The Limassol Crusaders are an independent rugby union club based in Limassol, Cyprus. They were the 2nd independent rugby club to be formed in Cyprus, after the Paphos Tigers. They were established in late 2003.[1]
The club was formed, and initial membership recruited, by word of mouth after the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Temporary training facilities were used initially, including a spell at the Elias Beach Resort Hotel, until the club finally leased the AEK Achileas Stadium in 2004, with the club joining the Joint Services Rugby Football Union and competing formally starting with the 2004/05 season. When the Cyprus Rugby Federation formed its own league, Limassol Crusaders joined it.
When, in 2006, Cyprus formed a national squad, five Crusaders were members of the team that won their inaugural game against Greece.[2]
In 2013, the Crusaders moved to a new stadium in the Mesa Geitonia area of Limassol. The new stadium has a higher capacity, better drainage and conforms better to IRB safety regulations. In 2016, the club moved back to the historical stadium next to Katholiki Technical School after closing the contract with the previous venue.
As well as the senior team, the Crusaders also encourage youth rugby. The Crusader Colts is open to boys and girls aged 13 and older[4] and the Minicru is open to children aged 6 and older.[5]
Veterans rugby
In November 2016 the Limassol Crusaders for the first time fulfil a Veterans squad as opposition for the Camberley Rugby Vets [12] on tour in Cyprus. The team has been unofficially called "the Commandarias".
^. Crusaders Colts Website. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29.
^. MiniCrusaders Website. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
External links
Limassol Crusaders RFC
January 07, 2023
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The Limassol Crusaders are an independent rugby union club based in Limassol Cyprus They were the 2nd independent rugby club to be formed in Cyprus after the Paphos Tigers They were established in late 2003 1 Limassol CrusadersFull nameLimassol Crusaders Rugby Football ClubNickname s CrusadersFounded2003 20 years ago 2003 LocationLimassol CyprusGround s AEK Achileas Stadium Capacity 2 000 ChairmanArtemis PapageorgiouPresidentNicholas MastoroudesCoach es Rick WadmoreCaptain s Constantinos ConstantinidesLeague s Cyprus Rugby Federation LeagueOfficial websitelimassolcrusadersrfc wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Results 2 1 League 2 2 Tournaments 2 3 Tours 3 Current squad 3 1 Internationally capped players 3 2 Internationally capped former players 3 3 Captains 4 Youth rugby 5 Veterans rugby 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe club was formed and initial membership recruited by word of mouth after the 2003 Rugby World Cup Temporary training facilities were used initially including a spell at the Elias Beach Resort Hotel until the club finally leased the AEK Achileas Stadium in 2004 with the club joining the Joint Services Rugby Football Union and competing formally starting with the 2004 05 season When the Cyprus Rugby Federation formed its own league Limassol Crusaders joined it When in 2006 Cyprus formed a national squad five Crusaders were members of the team that won their inaugural game against Greece 2 In 2013 the Crusaders moved to a new stadium in the Mesa Geitonia area of Limassol The new stadium has a higher capacity better drainage and conforms better to IRB safety regulations In 2016 the club moved back to the historical stadium next to Katholiki Technical School after closing the contract with the previous venue Results EditLeague Edit Season League Final Position2004 05 JSRFU League 6th2005 06 JSRFU League 6th2006 07 JSRFU League 6th2007 08 JSRFU League 5th2008 09 JSRFU League 6th2009 10 JSRFU League 3rd2010 11 JSRFU League 5th2011 12 CRF League 4th2012 13 CRF League 5th2013 14 CRF League 