That's because that part of France has always been a stronghold of rugby league - setting up a team in an area where RL is popular is hardly a stroke of expansionist genius (though it took the disastrous PSG venture for them to realise they'd gone for the wrong bit of France).

so are the crusaders gone as from today?



or will they play the season out?



ive been in a meeting all day and driving home before i just heard on talksport... not really sure whats happened.

asfaik they'll play out the season - but weather the have any players is another matter, apparently the players are owed a fair wedge. and past this season there are no guarantees that there will still be a club.

Gareth Thomas:



Thomas said it was "convenient" that the club's co-owners, Ian Roberts and Geoff Moss, were on holiday at a time when the stunned players wanted answers about where the decision leaves them.



Thomas told BBC Radio Five Live: "It's a difficult situation to be in at Crusaders today. Rod (Findlay), the CEO here, has asked us if we'll play out the rest of the season.



"But then we haven't been guaranteed that we'll even get paid."



Doesn't look good at all, this.

ryan o hara, he's a decent roughd prop.

or perhaps we could pull a salford and get that lloyd white or elliot kear.

tbh id take michael witt with a huge smile on my face i reckon if he came to wire smith would have him as a world class player maybee someone like ryan ohara int a bad player and could be good back up or a good 4th/3rd prop

Pity Withers is quota, replace Clarke

There is a big implosion about to happen if you ask me.

I'd have a look at Lloyd White. He's looked quite good when I've seen him play including as hooker for Wales national team; plus I believe he's Phil Ford's nephew.

Ryan O'Hara.

Did the announcement by the RFL discount this issue now?