Team for this Sunday

Training tonight at 5 til 6 as usual at Underhill

Squad confirmed for South Gower this Sunday (24th October)
Rhys C, Rhys D, Tom G, Aled, Brad, Matthew, Keiron, Cam, Alex, Jack, Tom L, Zac, Sam Hyde Meet at Bishopston this Sunday at 10:30.

Team for the following weekend (31st October)
Max, Harry, Ben, Keiron, Cam, Nathan, Sam Wade, Rhodri, Oliver, Ryan, Will, Lloyd
Venue and time tbc

Half Term coming up

First up - well done to all the boys today. A try-fest up in Cowbridge ended in a 9-9 draw, with the boys playing some superb rugby and leading throughout, only to see the strong Cowbridge side grab a draw at the death. A little closer to home the boys fought bravely against a tough Bonymaen team, eventually going down 7-3. The big home side were able establish a sizeable first half lead, but Mumbles never let their heads go down and fought back to edge the second half possession and scoring.

Coming up....
For half term, we expect a few players to be away, so will only have one match per weekend. If anyone is absent for either (or both) Sundays can they please let Mike G know asap, and we'll try our best to factor it in (m.b.gravenor@swan.ac.uk).

This Weekend's Matches

Sunday October 17th

Two games again this weekend. Half the boys will be going to Cowbridge, and half to Bonymaen, so a tough weekend ahead for all! Teamer invites will be sent later today to confirm squads.

Best Wishes to Kieran

From all the Crusaders players and parents, we wish Kieran Morris a speedy recovery after his injury on Sunday. An ambulance was already at the ground when the accident happened, Kieran was seen quickly and taken for an operation on his arm, which was broken at the wrist. For such a nasty shock, Kieran took it all with his typical bravery, and we look forward to seeing him back to his old self in a couple of months. Thanks to all those on hand who help out with all the arrangements.

Late start on Sunday v Gowerton

We are kicking off at 12.30pm on Sunday.

The game is against Gowerton and the whole squad is involved.

We will meet at 12 noon at the ground.

First matches of the new season!

The Crusaders march fearlessly onwards to the under 11 age group, and tomorrow face their first tests with matches against Neath and Loughor.

Both matches are at home, at Bishopston, so everyone meet there at 10:30 for 11:00 KO.

New Season Details

Here is all the info for the upcoming start of the season.

Friday 27th August. Training at Underhill 5:00.

Saturday 28th August. Family fun day at Underhill Park. This Saturday, the club has organised an event for the junior section on the eve of the Cracker 7s tournament. Unfortunately we could not organise a match for the Crusaders, but everyone is welcome to come along for the fun of it. There will be BBQ, games, and you can support some of the other age-groups who will be playing matches. The event will take place from 2-5 in the afternoon. Just to be clear, there is no formal event for the Crusaders, but everyone is welcome to go along, kick a ball around and enjoy.

Members of the first XV will run the BBQ and offer coaching clinics, kicking competition, tug of war. The Vikings will be playing Gowerton in a tag match at about 3:00. And there will be star guests from the Ospreys!

Friday 3rd September: Training at Underhill 5:00.

Sunday 5th September: Match vs Loughor. At home, Bishopston sports field. Meet at 10:00 on the dot for a little practice before the match.

Remember the new rules:

• Tackling at or below the waist
• 5 man scrums (scrum half must make a pass)
• Uncontested Lineout (no catch and drive)
• Only 1 player from either side can contest for the ball in addition to the tackler and tackled player.