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Leader Live
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Coach Forster delighted with North Wales Crusaders' display
It was first against second at Colwyn Bay's Stadiwm CSM and while Hurricanes blew in to take the lead, Crusaders managed to turn things around to record a 14-4 triumph. This result moves North Wales three points clear at the head of League One. Reflecting on his side's ninth triumph in 10 matches this season, head coach Forster said: 'I'm really proud of my players out there today, that's a performance which shows why we're at the top of the table. 'Midlands are a big side, they've recruited some quality players so to have come away from the game with a win which sees us move three points clear, that speaks volumes about the squad we have here. 'For me, that game was always going to be tight, if you look at it, we've got Jake Spedding, Sam Wilde, Jordan Case and Ben Evans all out – they're big players for us, but credit has to go to each member of the squad because whether it's players playing week in, week out, lads pushing for a starting spot, or the injured players they're all playing a huge part.' It was the visitors who opened the scoring after a quarter-of-an-hour. Jon-Luke Kirby ran on to a short pass and powered through the Crusaders' line to score an unconverted try. The hosts hit back via Joe Baldwin's score, which was converted by Jamie Dallimore and that handed North Wales a slender 6-4 advantage at the interval. Early in the second half, Jordy Gibson's kick caused problems for the Hurricanes defence and Lloyd Roby swept in to score his side's second try of the contest. Dallimore added the extras and he kicked a penalty later in proceedings to confirm an excellent triumph. Forster added: 'We went into the game with a plan, we knew that it was going to be tight, they're a physical side and look to strangle you and then capitalise on your errors, I though that we managed that really well. 'There were some strange calls in the game, I think we've probably had one or two tries ruled out which I need to watch back, but that's not the focus for me now, I want this squad to have all the accolades which they deserve.' Crusaders are now more than halfway through their season and they now have a healthy three-point advantage over the chasing pack following a positive weekend. Third-placed Workington Town were defeated 24-14 away to Swinton Lions, while Dewsbury Rams - fourth heading into the weekend - lost out 20-14 at home to Goole Vikings. However, North Wales now have to play the waiting game prior to their return to action. This will be on July 6 when Crusaders play host to Workington. Crusaders' advantage could be down to one point by then as Midlands tackle Goole on Sunday.
BBC News
27-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Cornwall concede 11 tries in Challenge Cup loss
Cornwall conceded 11 tries as they were thrashed 52-0 at home by North Wales Crusaders in the Challenge Cup second round. Jake Spedding's early try put the Welsh side 4-0 up before Kieran Taylor scored two tries in as many minutes shortly before the - who were taken over by businessman Ken Stone in November - suffered a number of injuries and had emptied their bench with 28 minutes left to play, by which time Lloyd Roby has scored once and Ollie Brookes twice. Brookes would go on to score three more tries, while Taylor completed his hat-trick as injury-hit Cornwall played out the game with just 12 went on to get a second try before Cole Oakley got the Welsh side's final score with three minutes left. The win books North Wales a home tie with Widnes in round three next month, while Cornwall return to action on 23 February when they travel to Workington Town in their opening League One fixture.
