounce, we had some great weather, lovely food and a mini-holiday with some rugby league thrown in for good measure!

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  7. Just home from Eirias Park....and my heart rate is just about back to normal again.

    A pulsating game between two sides determined to overturn the ball once they'd scored! Crusaders threw a massive interception to Workington for them to go six points clear, then a further try to go 10 points behind, but Crusaders showed great character to win the game with grit and determination, despite Workington constantly trying to slow the play of the balls down. For me we desrved the win...but only just!

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  8. Seems the takeover has been approved by the RFL

     

    https://www.nwcrusaders.co.uk/post/statement-elkaleh-takeover-approved-by-rfl

     

    Message from the new boss:

    “We now enter an exciting time for the club as a whole with plenty of positive stories to follow, and I look forward to meeting you all very soon.

    “This club means so much to all of us, I’m excited to embark on a journey together and bring success back to North Wales Crusaders as just reward for the hard work and dedication which you’ve all shown.”

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