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North Wales Crusaders have secured a place in the Rugby Football League (RFL) Championship for 2027 despite initially withdrawing their bid for a licence. Crusaders withdrew from the process of bidding for a licence earlier this month after the RFL requested £150,000 in an esc…
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The Rugby Football League have granted North Wales Crusaders a licence to play in the Championship in 2027 – after their ownership group satisfied the concerns of the governing body.
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North Wales Crusaders will play rugby league in the Championship in 2027 with the club and the sport’s governing body confirming the good news.
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Add to preferred sources Daniel Tomlinson 17:07, 21 Oct 2026 Updated 17:10, 21 Oct 2026 North Wales Crusaders have withdrawn from the 2027 Championship season. The club, which plays games in Colwyn Bay, has released a video statement confirming it has withdrawn from the compet…
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The RFL Board can confirm that North Wales Crusaders have withdrawn from the process of securing club membership for the 2027 season. A new ownership group took over the club in May and were awarded interim membership to take it on until the end of the 2026 Championship campaign.
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The RFL Board can confirm that North Wales Crusaders have withdrawn from the process of securing club membership for the 2027 season. A new ownership group took over the club in May and were awarded interim membership to take it on until the end of the 2026 Championship campaign.
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Add to preferred sources Daniel Tomlinson 09:52, 22 Oct 2026 Updated 09:55, 22 Oct 2026 The RFL have released a counter statement after North Wales Crusaders' decision to withdraw from the 2027 Championship season. The Colwyn Bay-based outfit believe they have been failed by t…
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North Wales Crusaders owners will meet with the Rugby Football League on Friday to present a business plan and demonstrate a last-ditch attempt to show why they should be in the Championship in 2027.
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The RFL have released a statement following the voluntary withdrawal of North Wales Crusaders from the 2027 Championship season. The Welsh outfit has reluctantly made the decision to pull out from next year’s second-tier competition following a five-month process with the gove…
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North Wales Crusaders will not take part in the RFL Championship in 2027, after a five-month process between the club and the governing body has reached a conclusion.
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Championship side North Wales Crusaders say they have regretfully pulled out of the 2027 season after the Rugby Football League failed to sign off on a deal to give them a playing licence.
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North Wales Crusaders have provided an “urgent update” as the club’s future remains uncertain, with the deadline for attaining a 2027 licence just hours away.
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North Wales Crusaders have once again called upon the Rugby Football League (RFL) to provide an answer on their future, piling pressure on via social media with it still unknown whether the club will be permitted to compete in 2027. Earlier this year, the Welsh outfit saw thei…
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North Wales Crusaders chairman Jamie Elkaleh has issued a video update to supporters, confirming that the club faces a make-or-break 24 to 48-hour deadline with the RFL regarding a £150,000 escrow demand.
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Veteran York Knights winger Ben Jones-Bishop has extended his contract through to the end of next season. The 38-year-old is in his second spell with the Knights and scored six tries in 11 appearances in 2026. He started his career with Leeds Rhinos and made his senior debut a…
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North Wales Crusaders have delayed their upcoming fan forum with club owner Jamie Elkaleh releasing a video to confirm the Championship side are still in talks with the Rugby Football League over their future.
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North Wales Crusaders have demanded clarity from the RFL, with the club yet to secure a playing license for 2027. The stark update comes amid a difficult 2026 campaign for the Welsh side, both on and off the pitch. Financial difficulties have plagued the club since the beginni…
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North Wales Crusaders have issued a heartfelt statement to their fans to confirm that they are still in the dark over their 2027 future, admitting that the Rugby Football League are yet to get back to them over their licence to play next year.
