First posted on PATREON and SUBSTACK
By JOHN DAVIDSON
DISGRACED rugby company Egg Chaser has rebranded and is attempting to sell former North Wales Crusaders’ jerseys and merchandise online.
Egg Chaser Stash Ltd and its operators, father and son Arun and Bobby Watkins, were the former owners of Championship side North Wales Crusaders and led the club into insolvency in May. The i-Paper revealed in April that Egg Chaser and the Watkinses faced allegations of major financial impropriety, with more than 50 creditors, as well as former players and staff of the Crusaders, claiming they are owed money for wages, coaching, rugby kit and tournament places.
It is understood these individuals and businesses are still owed money.
Egg Chaser has at least one county court judgement and one employment tribunal decision awarded against it. One of Arun Watkins’ other companies, Kratos Sport International Limited, faces an active proposal to strike it off from Companies House because it is inactive or no longer operating.
Now it appears Egg Chaser has changed its name to ‘All Sports, powered by Total Sports eCommerce’ and is flogging products on eBay.
Under the profile name of ‘stashdirect_’, North Wales shirts and matchday programmes are for sale.
The account has more than 400 products on sale, including shorts worn by Crusaders players during the 2025 season, and even Hunslet kit believed to be from former Crusaders coach Dean Muir.
rugbyleaguehub.com Long Reads understands that earlier this month HMRC filed a winding up petition against North Wales Crusaders Limited.
That company has only two directors, Arun and Bobby Watkins.
Another website, Pro Sports Wholesale, is also now selling kit and clothing worn by North Wales Crusaders players and staff on its website.
It is unclear at this stage what connection, or if there is any connection, this company has to the Watkinses.
The fallout and financial and mental impact on former North Wales players and staff, as well as customers of ex-employees of Egg Chaser, has been extensive, as reported here.