3rd2014 15 CRF League 3rd2015 16 CRF League 3rd2016 17 CRF League 2nd2017 18 CRF League 3rd2018 19 CRF League UnfinishedTournaments Edit Year Tournament Final Position2009 Aya Nik 15s 4th2010 Aya Nik 15s 3rd2011 Aya Nik 15s 3rd2012 Aya Nik 15s 3rd2013 Cyprus Beach Rugby 3 Runner up2013 Aya Nik 15s 5th2015 Warsaw Rugby Festival Cup WinnerTours Edit Year Team Location Result Year Team Location Result2006 Maastricht University Limassol Techniki School Won 2015 Honey Badgers Warsaw AWF a Drawn2009 Beit Jala Lions Limassol Techniki School Won 2015 Old Actonians 1 Warsaw AWF a Lost2009 Cairo Rugby Cairo Won 2015 Cani Sciolti 2 Warsaw AWF a Lost2012 Warwick University Limassol Techniki School Lost 2015 Abbeyfeale Warsaw AWF a Lost2013 Leigh RFC 3 Limassol Techniki School Won 2015 Warsaw Frogs White 4 Warsaw AWF a Won2013 URAG Rome Campo Tre Fontane Won 2015 Aberdeen Grammar Warsaw AWF a Won2013 Rugby Roma Rome Campo Tre Fontane Lost 2015 Camberley Rugby Vets 5 Limassol Techniki School Won2013 The World Limassol Mesa Geitonia Won 2016 Cirencester RFC 6 Limassol Techniki School Lost2014 HMS Diamond Limassol Mesa Geitonia Won 2016 Brussels Celtic Barbarians 7 VUB Lost2014 Courbet Limassol Mesa Geitonia Won 2017 Arlechinii Bucuresti 8 Stadionul Florea Dumitrache Lost2015 Les Zozos 9 Warsaw AWF a Won 2018 Kiev Rebels 10 Spartak Stadium Lost2018 Jamhour Black Lions 11 Limassol Techniki School Losta Match played in the 2015 Warsaw Rugby Festival Current squad Edit2015 16 Note Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non WR nationality Player Position UnionMichael Quain Hooker EnglandGregoire Pilorge Hooker FranceArtemis Papageorgiou Hooker CyprusAntonio Fiorillo Prop ItalyIlie Lucian Prop RomaniaLee Gilmour Prop EnglandFraser Nelson Lock ScotlandAndrew Spring Lock CyprusPanayiotis Jacovides Lock CyprusScott Lennox Lock CyprusNeofytos Christou Lock CyprusDan McFarlane Flanker CyprusLaurent Rabiega Flanker FranceConstantinos Constantinides Number 8 Cyprus Player Position UnionJonathan Davies Scrum half WalesConor O Driscoll Fly half IrelandSolomone Tuipulotu Centre CyprusAlexi Toufexis Centre SwitzerlandMarc antoine Fallet Centre FrancePatrice Malraux Wing CameroonGeorge Savvides Wing CyprusReginald Sherekete Centre ZimbabweInternationally capped players Edit Andrew Spring Panayiotis Jacovides Scott Lennox Dan McFarlane Constantinos Constantinides Artemis Papageorgiou Solomone TuipulotuInternationally capped former players Edit Marco Mladenovic Fidias Efthimiou Kiki Vatikiotis Dimitri Maratheftis George Stylianou Dervis Devren Nathan Pring Greg Loucaides Chris Christofi Kostas Christou Peter Hunter Panayiotis Loizides Will Booth Stevie Awah Andy Webster Captains Edit 2004 05 Zeno Nicolaou 2005 06 Zeno Nicolaou 2006 07 Chris Snaith 2007 08 Andrew Spring 2008 09 Darryl Davies 2009 10 Greg Loucaides 2010 11 Andrew Spring Marko Mladenovic 2011 12 Fraser Nelson 2012 13 Fraser Nelson 2013 14 Constantinos Constantinides 2014 15 Constantinos Constantinides 2015 16 Constantinos Constantinides 2016 17 Constantinos Constantinides 2017 18 Constantinos Constantinides 2018 19 Constantinos ConstantinidesYouth rugby EditAs well as the senior team the Crusaders also encourage youth rugby The Crusader Colts is open to boys and girls aged 13 and older 4 and the Minicru is open to children aged 6 and older 5 Veterans rugby EditIn November 2016 the Limassol Crusaders for the first time fulfil a Veterans squad as opposition for the Camberley Rugby Vets 12 on tour in Cyprus The team has been unofficially called the Commandarias References Edit Limassol Crusaders Limassol Crusaders Website Limassol Crusaders Limassol Crusaders Website CRF Beach 2013 CRF Crusaders Colts Crusaders Colts Website Archived from the original on 2010 03 29 MiniCrusaders MiniCrusaders Website Archived from the original on 2010 02 21 Retrieved 2010 03 01 External links 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