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Sun August 14, 2011
Hull KR have continued their recruitment for the 2012 season by announcing the double capture of Crusaders RL forward Ryan O'Hara and the versatile Huddersfield Giant Graeme Horne.
Thirty-year-old O'Hara and Horne, 26, have both signed two-year contracts with the Robins, who do not have a coach for next season following the recent confirmation that Justin Morgan would leave the club at the end of the season.
O'Hara, a former New South Wales representative, joins the club as a non-quota player following a directive from the Rugby Football League, designed to find new homes for the players affected by the collapse of the Crusaders.
"It has been a bit of a rollercoaster for a few weeks and at one point it looked like I'd be going home for good," O'Hara said.
"But with the RFL ruling on quota spots, I had a few offers from clubs but, with knowing a few of the guys who play here already, coming to Hull KR was a good fit for me."
Horne's move sees him return to the city where he first emerged in the game, albeit across the river with Hull FC.
Despite being a Challenge Cup winner in 2005 and a Grand Finalist in 2006, Horne was never fully able to cement a spot alongside his brother Richard at Hull, but has flourished since moving to Huddersfield two years ago.
Now accomplished anywhere in the pack or at centre, he is looking forward to a return 'home'.
"I think I've matured as a player and as a person at Huddersfield," he said.
"I'm glad to be coming back to the city and I'm really excited about next year. I want to be a very good player for the team."
The pair follow Huddersfield winger David Hodgson in agreeing deals with KR for next season and beyond.
Thu August 19, 2010
Source: www.crusadersrfl.comRyan O'Hara believes St Helens will face a much stronger Crusaders outfit when they visit the Racecourse Ground this Saturday (kick-off 7:15pm).
The Wrexham side pushed Saints all the way when the two sides met back in March before last season's Super League Grand Finalists ran out 30-37 winners.
It was a game that could have gone either way and O'Hara believes Saints will face a tougher and more competitive Crusaders outfit in Wrexham this Saturday.
"At the start of the year we probably would have dreaded playing St Helens but we can't wait to get at them this Saturday," O'Hara said.
" We are excited, we're building something special here in Wrexham and as a player you always want to test yourself against the best. St Helens are one of the best sides in Super League.
"Brian (Noble) has asked us just to concentrate on the St Helens game. The end of the Hull game has really got us pumped for Saturday. It (The penalty) was a 50/50 call but it has really helped galvanise us for the Saints game. It is a huge game, probably our biggest game since the opening game against Leeds back in January.
"Last time we met Saints we were narrowly beaten 37-30 at Knowlsey Road. Our forwards fought hard to contain the likes of James Graham so stopping their go forward and winning the ruck will be the key to competing against Saints.
"I say this every week but this is our biggest game of the season and a packed Racecourse ground will have Wrexham rocking. A victory would all but seal a play-off birth which will be fantastic for the Club, fans and rugby league in Wales."
Crusaders will be looking to bounce back following last weekend's controversial defeat to Hull FC. A last-gasp Danny Tickle penalty denied Crusaders a hard-fought point at the KC Stadium. The visitors out-scored their opponents two tries to one, with Luke Dyer and Peter Lupton finding their way over the whitewash for the Welsh side.
The manner of the defeat left the players shell-shocked after the final whistle however the New South Wales prop says it has only made the team more determined to secure a maiden play-off spot.
O'Hara added: It was pretty shattering actually to lose in that manner. We did a lot of things wrong against Hull; we made a lot of mistakes and gave a few penalties away. But to hand in their like we did, against a big top four club, I think can be proud of ourselves and we can take a lot of positives into the Saints game.
"It was a physical game. They had four forwards on the bench so we knew they were going to be coming up the middle. We handled them quite well and it could have been a different game if we played a little bit smarter and kept our discipline.
"We played a top 4 team and went toe-to-toe with them. Hull are a real physical side and they had most of their players on deck. The conditions weren't the best so we take a lot from that. Hopefully we can build on that and give Saints a good game on Saturday. If we cut down on our mistakes we will certainly be in with a chance.
"You just have to deal with decision like that, it happens all the time in any sport. Sometimes you have back-to-back decision go against you and you just have to rise above it. You just have to shore up your defence and I thought we did that on the whole last week.
"We've been working on our ball control and looking at the footage to see where guys are going wrong. We will be more disciplined on Saturday and hopefully these things can help us match up against St Helens."
Tickets are now available for Crusaders clash against St Helens at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday August 21 (kick-off 7.15pm). Tickets can be purchased in person at the club shop, by ringing the ticket-hotline on 0871 221 9511 or online at www.crusadersrfl.com. Buy early to take advantage of 'early bird' offers and save money.
