in april 2010, sammut was released from the final year of his panthers' contract to join the crusaders in the super league on a two and a half year contract until the end of 2012. his arrival in wales was delayed by volcanic ash and a broken down plane. the delay meant that sammut made it to wales only one day before the team headed to edinburgh for the magic weekend. despite the late arrival and jet lag, sammut scored a try in his crusaders debut.