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The Championship’s bottom club will be recognised as ‘ Wales Crusaders’ from 2027, when they plan to play home games in both the north and south of the country. Since being admitted into the third tier of the pyramid back in 2012 following liquidation, ‘North Wales Crusaders’ …
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Wales will host the USA in a friendly international at The Gnoll in Neath on Saturday, October 17: and former Super League star Peter Lupton is set to create more history at the age of 44! Whitehaven-born Lupton – who featured in Super League for London Broncos, Hull FC, Castl…
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Championship club North Wales Crusaders have held meetings with the Rugby Football League about their future, with their 2027 licence addressed. The Crusaders are one of several clubs to fall into financial difficulties in 2026, even forfeiting a number of games at a point whe…
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Broncos’ owners desperate to bring back Super League but success will be futile if off-field criteria are not met. For almost the entirety of their 40-year existence, London Broncos have felt eternally stuck in rugby league purgatory. From the name changes – Fulham, London Cr…
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After just seven weeks in charge, North Wales Crusaders coach Mike Grady has departed the club, leaving the side rock bottom of the Championship. Financial issues earlier in the season forced the side into liquidation before a phoenix club was formed by ex-owner Jamie El-Kaleh…
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The disciplinary verdict is in following the latest round of Championship fixtures, and as a result, three players from the second tier have been banned. Whitehaven defeated North Wales Crusaders 80-12 on Sunday afternoon, however the game was marred by two red cards, one from…
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North Wales Crusaders chairman Jame El-Kaleh has shared a statement with the club’s fans after the Welsh side slipped to a record defeat in rugby league. London Broncos scored 25 tries and won 134-0 against the Crusaders in the largest margin of victory in the history of the t…
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Wales’ only professional rugby league club, North Wales Crusaders, are back from the brink of extinction following a difficult few months.
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London Broncos continued to prove that they are a Super League-level side playing in the Championship as they broke a 131-year record on Sunday. The Broncos ran out as 134-0 winners over North Wales Crusaders, a side that underwent serious financial issues and lost the majorit…
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The scoreline was the biggest defeat of any side in the top two divisions in the 131-year history of rugby league.
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Former Salford RLFC coach, Mike Grady, has landed his first coaching role since leaving the club in March, and he will return to the Championship. Grady has joined North Wales Crusaders, becoming their new boss in a complete coaching shake-up. Sean Long was named as the interi…
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This week’s Championship Rugby League action brought plenty of talking points, none more so than one club racking up over 100 points in their game. That side was Batley Bulldogs, who scored 110 points in their thumping of a very depleted North Wales Crusaders. The Welsh outfit…
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Bradford Bulls boss Kurt Haggerty has revealed what the club’s plan is regarding winger Greg Eden. Eden joined the Bulls on a month’s contract from North Wales Crusaders, coming to the club in a time of need when injuries were at a season-high. Making his debut after just one …
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North Wales Crusaders will return to action in the Championship this Saturday after a turbulent few weeks which has seen the club's very existence under threat.
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The Rugby Football League have shared a statement on North Wales Crusaders with the club handed a huge point deduction but crucially, they’ve found new ownership. It means the club will see the 2026 season out, although they will do so with a 12-point deduction on their curren…
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The Rugby Football League have shared a statement confirming an urgent meeting in regards the future of Championship club North Wales Crusaders. North Wales recently shared a statement to confirm that the club’s owners would no longer be providing funding with other outlets re…
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Championship side North Wales Crusaders have forfeited this weekend’s game against Midlands Hurricanes in the 1895 Cup. The news comes following a statement last week confirming that their majority owners have withdrawn from funding the club, leaving the Welsh side in doubt. L…
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Championship rugby league club North Wales Crusaders have confirmed that they’re seeking new investment after the club’s majority owners withdrew funding, leaving the future of the club in doubt. The Crusaders won League One only last year and have since become part of the ama…
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There’s been another Championship coaching change with a former Warrington Wolves stalwart resigning just seven rounds into the season. Whilst Super League has only seen one coaching change, it’s been a turbulent season so far in the Championship in that respect with North Wal…
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North Wales Crusaders have landed two former rugby union players ahead of this weekend’s clash with Whitehaven. The Crusaders have struggled for traction in recent weeks with their form in the Championship leading to head coach Dean Muir being replaced by former Salford Red De…
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After parting ways with Dean Muir earlier this week, Championship side North Wales Crusaders have already announced their new head coach. Krisnan Inu will take the reigns, in what is his first senior coaching job since retiring as a player at the end of 2022. His most recent r…
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