by Owen Morris This was our first game against the NYK Buffaloes; a name which sent shivers down the spine of many of the players, invoking images of John Gorman appearing from a dark corner to fire accusations of right […]
On a brisk day in November we gathered knowing that destiny was in our own hands, win today and we would guarantee our spot in the Shuto League Final. IT WAS AS SIMPLE AS THAT. Despite what was perceived as […]
by Paddy Symonds After the roller-coaster ride that was the rugby world cup, there was a sense of apprehension around the condition of our squad in the build up to this game. The culmination of October 2019 has seen many […]
by The Escalator Puncher As the lads approached the Omiya Kempo ground for their match against the touring expats London Japanese RFC, a certain feeling was in the air. It was nothing like expectations, anticipation, or motivation. It was more […]
by Aaron Angelo – Photography by Mike Fortey ” Fiddle diddle, straight up the middle.” The Cru converged on the Misato-Sankei Rugby ground on October 5th not only to play some good footy, but also to make history. For the […]
By Will Germann After the long rest the Crusaders enjoyed for the summer it was time to get back to work in the Shuto League match vs. Swift. The turnout was great with 25 players ready to fight for the […]
FT: Crusaders 140 – Zenkai Beers 17 (Final match score registered as 35-0 per Tokyo Cup play-forfeit rules). by Matt Sparrow This Sunday was our chance to right some wrongs from previous Tokyo Cup campaigns. Past seasons have seen our […]
by Aaron Angelo “Mate, if they tell me to change my studs it’ll be a cold day in hell before I do.” Sadly, Frank’s words did nothing if not anger the weather gods even more. Sunday saw some of the […]
By Chris O’Sullivan On the third Sunday of the lovely month of May, Crusaders made the pilgrimage to Toda to face TodaOverTheTop RFC. After some poor communication by recently ‘retired’ player, Brett, who after sending some of us to the […]
By Aaron Angelo In true Tokyo Cup fashion, the Sunday began in the early hours of the morning. As Crusaders across the metroplex awoke and traveled to the chosen battlefield of Misato-Sankei,there was a certain feeling in the air. Questions […]
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