December 18, 2009

Gaijin lose Shuto League Crown

Dateline: November 16th, 2009

Despite a strong win over the Gentle Giants (40 v 12) yesterday the Gaijin failed to peg back the lead of All Jin Jan and missed out on their chance for a third straight Shuto League title. All Jin Jan finished the Autumn season with a superior bonus points tally, pipping the Gaijin by just one point (See the table below).

December 18, 2009

Matt Downer wins MVP at Christmas Party Awards Night 2009

 

The Tokyo Gaijin players, partners, helpers and friends gathered at Vino Vita restaurant in Nihonbashi on Saturday night, December 12th, to celebrate Christmas and give out their annual Awards. Captain Murray Clarke kicked off proceedings with a run-down of the year that was.

December 1, 2009

The Form Book is Wide Open.

With the Autumn inter hemisphere tests coming to an end there has been a real shake-up amongst the ranks.  This means that those looking to get in for some early odds with a good return, should think about talking to their local bookies now ahead of the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.

November 19, 2009

Giants becoming Gentle

 

Dateline: November 15th, 2009

Going into the last round of the 2009 Shuto League the TGRFC were on equal footing with All Jin Jan and Tento Mushi – both teams they had beaten earlier in the competition. And both these teams were going head to head later in the day. Only problem was that All Jin Jan was ahead on bonus points – just the one – and were a big chance of getting another against Tento Mushi.