Crusaders Rugby Club

Here are a few more shots from our joint training session with Lakenham Union on Tuesday! 🏉🟡🟢

A huge thank you to Hannah for capturing the evening — some fantastic photos from a brilliant session! 📸

We’ll be heading over to Lakenham Union on 1st September for another joint training session as both sides continue preparations for the new season.

Great to get the work in together - see you again soon, LURFC ! 💪🏼

📸 H.Whittle Photography

🟡🟢 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠

Crusaders is built on the people who give their time, energy and passion to keep our club moving forward.

We have a number of roles open and would love to welcome some new faces to the team. Whether you’ve been part of Crusaders for years or you’re looking for a new way to get involved, this could be your chance to play a bigger part in our club.

Interested in getting involved? Get in touch to find out more about any of the roles listed.

📧 [email protected]

𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. 𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀.🟡🟢

🟡🟢 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 | 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟮𝟳

Crusaders RFC are delighted to welcome Nicolas Riley to the club for the 2026/27 season! 🏉

Originally from South Africa, Nicolas previously played for Alberton Rugby Club before moving to the UK seven years ago.

We’re excited to have Nicolas joining the squad and look forward to seeing him in action this season. 💛💚

Welcome, Nicolas! 👊🏼

Some quality action shots from last night 📸🔥

Big thanks to Jez for coming down and capturing the joint session with Lakenham Union — some fantastic shots of both clubs in action 👏🏼🏉

Plenty of great moments caught on camera from a top evening at the club. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽📸 Jez Wood Sports Photography

🏉☀️ 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

We’ve got TWO free Touch Rugby sessions happening at the club 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! 🙌🏼

☀️ 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 — open to all ages and abilities. Bring the family down and get involved!

💚 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 — open to men and women, with a free pint or soft drink afterwards! 🍻

🕡 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 from 6:30pm
📍 Crusaders RFC
💚 Completely FREE

It’s looking much cooler this week — perfect weather for getting out on the pitch and enjoying some Touch Rugby! 🏉🙌🏼

See you tonight! 💚💛

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 - 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 🟢🟡

We’re getting the club clean, tidy and ready for the new season, and we’d love as many helping hands as possible! 💪🧹🌱

📅 Sunday 23rd August
⏰ From 10am onwards

There’ll be plenty to get stuck into — weeding, cleaning, tidying and lots more. Even an hour or two will make a massive difference!

🥤🍪 Free drinks & snacks for everyone helping out!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Kids are more than welcome to join in too, as long as they’re with an adult. 😊

Come down, lend a hand and help us get Crusaders looking its best for the start of the season! 💚💛

See you there! 🙌🏼

🏉 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡

Tomorrow night we welcome Lakenham Union over to Crusaders for a joint pre-season training session. 🟡🟢

Another chance to get some quality work in, test ourselves alongside another local side and keep building towards the new season.

Big numbers make for a better session, so get yourself down and get involved 💪🏼 New players always welcome!

📍 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗱, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵, 𝗡𝗥𝟵 𝟯𝗡𝗣
📅 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
🕡 𝟲:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺

See you there 👊🏼

🔰 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!

🟢🟡 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 | 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟮𝟳

A familiar face returns. 🏡

Crusaders RFC are delighted to welcome Charlie Proffit to the club for the 2026/27 season!

Charlie previously represented Crusaders at youth level, where he established himself as an excellent young player, before moving on to Norwich Rugby Club, where he has spent a number of seasons.

Now returning to Crusaders, Charlie will once again be pulling on the Crus colours. 💛💚

Welcome back, Charlie! 🏉

☀️🍻𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The new season is almost here, and there’s no better way to kick it off than together.

The Crus Weekender is all about bringing our club together. Whether you’re a player, coach, member, family or friend, everyone is welcome as we celebrate the start of another season and strengthen what makes our club special.

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
🕜 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺

Join us for an afternoon and evening of:
🏉 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀
💦 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗽 ‘𝗻’ 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲
🍔 𝗕𝗕𝗤 (𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼!)
🍺 𝗕𝗮𝗿
⛺ 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

Let’s welcome new faces, catch up with old friends, and start the season the right way—together, as one club.

Good people. Great times. One Club. 💚💛