Crusaders Rugby League was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the Super League from 2009 to 2011.
A Crusaders game in 2008
The Racecourse Ground Stadium, Wrexham
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021. Bridgend is within the Cardiff Capital Region which in 2019 had a population of approximately 1.54 million.
Skyline of Bridgend Town Centre
The Old Bridge, built in 1425 and crosses the River Ogmore and the tower of St Illtyds Church
St Mary's Nolton Church, Bridgend
Front view of Newcastle Castle Bridgend