Vince MELLARS [
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Sun August 21, 2011
New Zealander Vince Mellars expects emotions to be running high at the Racecourse Ground when Crusaders RL play their final home game in Engage Super League.
The Welsh club have just three matches left following the decision of the owners to withdraw their Super League licence application for 2012 and tomorrow's visit of Hull FC will be the last in front of their own fans.
"It will be emotional - for the guys that are playing, not playing, people who have been involved with the club since the start and off-field staff as well," said Mellars, who has been snapped up by Wakefield Trinity Wildcats for 2012.
"Everyone will want to go out with a bang. The experiences I have had with the supporters have been second to none. I've never come across such a passionate bunch of fans before.
"They are really like a second family to us. They make a real effort to show up and it shows what this means to Wrexham and North Wales.
"We've also got a lot of fans who travel up from South Wales too so it is important that we put on a show for them this Sunday.
"Whatever happens to this club, I hope they still follow rugby league and get involved at a grassroots level. This is an awesome sport and there is a real appetite for the game here.
"We are like brothers here and that has showed in our recent performances. We've played for each other and I have enjoyed playing with this bunch of boys.
"This Sunday will be bittersweet but we want to go out on a high - for the fans and for ourselves."
While 13th-placed Crusaders be aiming to ensure they do now bow out with the wooden spoon, Hull need the points to solidify a top-eight spot.
They are just a point ahead of arch rivals Hull KR, who have a testing home game against St Helens.
Rovers have lost twice to Saints already this year, in both Super League and the Carnegie Challenge Cup, but have won this fixture for the last three years and coach Justin Morgan says his side will take confidence from last week's 34-8 win at Bradford Bulls.
"I think it's important to give them plenty of respect but I think we've got to be careful not to be too cautious or too respectful," he said.
"We have to ensure we go out confident and, based on the way we played in the second half against Bradford, we should be confident.
"We've got a pretty good record against Saints at home so I'm feeling confident we can get the result."
St Helens, who will be without injured England prop James Graham for only the second time this year, are aiming to consolidate third place with a sixth consecutive Super League win but coach Royce Simmons is warning his side to expect a battle.
"Hull KR have to win to keep their season alive so will be throwing everything at us," he said.
Thu August 11, 2011
New Zealander Vince Mellars is the eighth player from Crusaders RL to find a new Engage Super League club after signing a three-year contract with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.
The 27-year-old centre, who played for New Zealand Warriors, Cronulla and Sydney Roosters before joining Crusaders two years ago, has proved a handful for Super League defences, scoring 16 tries in 41 appearances for the Crusaders.
Wakefield chief executive James Elston said: "We are thrilled to have secured Vince's signature for the next three years. He is an incredibly talented player and certainly knows how to get over the try line."
Mellars is the latest player to take advantage of the Rugby Football League's decision to make Crusaders' players exempt from the overseas quota following the club's withdrawal from Super League from 2012.
Mark Bryant, Michael Witt (both Harlequins RL), Jason Chan (Huddersfield Giants), Lloyd White, Frank Winterstein, Hep Cahill (all Widnes) and Jarrod Sammut (Bradford Bulls) have all secured new employment, while Ryan O'Hara is thought to have agreed a move to Hull KR.
Mellars said: "It's a big relief to have my future sorted and I'm very pleased that it's here at the Wildcats.
"The club seems like an awesome place to be, surrounded by good people and a great atmosphere. With the announcement of the new Super League licence and a fantastic future ahead of them, I can't wait to be a part of great things at Wakefield."
Mellars is Wakefield's third major recruit for 2102, following the capture of Harlequins duo Oliver Wilkes and Andy Ellis, and the club are being linked with a move for Leeds' out-of-contract forward Ali Lauitiiti.
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
12 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [03 Feb 12] W 32-14 v Widnes (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 12] L 10-22 v Hull KR (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [25 Feb 12] L 18-36 v Bradford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] L 10-14 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [11 Mar 12] L 14-32 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [18 Mar 12] L 30-32 v Warrington (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] W 32-22 v Catalans (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [31 Mar 12] L 0-36 v London (A). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] L 16-34 v Castleford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] L 6-36 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [21 Apr 12] W 26-22 v Salford City (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [04 May 12] L 12-38 v St Helens (A). [BE]
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2011 engage English Super League
North Wales Crusaders
23 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 11] W 42-12 v Salford City. [CT]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 11] L 18-42 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 11] L 22-40 v Hull KR (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 11] L 22-32 v Catalans (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] L 18-56 v Castleford (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [02 Apr 11] W 16-10 v Salford City (A). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 11] L 18-34 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] L 6-64 v Warrington (A). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] W 32-6 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] W 23-10 v Wakefield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [27 May 11] L 12-28 v St Helens (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 11] L 16-56 v Warrington (H). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [11 Jun 11] L 18-31 v Catalans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 11] L 7-12 v Leeds (H). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [24 Jun 11] L 18-22 v Salford City (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [03 Jul 11] L 12-40 v Huddersfield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 11] L 10-38 v Hull KR (H). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [16 Jul 11] L 20-26 v Castleford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 11] W 40-6 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] W 31-12 v Harlequins (H). [CT]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 11] L 18-58 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 11] L 24-48 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 27 [09 Sep 11] L 10-42 v Wigan (A). [CT]
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2010 engage English Super League
North Wales Crusaders
23 games; 11 tries, 44 points.
[View] Round 1 [05 Feb 10] L 6-38 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 10] W 36-16 v Salford City (A). [CT] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 3 [21 Feb 10] W 18-16 v Hull FC (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [29 Jan 10] L 6-34 v Leeds (H). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [07 Mar 10] L 12-46 v Warrington (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [12 Mar 10] L 30-37 v St Helens (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] W 14-6 v Les Catalans (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [26 Mar 10] L 16-22 v Castleford (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 16-20 v Bradford (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 10] W 20-10 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 10] L 10-38 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [01 May 10] W 19-0 v Bradford. [CT]
[View] Round 14 [16 May 10] L 10-54 v Hull KR (A). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [22 May 10] L 26-46 v Wigan (H). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 10] L 22-50 v Harlequins (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [13 Jun 10] W 44-20 v Bradford (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] W 32-26 v Leeds (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 10] L 12-30 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 22 [17 Jul 10] W 26-22 v Catalans (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [25 Jul 10] W 30-24 v Castleford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [21 Aug 10] L 10-36 v St Helens (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] W 30-24 v Hull KR (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 10] L 12-18 v Huddersfield (A). [CT]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Newtown Jets
1 tries, 4 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
12 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 6 [14 Apr 06] L 6-24 v Broncos (H). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 06] L 12-22 v Dragons (A). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 06] W 22-18 v Cowboys (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] L 14-30 v Bulldogs (H). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [21 May 06] W 28-26 v Rabbitohs (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 20-22 v Eels (A). [WG]
[View] Round 13 [03 Jun 06] L 16-20 v Storm (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [11 Jun 06] L 12-22 v Warriors (H). [WG]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] L 14-26 v Tigers (A). [WG]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 16-33 v Sea Eagles (H). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 38-32 v Sharks (H). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] L 0-25 v Bulldogs (A). [WG]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
5 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 05] L 10-22 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 05] L 14-24 v Souths (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [17 Jul 05] W 30-26 v Knights (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t (67th, 89th)
[View] Round 20 [24 Jul 05] L 10-20 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 05] L 6-46 v Tigers (H). [CT]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
New Zealand Warriors
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