Saturday, June 19, 2010

Celtic Crusaders 18 Hull FC 16: match report

By Telegraph staff and agencies Published: 8:33PM GMT twenty-one February 2010

Brian Noble, the Crusaders coach, pronounced he would keep his players" feet on the belligerent after they available a initial Super League feat at their new Wrexham base.

The 18-16 win over Hull put the Welsh outfit, who accomplished bottom of the list in their initial year at rugby league"s chosen level, in to the tip eight.

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And it was a initial improved of the new deteriorate for the Humberside outfit, who were 12-6 and 16-12 forward at stages during the match.

Two tries from wing Nick Youngquest and one from Michael Witt for the Crusaders were cancelled out by tries from Lee Radford, Tom Briscoe and Kirk Yeaman.

But a longed for acclimatisation by Craig Fitzgibbon opposite 3 out of 3 for Witt was the difference, as was a little good fighting suggestion from the Welshmen.

Noble said: "Our goalline counterclaim was superb but we could have done the diversion a total lot easier.

"We have worked intensely tough given we got together in Jan and they got their only rewards currently but we will keep a lid resolutely on it."

Hull captain Shaun Long longed for the diversion with a injure leg tendon damage that will keep him out for a week.

Hull KR head manager Justin Morgan pronounced his side had constructed a "poor arrangement all round" after his side"s 30-0 improved at the hands of Huddersfield.

A hat-trick of tries from wing David Hodgson, and serve scores from Shaun Lunt, Larne Patrick and Leroy Cudjoe, saw the visitors explode their hosts at Craven Park.

Morgan said: "I think that was a unsatisfactory arrangement all round. We did not begin well and did not get any better. In actuality we got gradually worse as the diversion went on."

Melbourne Storm manager Craig Bellamy was gay with his side"s feat forward of subsequent Sunday"s Gillette World Club Challenge opposite Super League champions Leeds Rhinos.

The Australians warmed up for the Elland Road strife with a 34-10 feat over a burned out Harlequins side in murky conditions at the Stoop.

"I"m unequivocally happy with that," pronounced Bellamy. "The belligerent was really complicated and we were a bit endangered how heavy-legged we were going to be but we were flattering despotic on the times we longed for to fool around the players so hopefully that will work out OK."

Dane Nielsen overshadowed the quip of his associate centre Greg Inglis, the 2009 Golden Boot winner, with an considerable two-try arrangement whilst Halifax-born full-back Gareth Widdop increased his chances of confronting Leeds with an enlivening opening highlighted by a little near-faultless goalkicking.

Widdop, the twenty year-old Yorkshireman who emigrated with his family to Melbourne 4 years ago, succeeded with his initial five conversions prior to attack an upright.