Crusaders 44 v Bradford 20 (Sun) FT

[TRF_Cymro]

ENGAGE SUPER LEAGUE
Venue: Racecourse Ground Date: 13 June Kick-off: 1715 BST
Coverage: Score updates on local radio and BBC Sport website

Brian Noble's Crusaders have Aussie centre Tony Martin back after two months out with a hamstring injury.

But ex-Bulls coach Noble faces his old team without half-backs Jarrod Sammut (fractured cheekbone) and Michael Witt.

Bradford, still without lynchpin Matt Orford, are also minus Andy Lynch (knee operation), Cain Southernwood and the suspended Michael Platt.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/8729673.stm
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[TRF_Cymro]

Crusaders 44 Bradford Bulls 16 with 3 mins to go ... handing the Bulls their arses on a plate.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Try Bradford

Crusaders 44 Bradford Bulls 20

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Gah, completely forgot this was on
At least Crusaders won

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Yep Final Score:

Crusaders 44 Bradford Bulls 20

However looks like Gareth Thomas has picked up a groin injury.

 

[TVH11]

:O :O :O
can't believe i've missed this. damn it Been really getting into league this season and wanted to see this, unluckily for me my local rugby club is closed on sundays ah well at least Crusaders won, BRAVO

 

[Saints1]

Another handy win for the Crusaders.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Showing some form that the team had at the start of the season.

 

[SelimNiai]

:O :O :O
can't believe i've missed this. damn it Been really getting into league this season and wanted to see this, unluckily for me my local rugby club is closed on sundays ah well at least Crusaders won, BRAVO

What the heck?

Good win for the Crusaders, beggining to show that giving them Super League status wasnt a mistake. Now if they could just gets some Welsh/British talent playing there.

 

[Saints1]

I still don't want their franchise renewed - until they can prove to me they can exist in South Wales with good crowds I think they need to be de-franchised.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Hopefully they can keep on form an challenge for a top 8 spot,
Would love to see them through to the play-offs, it's a shame they didn't make it through in the Challenge, though they lost out to the Catalans so i'm not devastated

 

[Conal]

st helens
if you want the sport to grow and get more fans and become a bgger sport in south wales how would taking away their franchise help?? being in the super league and doing well will attract fans

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Having the franchise in North Wales is the best thing. They seem to like it and are tapping into the North Wales rugby market. The more success they get the bigger the gate. the gate was around 3,000 today.

 

[Saints1]

st helens
if you want the sport to grow and get more fans and become a bgger sport in south wales how would taking away their franchise help?? being in the super league and doing well will attract fans

But they got the franchise under the premise that they would be promoting the sport in South Wales. They've done OK in Wrexham don't get me wrong, but their remit is to make inroads in the South of the country. They were run so poorly the RFL had to deal with the day to day running of the club and they're now in the north, just 35 miles away from us, Wigan and the like. I was strongly in favour of them getting a franchise, but I personally wouldn't renew them currently unless they go back to South Wales and do their job.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

It's a shame they moved up to Wrexham as they cut away from a lot of their fanbase,
Apparently South Wales Scorpians fanbase is thriving now though

 

[William18]

But they got the franchise under the premise that they would be promoting the sport in South Wales. They've done OK in Wrexham don't get me wrong, but their remit is to make inroads in the South of the country. They were run so poorly the RFL had to deal with the day to day running of the club and they're now in the north, just 35 miles away from us, Wigan and the like. I was strongly in favour of them getting a franchise, but I personally wouldn't renew them currently unless they go back to South Wales and do their job.

Why would they move back to the south? The North is where they are getting the crowds so they may as well just stay there. I don't care where they are, as long as they are growing the sport in Wales. I think that if you were to take away their license it would be a massive step backwards. I wasn't in favour of them getting a license at all but it doesn't make any sense revoking it now. South Wales Scorpions are already there in south wales and it should be up to them to grow the game down there. Plus, there aren't that many teams that are really putting their hands up, demanding licenses and other teams such as Salford must be removed immediately.

It was disappointing to see a poor crowd at Wrexham today but hopefully those can push up if the Crusaders can push for the top 8.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

The South Wales Scorpions are the feeder club for the Crusaders.

 

[Saints1]

Why would they move back to the south? The North is where they are getting the crowds so they may as well just stay there. I don't care where they are, as long as they are growing the sport in Wales. I think that if you were to take away their license it would be a massive step backwards. I wasn't in favour of them getting a license at all but it doesn't make any sense revoking it now. South Wales Scorpions are already there in south wales and it should be up to them to grow the game down there. Plus, there aren't that many teams that are really putting their hands up, demanding licenses and other teams such as Salford must be removed immediately.

It was disappointing to see a poor crowd at Wrexham today but hopefully those can push up if the Crusaders can push for the top 8.

Because that's their remit. It was the reason they were promoted. If they aren't fulfilling that they should be stripped of their franchise. If the RFL wanted a crowd of 3000 in Wrexham, we could revert back to the days of "Roadshow" matches from the late 1990's and take league matches there as a one off.

 

[William18]

Because that's their remit. It was the reason they were promoted. If they aren't fulfilling that they should be stripped of their franchise. If the RFL wanted a crowd of 3000 in Wrexham, we could revert back to the days of "Roadshow" matches from the late 1990's and take league matches there as a one off.

The RFL has also got crowds of 10,000 in Wrexham as well which they never got in South Wales. I think the Crusaders were promoted to spread the game in Wales not just South Wales. If they tried to move to Bradford then you should kick them out.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

The remit I think did say South Wales but it was also mentioned that the Crusaders was like the team for Wales so could be based anywhere.