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 2011 engage English Super League
Crusaders RL
24 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 11] W 42-12 v Salford City. [BE]
[View] Round 2 [20 Feb 11] L 18-20 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [26 Feb 11] L 26-30 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 11] L 18-42 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 11] L 22-40 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 11] L 22-32 v Catalans (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 11] L 18-56 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [02 Apr 11] W 16-10 v Salford City (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 11] L 18-34 v St Helens (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] L 6-64 v Warrington (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] W 32-6 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] L 16-34 v Leeds (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [01 May 11] L 16-48 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] W 23-10 v Wakefield (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [27 May 11] L 12-28 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 11] L 16-56 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [11 Jun 11] L 18-31 v Catalans (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 11] L 7-12 v Leeds (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [24 Jun 11] L 18-22 v Salford City (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [03 Jul 11] L 12-40 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 11] L 10-38 v Hull KR (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [16 Jul 11] L 20-26 v Castleford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 11] W 40-6 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 11] L 18-58 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
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2010 engage English Super League
Crusaders RL
25 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [05 Feb 10] L 6-38 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [12 Feb 10] W 36-16 v Salford City (A). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [21 Feb 10] W 18-16 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [29 Jan 10] L 6-34 v Leeds (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [07 Mar 10] L 12-46 v Warrington (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [12 Mar 10] L 30-37 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] W 14-6 v Les Catalans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [26 Mar 10] L 16-22 v Castleford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [06 Aug 10] W 16-12 v Harlequins (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 16-20 v Bradford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 10] W 20-10 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 10] L 10-38 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [01 May 10] W 19-0 v Bradford. [PR]
[View] Round 14 [16 May 10] L 10-54 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [22 May 10] L 26-46 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 10] L 22-50 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [13 Jun 10] W 44-20 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 10] W 32-26 v Leeds (A). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [27 Jun 10] L 0-41 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 10] L 10-30 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [01 Aug 10] W 60-16 v Salford City (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [13 Aug 10] L 16-18 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [21 Aug 10] L 10-36 v St Helens (H). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] W 30-24 v Hull KR (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [11 Sep 10] L 12-18 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
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2009 engage English Super League
Crusaders RL
27 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Feb 09] L 16-28 v Salford City (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [21 Feb 09] L 20-28 v Hull FC (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [06 Feb 09] L 6-28 v Leeds (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [07 Mar 09] L 0-4 v St Helens (H). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [15 Mar 09] L 18-48 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [30 Mar 09] L 6-50 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 7 [29 Mar 09] L 22-27 v Warrington (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [10 Apr 09] L 10-30 v Huddersfield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] L 18-40 v Harlequins (H). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] L 10-44 v Wigan (A). [PR]
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] L 22-34 v Castleford (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [03 May 09] L 16-40 v Huddersfield. [PR]
[View] Round 13 [17 May 09] W 30-24 v Bradford (A). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [23 May 09] L 18-30 v Les Catalans (H). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [06 Jun 09] L 6-26 v Harlequins (A). [PR]
[View] Round 16 [13 Jun 09] W 22-16 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [20 Jun 09] L 18-32 v Hull KR (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [26 Jun 09] L 0-30 v St Helens (A). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [04 Jul 09] L 6-22 v Warrington (H). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [11 Jul 09] W 25-12 v Salford City (H). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] L 6-22 v Hull FC (A). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [25 Jul 09] L 12-34 v Bradford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [01 Aug 09] L 0-34 v Les Catalans (A). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] L 12-46 v Wakefield (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [22 Aug 09] L 0-68 v Leeds (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] L 16-42 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [13 Sep 09] L 22-35 v Castleford (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
3 games; [View] Round 22 [08 Aug 08] W 18-10 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [23 Aug 08] L 16-48 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 08] L 6-32 v Sharks (H). [BE]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
4 games; [View] Round 5 [15 Apr 07] W 14-12 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [27 Apr 07] W 34-18 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [05 May 07] W 30-12 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [13 May 07] W 27-8 v Dragons (H). [BE]
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2006 World Club Challenge
Wests Tigers
1 games; [View] WCC [04 Feb 06] L 10-30 v Bulls (A). [PR]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Wests Tigers
22 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Mar 06] W 24-15 v Dragons (H). [BE]
[View] Round 2 [17 Mar 06] L 12-47 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [25 Mar 06] L 10-26 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 06] W 30-28 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [07 Apr 06] L 12-32 v Cowboys (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [16 Apr 06] W 42-16 v Sharks (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [21 Apr 06] L 16-28 v Eels (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] W 24-18 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] L 16-18 v Knights (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] W 44-4 v Rabbitohs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] W 24-14 v Cowboys (H). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [09 Jun 06] L 12-16 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 15 [17 Jun 06] W 26-14 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [02 Jul 06] L 10-32 v Bulldogs (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [09 Jul 06] W 22-10 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] L 18-20 v Raiders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] L 6-34 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] W 20-6 v Broncos (A). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 06] L 4-46 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [13 Aug 06] L 18-19 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] L 16-46 v Dragons (A). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] W 52-18 v Rabbitohs (H). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
3 games; [View] Round 2 [19 Mar 05] W 39-14 v Knights (H). [PR]
[View] Round 3 [28 Mar 05] W 25-18 v Souths (A). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Apr 05] W 42-22 v Dragons (H). [PR]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Canberra Raiders
2 games; [View] Round 1 [14 Mar 04] W 21-12 v Dragons (A). [PR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 04] L 18-34 v Panthers (H). [PR]
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