On Saturday a contingent of 11 Crusaders Masters, helped to make up a combined team with North East Thunder, to travel to Arlecdon in West Cumbria. The purpose of the day was to dust off those boots and launch Masters Rugby League for the 2026 season. Despite the sizeable journey everyone arrived in good order and after an obligatory look at impressive amount of artifacts inside the Arlecdon Rams club house, it was off to get ready for our first game, which was against Barrow

After several weeks of training the eagerly anticipated Masters Launch Festivals get underway around the UK. As has been the norm for previous seasons, Catterick Crusaders Masters are teaming up with North East Thunder Masters for the festival. The team will be taking a trip over to picturesque Arlecdon in Cumbria for their festival. Making their debut as Crusaders registered players are Ally Dewar, Mike Day and Autiko Domo, and they will earn their heritage numbers. Whilst r

Our Cubs had another brilliant session this week, packed with fun, movement, and early rugby foundations. At this age, our focus is always on creating an enjoyable, confidence‑building environment while developing each child’s Stability, Object Control, and Locomotion skills (SOL), the building blocks for all future sport. Every player had their own ball throughout the session, helping them practise their best grip and build familiarity while playing our games. 🚦 2–4 Year Ol

Our Under 12s delivered another brilliant session this week, with the focus firmly on building tackle confidence and sharpening safe, effective technique. The energy was high from the very start, and the players threw themselves into every challenge with determination and maturity. ⚡ High-Intensity Warm-Up The session opened with what Neil jokingly called a “military training” warm‑up — and it certainly lived up to the name. The players worked through: • Acceleration drills

This week our Under 8s and Under 10s focused on one of the most important foundations of rugby: defence. The coaches built the session step‑by‑step to help the players understand positioning, teamwork, and discipline, all while keeping it fun and full of energy. 🔥 Warming Up With Bulldog We kicked things off with a lively game of Bulldog. This wasn’t just to get the players moving, it also helped the coaches see how quickly the children reacted to the call of “bulldog” and h

The wait is over… we’re proud to unveil the brand-new playing kit for Catterick Crusaders RLFC ! 💙🏉 This season’s shirt represents more than just a fresh design — it showcases the fantastic local businesses backing our club every step of the way. 👕 Supplied by the Best A huge thank you to Pronto Teamwear , our official kit supplier, for delivering a high-quality, performance-ready strip that our players will wear with pride. The new kit combines comfort, durability, and a

There’s something special about pulling on a Crusaders shirt — the colours, the pride, the history, the sense that you’re part of something bigger. And this season, that feeling gets an extra boost, because we’re thrilled to announce Fusion Joinery as our brand‑new main shirt sponsor. Fusion Joinery aren’t just masters of their craft — they’re a business built on precision, passion, and proper hard work. Sounds a bit like the Crusaders, doesn’t it? From bespoke builds to beau

Catterick Crusaders RLFC are thrilled to announce a brand‑new partnership that’s as sharp as our attack and as solid as our defence. This season, Specsavers Hearing Center Harrogate will proudly feature as an official sponsor on our playing shirts — and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome them into the Crusaders family. Specsavers are known for helping people see the world more clearly, and now they’ll be helping the Crusaders look the part on and off the field. With thei

We’ve got some brilliant news to share — eCreative Designs UK are officially joining the Crusaders family as one of our shirt sponsors for the upcoming season! We’re absolutely delighted to have them on board. Support from local businesses makes a huge difference to grassroots clubs like ours, and it means the world to have a company backing what we’re building here at the Crusaders. Catterick Crusaders has always been about more than just rugby. We’re about teamwork, communi

Big News for Catterick Crusaders RLFC! We’re excited to share that Emmels Tree and Garden Services are on board as our official playing shirt sponsor for the upcoming season! A trusted and well-respected local business, Emmels have built a fantastic reputation around Catterick for their professional tree care and landscaping services. Now, they’re showing their support for grassroots rugby league — and we couldn’t be happier to have them backing the Crusaders. This partnershi

This Saturday marked the start of our 2026 season, and what a fantastic opening it was! We had great numbers across all age groups, and even the weather couldn’t stop our superstars from getting stuck in. From our Cubs right through to the Under 16s, each and every player gave an amazing effort. The energy, enthusiasm, and teamwork on display showed exactly what Catterick Crusaders is all about, and we couldn’t be prouder of everyone who took part. We’re incredibly excited fo

On Saturday 8 of our Masters team took up the offer from the Richmondshire RU Walking Rugby team, to give them a training game ahead of their game against Pocklington next week. The gap of the off season clearly hadn’t added any shyness to our Masters as the laughter started almost immediately, on arrival, with some lively banter and quick whit. The game itself was split into 3 x 15 minute periods. The game was played fantastic spirit with a high level of sportsmanship and wa

Tomorrow 7 of the Masters squad will get playing activity underway but not by having a game of Rugby League Masters. During the off season a couple of the Masters players have enjoyed getting involved in Walking Rugby sessions which have been really well run, and hosted by Richmondshire Rugby Union. Richmondshire have a game lined up next weekend against Pocklington RU and have asked our Masters team if we could give them a practice hit out this week, in preparation, who are

As we move toward the 2026 season Catterick Crusaders are looking for a series of ALL JUNIOR TEAMS sponsors for their on field and off field kits. The playing shirt sponsorship packages come in 3 different levels. Bronze Package - £300 Your logo on the sleeve of ALL junior team’s playing shirts. Recognition on social media and website pre and post match reports for ALL junior teams. Sponsorship of the Junior Most Improved Player, End of Season Award. Silver Package - £600 You

Jason Grant MBE : Red Shorts “It’s no secret life has been pretty tough since early June. I have had to step away as club Chairman due to family reasons. I’m lucky to have a loving family and a supportive working environment. The other group that has my back, is my Masters mates. Providing support, but most of all distraction and a great deal of fun and laughter.” GAME DAYS: On the pitch, we have had our biggest season to date. With a total of 10 games. Our first outing happe

On Saturday (15 November), Jase, Darren (both playing) and Ian (groupie) made the trip down to Farnley Falcons RLFC, to turn out for the MND Masters team. Well done Farnley for getting the game on in very wet conditions. The MND side was made up of players from far and wide, all of whom had the common goal to come together, enjoy a great game of Masters and raise money to help fight MND. The opposition was a side from Farnley Falcons Masters and a combined side from Leeds Und

On Sunday, Jase (not playing) and Goadie (playing), attended an event that encompassed everything that is fantastic about Masters Rugby League. Fun, games played in the true Spirit of Masters, new friends made, old friendships rekindled and on this occasion a lot of emotion. The event was hosted by our great friends, Doncaster Toll Bar Masters, in support of club stalwart and Masters Management Board Member, Simon Robinshaw, who is terminally ill. The afternoon consisted of

Today (Saturday 08 March), a couple of our Masters players ventured down to Halifax RUFC to take part in the annual Veterans v Veterans Masters Rugby League match. Ian McKechnie (ex RTR and RDG) and Darren Cunnington (ex PWO) made the trip and enjoyed what is always a great game, which not only encompasses to the spirit of Masters but the camaraderie and passion of Forces personnel . This year saw relatively low numbers from Crusaders attending, however, it must be said we h

On Saturday Crusaders Masters concluded their season with a home game against Doncaster Toll Bar Masters. Toll Bar travelled with great...

On Saturday Crusaders Masters will take on Doncaster Toll Bar in our final game of the season. The match see’s a few significant...