| Year: | 2013 |
| Team Colour: |
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| Font Colour: | White |
| League Rank: | 1st |
| Cup: | Challenge Cup |
| Cup Result: | Round 4 |
| Cup2: | National League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Last 16 |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Jamie Thomas |
| Coach Title: | Head coach |
| List: | yes |
| List Link: | List of North Wales Crusaders seasons |
This article details the North Wales Crusaders Rugby League Football Club's 2013 season. This is the club's second season after reforming following the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby League folding. The club will take part in Championship 1 for their second season.[1] The club will be also taking part again in the Challenge Cup, and the National League Cup (known as the Northern Rail Cup for sponsorship reasons) for the first time in their short history.[2]
| Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | +Pre-season results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 December 2012 | A | 14-34 | Johnson (1/3) | 645 | http://www.mission2013.co.uk/live-swinton-lions-v-north-wales-crusaders/ | |||||
| 13 January | A | 38-16 | Weaver, Smith, Brennan, Massam, Moulsdale, Durbin, Reid | Weaver (5/7) | 312 | http://www.mission2013.co.uk/match-report-york-16-v-38-nw-crusaders/ | ||||
| 2 February | A | Crusaders Park | 50-10 | Weaver, Walker, Smith, Reardon, Roets, Massam, Stephens (2), Kirby | Johnson (5/6), Weaver (2/3) | 200 | http://www.mission2013.co.uk/match-report-thatto-heath-crusaders-v-north-wales-crusaders/ | |||
| 17 February | H | 64-22 | Johnson (10/11) | 429 | http://www.mission2013.co.uk/match-report-north-wales-crusaders-v-coventry-bears/ |
See main article: 2013 Championship 1.
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | +Championship 1 results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | 1 | A | 34-12 | ||||||||
| 14 April | 2 | H | 44-6 | 741 | |||||||
| 28 April | 3 | H | 52-8 | 752 | |||||||
| 5 May | 4 | A | 35-18 | ||||||||
| 12 May | 5 | A | 12-4 | ||||||||
| 2 June | 6 | H | 66-4 | 851 | |||||||
| 9 June | 7 | H | 22-20 | 962 | |||||||
| 16 June | 8 | A | 10-18 | ||||||||
| 23 June | 9 | A | 58-16 | ||||||||
| 30 June | 10 | H | 48-0 | 1084 | |||||||
| 28 July | 11 | A | 10-28 | ||||||||
| 04 August | 12 | A | 24-20 | BBC | |||||||
| 11 August | 13 | H | 44-12 | 813 | BBC | ||||||
| 18 August | 14 | H | 54-10 | 805 | |||||||
| 23 August | 15 | A | 20-14 | BBC | |||||||
| 1 September | 16 | H | 35-22 | 1562 |
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | +Northern Rail Cup results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March | Group | H | 48-12 | Johnson (8/8) | 721 | http://www.mission2013.co.uk/match-report-north-wales-crusaders-48-12-oldham-roughyeds/ | |||||
| 10 March | Group | A | 30-4 | Johnson (3/6) | 228 | http://www.mission2013.co.uk/match-report-gateshead-thunder-v-north-wales-crusaders/ | |||||
| 17 March | Group | H | 30-16 | Johnson (5/5) | 693 | http://www.mission2013.co.uk/match-report-north-wales-crusaders-30-16-rochdale-hornets/ | |||||
| 21 March | Group | A | 36-24 | ||||||||
| 19 May | Last 16 | A | Leigh Sports Village | 18-26 | BBC | ||||||
| 20 July | Bowl final | N | The Shay | 42-24 | BBC |
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report | +Challenge Cup results | 6 April | 3 | West Hull | N | 82-6 | 451 | RLP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April | 4 | A | 6-62 | 3,879 | RLP |
See main article: North Wales Crusaders statistics and records.
| Player | Previous club | Date signed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2012 | |||
| October 2012 | |||
| October 2012 [3] | |||
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| October 2012 [4] | |||
| October 2012 [5] | |||
| November 2012[6] |
| Player | New club | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2012 | |||
| Dave Orwell | Released | ||
| Alex Trumper | Released |