by Reece Morgan Although their loss to AllJinJan should have provoked a melancholy reaction, the Crusaders were nothing but elated. It had been, after all, a horrendously long season, and many were wracked with injuries from the lack of recovery […]
by Reece Morgan Arriving at the Misato ground on a rainy day, the Cru were met – once again – by the sight of desolate numbers, players missing from the starting line-up, no Ed Downer, and not so much of […]
by Reece Morgan Emails from Hiro are generally a cause for concern, but the news was wonderful: Yellowbacks couldn’t field a team. We’d won by default! Although we had decided to offer Yellowbacks a friendly game, and so didn’t tell […]
by Owen Morris Dasewa was to be the first of our Tokyo cup matches, and for many players their first taste of the Tokyo Cup`s peculiarities (not sure if that`s the correct word: Frank offered some more colourful choices but […]
by Brett Pentland-Smith The opening round of the Champions Cup saw the Cru take on the Blackeyes at Inagi Nagamine – a ground notorious for its warm-up area, akin to a children’s sand pit. Despite it being the heart of […]
by Corey Carter Pt. 1 – The Beginning Recommended song while reading ‘The Art of Losing’ by American Hi-Fi So there he was: Reece. In a pub, by himself, drinking with two trophies and pretending he had just beaten Hitler […]
by Reece Morgan It all came down to this. With two strong sides – Blackeyes and Mandala – trampled underfoot, it was no surprise that the Tokyo Crusaders and the Tokyo Gaijin would meet in the Champions’ Cup final. The […]
by Ev Hitchman Nous sommes arrivés le matin avec une grosse gueule de bois. Frank n’a pas arriver. Nous avions 16 joueurs en bonne santé pource match. Certains des joueurs n’étaient pas ivres! La composition de l’équipe était : Gros […]
by Ev Hitchman The Cru arrived for their annual match with YCAC full of confidence, after their great showing in last year’s conga-line fixture and their complete dominance of the Hard Rock café patrons opposition. Crusaders had finally ended a […]
by Reece Morgan March 12th was a classic Japanese spring day: a gentle breeze rolled softly across the field, while the sun shone brilliantly overhead. What a perfect day to play the sport of kings. As a good portion of […]
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