Snow covered pitch at Wrexham tonight which should be fun if your watching it. They are clearing the lines out with a leaf blower say BBC Radio Leeds. They reckon it'll be a bit of a mudbath.

Great this summer rugby isn't it!

Lovely and mild down here in Bridgend.

Oh if only eh?

That should suit Crusaders, hopefully Leeds won't be able to get into their stride.

Rughead, why would it suit Wrexham Crusaders?

I thought Australians preferred to play in the warm.

and leeds will have plenty of experience in the snow after the start of this month

24-0 to Crusaders

You barsteward, I raced to the TV only to find it's only 7.30.

Looks crazy, do they have orange rugby balls? If not it's going to be particularly mystifying to the new fans.

best of luck to wrexham tonight.
heres hoping they put up a really good show and keep these supporters coming back for more.after all there would be nothing better than seeing the borders of the heartlands expanding and watching the game get stronger and stronger as a result.

The Sky coverage has been drivel so far.

Any other sport would talk it up, but Sky seems to determined so far to dwell on the uncertainties and doom re. the Wrexham move.

I agree they are absolute fools. Union would start with glamorous cut scenes of past action (Fine there) then tell everyone how it's a sell out crowd for the forthcoming match. Instead they moan on and on about it. I've turned it off. I've gone from buzzing about the return of the league season to wondering where my tea is. I'll turn it back on at 8

Yeah, we seem to go for negatives in RL instead of embracing the positives. It's one of the reasons we still have flat-cappers whinging about how we shouldn't allow teams like crusaders, quins and les cats into our league

Those Hull teams are a bit... eastern, aren't they? We should keep an eye on that.

Crusaders 2-0 up

1) They are winning
2) They definatley haven't been nilled.

A success all round I'll say



PS: Welsh influence taking over? Think they are playing rugger going for pens?

Why are the Crusaders not wearing official Super League numbers and lettering? looks shoddy to me.

2-6, bloody same old try music

Yeah that's right. Post this on a match thread to start the ball rolling

Is Wrexham in Scandinavia or Russia



Is this an example of the game would have been called off if it wasnt on Sky?

I don't think so hopie.
Crusaders look shaky in defence, but Leeds aren't on top form.

Fair play though, the ground does look quite full. Looks like a lot of take up on those freebies.

The "home" crowd seems a bit quiet mind. Only singing I can hear is from Leeds.

Looks like the CELTIC Crusaders songs didn't get moved up to North wales either.

TRY!!!!!!
And plenty of singing now

Yes they should!!!!

Really? I hear cheering that's all.

To be fair the name didnt make the journey either