All Golds v North Wales Crusaders LCC3 FINAL

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ALL GOLDS HOPING FOR REPEAT
OF LAST YEAR’S HEROICS
WRITTEN BY PATRICK BAINES
The All Golds host North Wales Crusaders in
the Challenge Cup this Sunday in a repeat of
last year’s third round.
Last season’s epic at the Racecourse saw the
All Golds come from 36-16 down to win 40-
36 with a last-gasp Harry Kidd try putting the
gloss on the greatest comeback in the club’s
history. Both teams started their season with a
win last weekend, so confidence will be high in
both camps ahead of the game.
One man looking forward to the game with
perhaps more relish than most is All Golds
assistant coach Anthony Murray who left the
Crusaders at the end of last season after three
years in charge.
He admitted to League Express that he is
looking forward to welcoming his former club
to the Prince of Wales Stadium in the Challenge
Cup this Sunday.
“I left the club on good terms and had a good
rapport with the players and the fans. I am
looking forward to it and to seeing some old
friends and having a catch-up,” said Murray.
He added: “But I will be firmly behind the All
Golds and hoping we can do very well on the
day. The games between Gloucester and North
Wales last season were closely contested affairs
and I don’t think this one will be any different.”
The Golden Fern began their 2017 campaign
last weekend with a 48-12 win away at Hemel in
the League 1 Cup and, despite the comfortable
margin of victory, head coach Lee Greenwood
is looking for improvement ahead of Sunday’s
game in Cheltenham.
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