2011 Crusaders Rugby League season
The 2011 Crusaders Rugby League season was the club's second year in the Super League. Despite going into administration at the end of 2010, the club was readmitted to the Super League for the 2011 season, but was docked four points for breaching insolvency rules. Crusaders struggled throughout the season, and finished bottom of the league.
| 2011 Crusaders Rugby League season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League XVI Rank | 14th | |||
| Challenge Cup | Fourth round | |||
| 2011 record | Wins: 6; Draws: 0; Losses: 22 | |||
| Points scored | For: 527; Against: 857 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Stadium | Racecourse Ground | |||
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In July 2011, Crusaders announced that they would not be competing in the Super League from next season after withdrawing their application due to financial concerns.[1]
Super League table
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Warrington Wolves |
27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1072 | 401 | 671 | 44 | |
| 2 |  Wigan Warriors |
27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 852 | 432 | 420 | 43 | |
| 3 |  St Helens R.F.C. |
27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 782 | 515 | 267 | 37 | |
| 4 |  Huddersfield Giants |
27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 707 | 524 | 183 | 32 | |
| 5 |  Leeds Rhinos |
27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 757 | 603 | 154 | 31 | |
| 6 |  Catalans Dragons |
27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 689 | 626 | 63 | 31 | |
| 7 |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 713 | 692 | 21 | 28 | |
| 8 |  Hull F.C. |
27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 718 | 569 | 149 | 27 | |
| 9 |  Castleford Tigers |
27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 664 | 808 | -144 | 26 | |
| 10 |  Bradford Bulls |
27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 570 | 826 | −256 | 20 | |
| 11 |  Salford City Reds |
27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 542 | 809 | −267 | 20 | |
| 12 |  Harlequins RL |
27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 524 | 951 | −427 | 13 | |
| 13 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats* |
27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 453 | 957 | −504 | 10 | |
| 14 |  Crusaders* |
27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 527 | 857 | −330 | 8 | |
| Teams qualifying for the Play-offs | |
| Crusaders |
Notes:
- Crusaders and Wakefield deducted four points due to entering administration.[2][3]
Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
2011 squad
Source:[4]
| No. | Player | Apps | Tries | Goals | DGs | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinton Schifcofske | 25 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 134 |
| 2 | Gareth Thomas | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Tony Martin | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Vince Mellars | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Stuart Reardon | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 6 | Michael Witt | 25 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 55 |
| 7 | Jarrod Sammut | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 8 | Ryan O'Hara | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Lincoln Withers | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Mark Bryant | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Hep Cahill | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Jason Chan | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Frank Winterstein | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Adam Peek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jordan James | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Ben Flower | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Rhys Hanbury | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Elliot Kear | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 | Lloyd White | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 20 | Gil Dudson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Paul Johnson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Richard Moore | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Peter Lupton | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 24 | Lee Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jamie Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rhys Williams | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 27 | Jordan Tansey | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 28 | Andy Bracek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Aled James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Joe Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dalton Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 Transfers
In
| Acquisitions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Signed from | When signed | ||||||||
| Paul Johnson | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | November 2010 | ||||||||
| Richard Moore | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | December 2010 | ||||||||
| Rhys Williams | Warrington Wolves (loan) | February 2011 | ||||||||
| Jordan Tansey | Hull F.C. | March 2011 | ||||||||
| Andy Bracek | Free agent | March 2011 | ||||||||
Out
| Losses | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Signed for | When left | ||||||||
| Jamie Thackray | Barrow Raiders | November 2010 | ||||||||
| Weller Hauraki | Leeds Rhinos | November 2010 | ||||||||
| Gil Dudson | Halifax (dual registration) | June 2011 | ||||||||
| Hep Cahill | Widnes Vikings | July 2011 | ||||||||
| Jason Chan | Huddersfield Giants | August 2011 | ||||||||
| Michael Witt | Harlequins RL | August 2011 | ||||||||
| Mark Bryant | Harlequins RL | August 2011 | ||||||||
| Vince Mellars | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | August 2011 | ||||||||
| Richard Moore | Leeds Rhinos | August 2011 | ||||||||
| Ryan O'Hara | Hull Kingston Rovers | August 2011 | ||||||||
| Rhys Hanbury | Widnes Vikings | September 2011 | ||||||||
| Jordan James | Salford City Reds | September 2011 | ||||||||
| Lincoln Withers | Hull Kingston Rovers | September 2011 | ||||||||
| Tony Martin | Hull F.C. | October 2011 | ||||||||
| Elliot Kear | Bradford Bulls | October 2011 | ||||||||
| Gareth Thomas | Retired | October 2011 | ||||||||
References
- "Crusaders withdraw application for Super League place". BBC Sport. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- "Super League club Crusaders deducted four points for going into administration". The Daily Telegraph. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- "RFL docks Wakefield Trinity Wildcats four points". BBC. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- Tim Butcher; Daniel Spencer. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011–12. League Publications Limited. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
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