Crusaders Hit the Road for Two Games this Weekend

The Crusaders will be heading to Manchester on Saturday and to Bristol on Sunday to complete their National Trophy Games.

It is unusual to have two road games on the same weekend, and it is the only time the Crusaders will have to do it this season. 

Crusaders will need to win both games in order to progress to the quarterfinals of the National Trophy, as only the top two teams in each Pool progress. 

Manchester always fields a talented side, so Crusaders will have to be on the alert defensively from the outset. Manchester’s only loss so far was to Reading Rockets who seem to be a step ahead of most of the league, scoring-wise. 

The Bristol Academy Flyers are an unknown team as far as any prior encounter Crusaders have had with them. 

They are newly promoted to Division One, so will be eager to show they are up for the challenge, and once again, Crusaders will need to stick to their game plan and concentrate on doing what they do best. 

Here is the current league table for Pool 1: