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Rugby Football had always been discussed in great depth and with considerable passion in the bars of Limassol, but had not  been easy to participate either as a player or spectator unless one was a member of the armed forces based on Cyprus.

This all changed  dramatically late in 2003 during a discussion  fueled by the Rugby World Cup. The outcome was to form a team in Limassol similar to that already up and running in Paphos.

Information went out initially by "word of mouth" for anyone wishing to train and play or purely to support. What took everyone by surprise was the scale and enthusiasm of the response - Limassol Crusaders RFC was born and has kept on growing. The first squad  was made up of a mixture of older (ex !) players, young enthusiasts and some very intrigued locals.

Training commenced  using the dead ball area behind the goal at one of the local soccer clubs and then moved to  training on Limassol beach. before a pitch was secured at the Elias Beach Country Club in Paraklisia in the hills above Limassol .

February 2004 brought our first competitive fixture against Paphos in borrowed kit and with balls flown in from the UK by friends travelling home. Although we were soundly beaten enthusiasm did not diminish. The team continued to train hard and take part in  matches whenever possible before moving to our current ground, the AEK Katholiki Stadium where our home games and training take place.

Since then the Crusaders have gone from strength to strength and since 2004/5 have played in the JSRFU league, ( Now the CRF league from 2011season).

We have hosted several touring teams from the UK, Holland and Palestine and are always interested to welcome teams from anywhere inthe rugby world. In 2009 we toured to Cairo and the junior team has been to Athens.

Several Limassol players have been selected for the Cyprus international team, who are currently top of FIRA-ARE league 2D