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31 March, 2016
Viking Cup 2016: Reflections of a vet
It was with some trepidation that I set off from Shanghai, with my fellow Vet John Lay, to rejoin the Raiders on tour for the first time in 19 years. Having passed my football prime well before I even started playing for the Raiders back then, I wondered how I would cope with the rigours […]
25 November, 2015
The Curious Case of Luke in the Night Time
After a one year hiatus the Saigon Raiders once more attended the Manila Nomads cup. Despite a few last minute alterations due to injury (Kevin) and work commitments (Fredrik) we traveled with a healthy squad of 9 players. The brave adventurers in order of most to least hair were: Luke, Alex, Old Alex, Craig, Sasha, Daniel, […]
31 August, 2015
Raiders win The Pyramid 7×7 Tournament plate
Squad: Craig, Chi, Floyd, Steffan, Rayan, Harry, Kevin (Originals). Pete, Vo, Vu, Nam, Alex, Peter H, Coach Pat (Jonny Come Lately’s) Friday evening, 9:30pm, Craig takes a last look at the squad list on his phone. The names of Khang and Quy shining out from the screen, he settles down to sleep, smug in the knowledge that […]
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26 July, 2015
Viking cup aftermath
What can we say about the Viking Cup in Saigon 2015? Incredible. Thanks and praise to the committee members who spent so many nights planning and everyone involved in making it a tournament the Raiders can be proud of having hosted. Relive the best bits of what will surely go down as one of the […]
26 May, 2015
Another year, another final
SIFL CUP 2014 – 2015 Yes – that’s right, the Raiders found themselves fighting for silverware once more in the annual SIFL Cup. Unfortunately, as with last season, ended up empty handed. Or did we… The tournament took a slightly different approach this year, with 16 teams involved in a 7-a-side format. This allowed for […]
06 December, 2014
We’re Going to the Tim Bishop! (to the tune of Candy shop)
Raiders seal their first ever point in Cambodia… Squad: Antony, Luke, Sascha, Jonas, Adam, Sam, Olly, Pete B, Craig, Nico, Daniel, Alex and Tim After frantic last minute preparations which left Luke and Craig feeling like the gods didn’t want the Raiders to go on tour this year, things were not looking good. Luckily sacrificing Bao’s […]
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06 June, 2014
Raiders lose in Final of SIFL Cup 2014
Raiders go unbeaten all day until a narrow 1-0 in the final Despite a low turn out from the the league, five teams competed in a fun day long cup competition in Saigon’s district 7. The format saw each team play each other once with the top two competing in the final. Results on the […]
14 November, 2013
Notes from Manila 2013
Author: Craig Armitt This may be the first tournament in which there was almost more drama before we arrived then during the actual weekend. It all started in the week leading up to the event with everyone gradually becoming aware of Typhoon Haiyan. Then on Friday morning Craig was sat at Olly’s gaff when the […]
