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Crusaders aiming to add Mason as Youngquest and Winterstein sign

Crusaders have confirmed their first two overseas signings for next season and hope Willie Mason could be the third. The relocated Welsh Super League club, who play their first game at Wrexham at the end of January, have recruited the Australian Nick Youngquest, who impressed at full-back for Gateshead in the Co-operative Championship this year.

Inside Rugby League

Sailor has called time on his career

Veteran Sailor happy to hang up his boots

Friday, 18 December 2009

St George Illawarra NRL coach Wayne Bennett says he and Wendell Sailor are like chalk and cheese, but rugby league's strangest double act were in total agreement over the timing of the dual international's retirement.

Council will not bail out Salford's new stadium

Thursday, 17 December 2009

Salford Council is to discuss its local club's much delayed new stadium on Tuesday, but has denied that it will put up extra money.

Dave Hadfield: Reasons to be cheerful about the Crusaders

Thursday, 17 December 2009

I tried really hard this week to find reasons to be cheerful about Crusaders' prospects at Wrexham this coming season. So here goes.......

Crusaders coach Brian Noble says it's 'a fabulously exciting time for rugby league in Wales'

Crusaders complete move to Wrexham

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Super League has a new home in Wales – all it needs now is a team to play there. The sale of the ailing Crusaders to Wrexham Football Club was confirmed yesterday, which means that all but two home games next season will be played at the Racecourse Ground.

Walker has joined the Catalan Dragons on a two-year contract

Walker drops legal action against Bulls to join Catalan Dragons

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

The Queensland winger, Chris Walker, rejected by Bradford, has joined the Catalan Dragons on a two-year contract. Walker claimed the Bulls had reneged on a deal with him in order to sign the Manly scrum-half, Matt Orford.

Paul Johnson joins on a one-year contract

Wolf Johnson becomes a Wildcat

Monday, 14 December 2009

Wakefield have completed their squad for next season by signing the former Great Britain utility player Paul Johnson on a one-year contract.

Lowe urgently requires surgery and will undergo the operation before Christmas

Graham Lowe to have double heart bypass

Friday, 11 December 2009

New Manly Sea Eagles chief executive Graham Lowe will receive a double heart bypass next week, following his collapse at Auckland airport on Monday as he waited to board a flight to Sydney.

Sam Burgess has moved from Bradford Bulls to NRL team South Sydney

Bulls replace Burgess with his twin brothers

Friday, 11 December 2009

Bradford have lost one Burgess, but added two others to their first-team squad.

Witt is to join Crusaders

Witt forgoes All Black dream and signs for Crusaders

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Otago have announced that Michael Witt is leaving them to join Crusaders in Super League after nine months in rugby union.

Dave Hadfield: Rugby league books for Christmas

Thursday, 10 December 2009

There's no doubt which will be the best-seller over the course of 2009. Longy: Booze, Brawls, Sex and Scandal delivers pretty much what it promises on the jacket.

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