UPDATES: SOCIAL EVENTS

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  2016/17 Awards Night

  SOCIAL EVENTS July 27, 2017 no comments

  On July 8th, the Cru dressed in their finest and enjoyed a fabulous dinner to round off the season. This year, six awards and one bonus were handed out to a lucky few: congratulations to all. Player of the Year […]

   
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  Tokyo Cup Collab Day Review

  SOCIAL EVENTS May 24, 2017 no comments

  by Glen Taylor It was a fine, bright Sunday where the Cru would normally schedule a match. However, owing to ‘once in a few years’ duties for the Tokyo Cup, the Cru sent some lads off to assist with match […]

   
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  Tokyo Masters League Dinner

  SOCIAL EVENTS May 9, 2017 no comments

  On Sunday, April 30th, Tooley attended the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the Tokyo Masters League. The dinner was held in the ballroom of a Tokyo hotel, and there were representatives of many teams from the Tokyo Club Rugby […]

   
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  Meat Cup Review

  SOCIAL EVENTS April 10, 2017 1 comment

  by Reece Morgan The Crusaders are a cursed bunch. For another year running, the weather gods saw fit to drop the spring warmth for a day, and assault the Akigase rugby pitch with biting wind and furious rainfall. Most Crusaders […]

   
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  Triple Header

  SOCIAL EVENTS March 27, 2017 no comments

  ‘We’re never doing this again.’ After last year’s double=header weekend – Fevers on Saturday, and Tokyo Bay on the Sunday – we were adamant that double-header weekends would be a thing of the past. Promises were made to be broken, […]

   
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  Balls, Beer and Beef

  SOCIAL EVENTS March 21, 2017 no comments

  The sakura is starting to bloom, the vernal equinox has been and gone, and Yoyogi Park readies itself for assault by tarpaulin. Yes, it’s spring in Tokyo once again, and a thoroughly meaty beast is stirring from its hibernation. The […]

   
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  Sleigh Bells Ringing…

  SOCIAL EVENTS November 29, 2016 no comments

  As Andy Williams sang, it’s (almost) ‘the most wonderful time of the year’…the mid-season break! Before Santa and his reindeer bring joy to millions, it’s up to the Cru to bring good-will to all men and fill as many women’s […]

   
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  Street Fighter Bash!

  SOCIAL EVENTS November 12, 2016 no comments

  by Reece Morgan On November 5th, the Crusaders found themselves with a rare free weekend. Nothing on the cards save for time spent with loved ones, volunteering at homeless shelters, and failing on Tinder, until someone had a realisation – […]

   
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  Braveheart Bash Review

  SOCIAL EVENTS August 9, 2016 no comments

  by Reece Morgan After countless days of searching second-hand shops, sex dungeons, the missus’s wardrobe, and that shop in Akihabara for tartan skirts, the Cru finally assembled at Tobitakyu station. Some were true Scotsman, with kilt and sporran; most were […]

   
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  Meat Cup Review and Thanks

  MATCH REPORTS, NEWS, SOCIAL EVENTS March 28, 2016 no comments

  Full report below from Reece. Gazing at the torrential rain through their windows, many strong Crusader hearts were shaken by Tooley’s email that Saturday morning: The Meat Cup is on. Nonetheless, with plenty of grumbling, groaning and early opening of […]