The Caithness Crushers are a
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
team based in
Thurso
Thurso (pronounced ; sco, Thursa, gd, Inbhir Theòrsa ) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the island of Great ...
. Formed in 2011 the goal is to compete in
Scotland Rugby League
The Scotland Rugby League is the governing body for rugby league football in Scotland. It administers the Scotland national rugby league teams.
The Scotland Division of the Rugby League Conference serves as the domestic competition. It was fo ...
's Conference Division 1.
See also
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Rugby league in Scotland
Rugby league is a comparatively minor sport in Scotland, dwarfed by the popularity of association football and rugby union, and to a lesser extent curling, ice hockey and shinty. With the introduction of rugby league into a small number schools a ...
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List of rugby league clubs in Britain
This article shows a list of professional rugby league clubs in Britain. It includes every team playing in levels 1–4 of the British rugby league system. Competitions listed are correct as of the 2021 season.
League System
*Super League (level ...
References
External links
Caithness Crushers website
{{Rugby League Scotland links
Rugby clubs established in 2011
Thurso
Scottish rugby league teams
Sport in Caithness