Narita Cup History & 20 years of AFL in Japan

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Narita Cup History & 20 years of AFL in Japan

Authored by: Julian Clark
on Sunday, July 29 2007 @ 11:56 am ACST

Hi... firstly... congratulations to AFL Japan on 20 years. A tribute to the hard work done on the ground and particularly to the vision of Iida-san all those years ago.

Also - the Narita Cup stretches back much further than 2002... it's predecessor: the Sugadaira Cup has been played for many years longer than that. In 2003 (as a result of Singapore's intended participation), the sleepy town of Sugadaira didn't want Singaporeans (who all had SARS) around... and so a new venue was found (Narita) and the name changed for the 2003 Cup.

Narita Cup History & 20 years of AFL in Japan

Authored by: Aaron Richard
on Sunday, July 29 2007 @ 07:48 pm ACST

I seem to remember you telling me at some stage before about taking
screamers at the Sugadaira Cup (playing for the Wombats at the time?).

Our sources in Japan gave us the 2003 date, but then I guess the question is
whether they consider the Narita Cup and Sugadaira Cup to be separate
competitions.

As the man who probably has played in more Asian tournaments than anyone
else, we'll take your word on this!

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