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Shearwater Giants Fan/News Thread proudly brought to you by Shearwaters. The Shearwater Giants are a leading and top team within the International Rugby league. Although in its first nationstates rugby tournament, the Giants have only lost on match, and to long-time popular Locke Harbour Dragons from Popularfreedom.

The Giants have established this thread to bring all the news, good or bad to the fans of the Giants.


In latest news the Giants defeated the Easton S. Eagles 20-18 in the IRL.
More news, updates and Giants Stuff later....

The Giants Team are made up of the following:

Coach: Cliff Bent

Fullback - David Hodges
Winger - Stuart Littlebee
Winger - Tony Stewart
Centre - Luke Robison
Centre - Andrew Coley
5/8 - Malcolm Frasier
Halfback - Ian Barnes*
Hooker - Tim Shepard
Prop Forward - Chris Charles
Prop Forward - Paul Heights
Second Row Forward - Gareth Nathans
Second Row Forward - Tim Clough
Lock - Steve Simms

Bench:

James Lowes
Alan Hunt
Kevin Dazzle
Tim Hartly
Simon Baldman


The team will next season undergo a few changes, but no players dropping from the main team, but some may go from the bench and be re-placed.
This team has had one loss, and are injury-free.

The "Top" part of the team are the Wingers and Forwards. Although everyones good, these perform better then the expetations. Those who follow the IRL Thread can view the reports, however from now they will be posted here as well for the fans!

In our nation there are as of Today 424,422 Giant Fans. Just did a small calculation hat works it out. No need to worry. Other can put there fan numbers on this thread if they want. The number will increase but no more than 20%.

Heres a little history for the Fans regarding the numbers -
Before the start of the season, the giants who played as a team on the national scale where the was 16 teams where what was known as the average team. In the Shearwater National Rugby Leagues 29 years of History, the Giants has won twice. They has the ups & downs throughout the years. On the national scale, at the best stage there fans numbered 123,235. When they entered the IRL, it was 143,235. After Round 5, it was 234,353, now only a few rounds after it is 424,422 up 7% since the last round.
The numbers are expected to reach around 600,000, but it may increase only as much as 20%

:: Go the Giants! ::

Shearwater National Stadium is to undergo Renovations for a week, so the Giants cannot play at the home-stadium, and will re-locate temporaily to Port Hyne Stadium.

Any Giant Fans out there???

Well 44-10! That was the score when the Giants defeated the Northern Rhino's, another win again!

The Giants will have a big downfall one day, but not just now.

Shearwaters will post the results for this game later perhaps, i'm not sure, but for thats it.

Well, as i can see & from the results of the IRL, the Giants are starting to gain some serious popularity and reputation. We have 235,928 Giants Fans!

So thats around 800,000 fans so far! Wow i'm impressed! We only have 197,3 76 Wolve Fans in our nation! Although our team is not that good right now!

I can see a Grand Final approaching with the Giants Playing in it.

Well i wish you well in the upcoming rounds!

OOC: Well, obviously as an opposing team in the Rugby World in Nation States, we would not usually discuss the fans & support of an opposing team, but thats not me.
In Easton Suburbs we have 324,436 fans & many Giant Fan Shops that sell giants merchendise.

So you have in total so far 984, 471 fans throughout nation states, 324, 436 fans in ES and 11 Giant Supporter Shops in Easton Suburbs.

I congradulate you on such effort. How many fans of the Eagles do you have in your nation, Shearwater???