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Leader Live
18 hours ago
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- Leader Live
Crusaders' coach Carl makes another case for the defence
The second half of the League One season gets underway on Sunday as Crusaders, the league leaders, host second-placed Midlands Hurricanes. Following the first nine games of the campaign, North Wales boast the most potent attack, while 104 points conceded means they have the best defence. Head coach Forster told CruCast: 'Defence wins games, that's the common phrase said. But, we've really prided ourselves on our defence this year. 'We've been giving ourselves a number on an average defence what wins you a league and, at the minute, we're well under that and, obviously, we just want to stay on track on that, and it's just a sort of reminder in the middle of a game that this particular number, that we pass the message on and it kind of just gives the lads that little bit of head space to switch on and we just never want to surpass that number. 'I think we've done it twice this year in nine games where they've got past that number. So, I think that speaks volumes in terms of how good we've been without the ball.'
Leader Live
2 days ago
- Sport
- Leader Live
There's a huge spell coming up for North Wales Crusaders
At the midway point of the League One season, Crusaders are sitting at the top of the standings. However, a challenging run of matches is on the horizon, starting with Sunday's home clash against second-placed Midlands Hurricanes. Cru's next two matches after this are against Workington Town and Dewsbury Rams, who sit third and fourth in the table. Head coach Forster, who saw his side get the better of Rochdale Hornets 32-12 in their last run-out, told CruCast: 'They seem to get bigger every week, don't they? Obviously, Dewsbury winning at Workington, now they're in the top-four. 'So, our next league games are second, third and fourth, and, obviously, Rochdale are sat fourth when we've played them. 'So, it's a big phase of the season. I've said to the lads... I think in four, five games... we'll have a good indication whether we're going to be sat top or we're going to be, you know, that third, fourth team in the division, and it's exciting. 'It's games you want to be involved in and we look forward to it.'
