Celtic Crusaders Squad Announced

By Zippy
November 29 2005

The Crusaders are pleased to announce the following provisional training squad for 2006. Drawn heavily from the successful Bridgend Blue Bulls side, the initial squad contains four players recently capped at Full International by Wales...

................in their highly successful European Nations Championship Campaign. In addition, Great Britain BARLA U’18 stars Daniel Phillips, Lee Williams, and Oliver Hughes are added in the Academy alongside St Helens trialist Gareth Moore. The Celtic tradition is further upheld by Carl De Chenu (Ex Sheffield Eagles and Ireland) and David Sims (Bristol University and Scotland.

 

Chief Executive Chris O’Callaghan said ‘Coach John Dixon has, with the assistance of Kevin Ellis, assembled a strong training squad. Under new fitness and conditioning coach Anthony Seibold (ex Hull KR, London Broncos) pre season training promises to be a very rigorous campaign.

 

Over the next few month the squad will develop and grow, with the addition of further Welsh Conference and overseas signings. The structure of the Club is still fluent and the final squad has yet to take shape. However, to misquote the League of Gentleman this is a Welsh based club for Welsh players.’

 

Squad:

 

David Owen Bridgend Blue Bulls

Paul Morgan Bridgend Blue Bulls, Wales RL (ENC)

Grant Epton Bridgend Blue Bulls, Wales A

Lenny Woodard Bridgend Blue Bulls, Wales RL (ENC)

Karl Hockin Bridgend Blue Bulls, Wales RL (ENC)

Carl Ellis Bridgend Blue Bulls, Wales A

Lloyd O’Connor Bridgend Blue Bulls, Wales A

Marcus Sainsbury Bridgend Blue Bulls, Wales A

Hywel Davies Bridgend Blue Bulls

 

Carl De Chenu Sheffield Eagles, Ireland RL (ENC)

Mark Burke Aberavon Fighting Irish, Wales A

Scott O’Kelly Aberavon Fighting Irish, Wales A

Dean Scully Aberavon Fighting Irish, Wales A

Lee Jones Aberavon Fighting Irish

Phil Cushion Ex Swinton, Aberavon Fighting Irish

David Sim Bristol Univ, Scotland RL (ENC)

Neil Davies Aberavon Fighting Irish, Wales RL (ENC)

Geraint Davies Aberavon Fighting Irish, Wales Students

Gareth Lewis Aberavon Fighting Irish

 

Academy:

 

Daniel Phillips Aberavon Fighting Irish, GB Amateur U’18’s

Oliver Hughes Cardiff Demons, GB Amateur U’18’s

Lee Williams Aberavon Fighting Irish, GB Amateur U’18’s

Gareth Moore Aberavon Fighting Irish