REPORT
Paul Sargent pounced on a loose ball to give Torfaen the lead in the fourth minute. Alex Powell converted.
Crusaders soon levelled. Martin Turner reached over, before a Jonathan Gill brace put them ahead. Halsey converted all three and they were 18-6 up.
Halsey was next over before Gill completed his hat-trick. Halsey converted both to give Crusaders a 30-6 lead.
Halsey went over for the next two, completing his hat-trick, putting his try count in all competitions to 80 for the season.
Martin Turner’s second try came with seven minutes remaining in the half, with Halsey failing to converted for the first time in the game.
There was still time for Lee Sargent to get a try back for the Tigers bringing the score to 46-10 in favour of the home side at the break.
Tigers started the second half as they did the first, with a Paul Sargent try and Powell conversion.
Despite the claim that he was tagged before scoring, Lewis Lawrenson got another for Crusaders, with Halsey converting.
Tigers hit back again with a Powell try and goal before Martin Turner scored two more and Gill added another, with Turner adding two goals.
Halsey scored the next try, his fourth of the game, leading to loud cheers as the crowd knew it was his 81st of the season. He soon went over for his fifth, which he converted himself, that conversion being his 221nd goal of the season.
But it was left to Torfaen to have the final say. Mathew Morris-Parker scored in the corner and Lee Sargent converted.
This victory meant the Crusaders lift their FIFTH piece of Silverware of the season following their winning of the Peacock Cup, RFL Championship North, RFL Championship League Leaders Shield and Championship Grand Final
NORTH WALES CRUSADERS: Stephen Halsey, Jonathan Gill, Martin Turner, Ffion McCabe, Jakub Wasieczko
INTERCHANGES: Jess Booth, John Doyle, Mason Baker, Wyatt Jones, Lewis Lawrenson, Ethan Neilson, Matthew Turner
Tries: Martin Turner (7, 33, 43, 54), Gill (10, 13, 20, 55), Halsey (17, 26, 29, 67, 70), Lawrenson (51)
Goals: Halsey 9/10, Turner 3/4
TORFAEN TIGERS: Darran Dowey, Mathew Morris-Parker, Sian Morris-Parker, Alex Powell, Paul Sargent
INTERCHANGES: Leighton Morris, Lee Sargent, Rob Davies, Luke Simmonds
Tries: P Sargent (4, 41), L Sargent (38), Powell (45), M Morris-Parker (79)
Goals: Powell 3/3, L Sargent 1/2
Referees: Kim Abel, Peter Johnston