The Crusaders 29th (2018-19) season is underway.
We kicked off the year with the Meat Cup – the Crusaders own invitational 10s tournament. This was followed up by the Shuto League’s 10s tournament, which officially marked the start of the Shuto League fall season.
The Shuto League title ran from August through to January. In December we had the annual MacFadyen Memorial Cup against Yokohama Country and Athletic Club and later in the year some players represented the club in the Shuto League’s representative team.
During the winter break, as in previous seasons, there was a Christmas social and a ski trip is coming soon. We will also have training sessions on free weekends.
In the spring season, the Tokyo Cup will take place. Our main focus will be to secure promotion back to Division I next year. Between our big games and a range of friendlies, there’s plenty of opportunity for game time regardless of experience or ability.
Please check your emails for game details, and make your availability known on TeamSnap. If you’re not yet on TeamSnap or the email list, but would like to play with the Crusaders, hit ‘the ‘contact us’ button on the right-hand side of the bottom of the page and we’ll set you up.
| DATE | DAY | GAME/EVENT | PLACE | TIME | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DATE | DAY | GAME/EVENT | PLACE | TIME | RESULT |
| Aug 26th | Sun | Meat Cup | Fussa | 10:00 K.O. | 1-1-1 (W-D-L) |
| Sep 2nd | Sun | Shuto 10s | Edogawa Undojo | 08:00 am. | QF |
| Sep 7th | Fri | Booze Cruise | Takeshiba Pier | 18:45 ON BOARD | N/A |
| Sep 9th | Sun | Friendly Match
vs. Japan Dental College | Higashi-Koganei | 14.00 K.O. | L: 19-40 |
| Sep 16th | Sun | Shuto League Match #1
vs. Swift RFC | Inagi Nagamine | 14.00 K.O. | W: 26-7 |
| Sep 23rd | Sun | Shuto League Match #2
vs. All JinJan | Mizunoto Sports Center Park | 12.50 K.O. | W: 35-22 |
| Sep 30th | Sun | Shuto League Match #3
vs. Doctors RFC | Mizunoto Sports Center Park | 12:40 K.O. | Postponed for weather |
| Oct 7th | Sun | BYE WEEK | --- | --- | N/A |
| Oct 14th | Sun | Friendly Match
vs. Fuji Club | Edogawa Undojo | 14:00 K.O. | L: 12-33 |
| Oct 21st | Sun | Shuto League Match #4
vs. Nerima Club | Yanokuchi | 13:40 K.O. | W: 62-0 |
| Oct 28th | Sun | Shuto League Match #5
vs. Tokyo Gaijin | Inagi Nagamine | 15:00 K.O. | L: 12-28 |
| Nov 3rd | Sat | BYE WEEK Rugby Viewing / Drinking | Shibuya HUB | 14:30 K.O. | N/A |
| Nov 11th | Sun | Shuto League Match #6
vs. Koryo RFC | Korea University | 14:30 K.O. | L: 21-31 |
| Nov 25th | Sun | Friendly Match
vs. Setagaya RFC | Setagaya Kinuta Ground | 15:10 K.O. | L: 0-69 |
| Nov 25th | Sun | Shuto League Rep Team Trials #1 | Tatsuminomori Rugby Field | 12:00 K.O. | N/A |
| Dec 1st | Sat | Gareth MacFadyen Cup vs. YC&AC | Yokohama Country & Athletic Club | 14:30 K.O. | L: 17-48 |
| Dec 1st | Sat | Tash Bash Social | Hard Rock Cafe Sakuragicho | 19:30 K.O. | N/A |
| Dec 2nd | Sun | Shuto League Rep Team Trials #2 | Yanokuchi | TBD | N/A |
| Dec 9th | Sun | NZ Ambassador's Cup Shuto vs. Santama | Inagi Stadium | TBD | N/A |
| Dec 15th | Sat | Xmas Bash | Two Dogs Roppongi | TBD | |
| Jan 13th | Sun | Shuto League Match #3
vs. Doctors RFC | Korea University | 11:30 K.O. | L: 38-50 |
| Feb 17th | Sun | Friendly Match vs. Tentoumushi | Inagi Nagamine | 14:00 K.O. | W: 44-26 |
| Feb 22-24 | Weekend | Crusaders Ski Trip | Hakuba | TBD | N/A |
| Mar 17th | Sun | Practice | Rokugo Dote | 13:30 K.O. | N/A |
| Mar 24th | Sun | Friendly Match vs. Girls RFC | Edogawa Rugby Field | 12:00 K.O. | L: 7-39 |
| Mar 31st | Sun | Friendly Match vs. Matsudo RFC | Senshu Univ. Matsudo HS | 11:30 K.O. | W: 22-20 |
| Apr 6th | Sat | Corey's Leaving Do | Yoyogi park | 12:00 K.O. | N/A |
| Apr 14th | Sun | Joint Practice
vs. Tokyo Gaijin | Yanokuchi | 12:00 K.O. | N/A |
| Apr 21st | Sun | Tokyo Cup Match #1
vs. Nerima RFC | Sankei Misato | 11:00 K.O. | W: 50-41 |
| Apr 28th - May 5th | Golden Week Break | ||||
| May 12th | Sun | Joint Practice vs. Kurumi | Edogawa #3 field | 12:00 | N/A |
| May 19th | Sun | Friendly Match vs. Toda Over the Top | Arakawa Koen | 12:00 | L: 05-26 |
| May 26th | Sun | Tokyo Cup Match #2
vs. Dasewa RFC | Okudo Sogo Sports Center | 12:40 K.O. | W: 63-26 |
| Jun 2nd | Sun | Practice game vs. TBA | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| Jun 9th | Sun | Tokyo Cup Match #3
vs. Zenkai Beers | Komazawa Olympic Park | 14:20 K.O. | W: 35-0 by default |
| Jun 16th | Sun | (Possibly) Tokyo Cup Promo/Relegation
vs. TBD | Sankei Misato | 11:00 K.O. | PASSED |
| Jun 22nd | Sat | Annual Awards Dinner | Pasela Akihabara | 19:00 K.O. | N/A |
| TBA | Weekend | Summer Tour | TBA | - | N/A |