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Rugby Premier League (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Rugby_Premier_League) SIGN UPS CLOSED!

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE (teams only play WITHIN their division, 1st team = AWAY v 2nd team = HOME):
Feb-19 1v2 3v4 5v6 7v8
Feb-22 3v1 4v2 7v5 8v6
Feb-26 1v4 2v3 5v8 6v7
Mar-01 5v1 6v2 7v3 8v4
Mar-05 1v6 2v7 3v8 4v5
Mar-08 7v1 8v2 5v3 6v4
Mar-12 1v8 2v5 3v6 4v7
Mar-15 2v1 4v3 6v5 8v7
Mar-19 1v3 2v4 5v7 6v8
Mar-22 4v1 3v2 8v5 7v6
Mar-26 1v5 2v6 3v7 4v8
Mar-29 6v1 7v2 8v3 5v4
Apr-02 1v7 2v8 3v5 4v6
Apr-05 8v1 5v2 6v3 7v4

Points: Win = 4, Loss = 0, Tie = 2, Loss by 7 points or less = 1
Top 4 teams in each division make the playoffs.

Please check to ensure I did not make any errors in noting your team info on this post. IF I did please make note of it in this thread (yes I do not mind the additional post). :)

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Please edit your posts to note what points you will allocate to each of your teams so that the results are not that random.

You have 50 points PER TEAM to put into the following areas:

Rucks/Mauls
Scrums
Player Strength
Speed
Kicking
Lineouts
Tackling

-Also realize that by RPing and/or posting a roster you will get a tiny bonus in your score.
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CURRENT SIGNUPS

ROSTER links in blue
City Team, (Location) Nation, Stadium

JONES DIVISION
1- Camelot Wasps (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Camelot_Wasps#Roster), PopularFreedom, Oceancove Field
2- St Foy City Greens, The Foylands, 1st Foylandic Bank Stadium
3- Dugan City Terrapins, The Dugan, Cumberland Dugan Memorial Stadium
4- Alexandria Titans, Mousillion, Greatest Pyramid
5- Clearwater Gulls, TheSuncoastofFlorida, CHS Stadium
6- Chesterfield RC, Tonissia, Bob Wippon Stadium
7- Yellowknife Eskimos, NS Kanada, The Igloo
8- Schwerin SV Werder, New Preussen, Schwerinisches Fußballpalast

CAMPESE DIVISION
1- Sacredicity Saints (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sacredicity_Saints), PopularFreedom, Heavens Gates
2- Hendrixtowne Serpants, The Dugan, James Hendrix Field
3- Tijuana Looters, Mousillion, Border Line Stadium
4- Aust City Tigers (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10384292&postcount=11), Aust, Aust City Stadium
5- Risian, (Colombo, Risian Kingdom) Risa-Aramour, Governess Palace
6- Savannah City Desert Storm, Tonissia, Copper HS Stadium
7- Santa Monica Spartans, Kelse, Marine Stadium
8- New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892, New Preussen, Konigliches Sportzentrum

HASTINGS DIVISION
1- Brunstone Avalanche (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Brunstone_Avalanche), PopularFreedom, Savage Field
2- Trotskytowne Bolsheviks, The Dugan, USSD Municpal Field #347
3- Tanka Sharks (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10398164&postcount=17), Aust, The Shed
4- Crusaders San Felipe, (San Felipe, Aramour Kingdom) Risa Aramour, Saint Phillips Square
5- Tubur & Beldere RFC, CR Oscilloscopes, Polic Neuvau Stadium
6- Toronto Blue Jays, NS Kanada, Skydome
7- Salerno Seahawks, Kelse, Pacific Field
8- Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht, New Preussen, Erneuerung Sporthaube

JOHNSON DIVISION
1- RC Farmridge Magpies, The Foylands, Ennesy Field
2- Florence Knights, Mousillion, Cathedral Hall
3- Al-Ling Trijians Army (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10398164&postcount=17), Aust, Trijian Stadium
4- Breakers Sajavailza, (Sajavailza, Aramour Kingdom) Risa-Aramour, EA Seaport Dome
5- Bristol Swarm, Tonissia, Chatterham Collige Stadium
6- Bathurst Titans, NS Kanada, KC Irving Center
7- Nuova Isola Islanders, Kelse, Stadio di Nuova Isola
8- Revena Rukus, Ocmeoub , Revena Arena

Camelot
Wasps
Oceancove Field

3 Rucks/Mauls
5 Scrums
9 Player Strength
15 Speed
6 Kicking
1 Lineouts
11 Tackling
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Sacredicity
Saints
Heavens Gates

9 Rucks/Mauls
7 Scrums
11 Player Strength
3 Speed
2 Kicking
7 Lineouts
11 Tackling
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Brunstone
Avalanche
Savage Field

7 Rucks/Mauls
9 Scrums
15 Player Strength
1 Speed
3 Kicking
10 Lineouts
5 Tackling

TEAM #1 St Foy City
TEAM #1 Greens
TEAM #1 1st Foylandic Bank Stadium

TEAM #2 RC Farmridge
TEAM #2 Magpies
TEAM #2 Ennesy Field

TEAM #1 Dugan City
TEAM #1 Terrapins
TEAM #1 Cumberland Dugan Memorial Stadium

TEAM #2 Hendrixtowne
TEAM #2 Serpents
TEAM #2 James Hendrix Field

TEAM #3 Trotskytowne
TEAM #3 Bolsheviks
TEAM #3 U.S.S.D. Municpal Field #347

City: Alexandria
Name: Titans
Stadium:Greatest Pyramid

City:Florence
Name:Knights
Stadium:Cathedral Hall

City:Tijuana
Name:Looters
Stadium:Border Line Stadium

TEAM #1 Aust City
TEAM #1 Aust City Tigers
TEAM #1 Aust City Stadium
Rucks/Mauls 6
Scrums 4
Player Strength 10
Speed 10
Kicking 5
Lineouts 6
Tackling 9

=50

TEAM #2 Tanka
TEAM #2 Tanka Sharks
TEAM #2 The Shed

Rucks/Mauls 10
Scrums 10
Player Strength 10
Speed 3
Kicking 1
Lineouts 10
Tackling 6

=50

TEAM #3 Al-Ling
TEAM #3 Trijians Army
TEAM #3 Trijian Stadium

Rucks/Mauls 7
Scrums 7
Player Strength 7
Speed 7
Kicking 7
Lineouts 7
Tackling 8

=50

Team: Risian
Location: Colombo, Risian Kingdom
Stadia: Governess Palace

Team: Crusaders San Felipe
Location: San Felipe, Aramour Kingdom
Stadia: Saint Phillips Square

Team: Breakers Sajavailza
Location: Sajavailza, Aramour Kingdom
Stadia: EA Seaport Dome

*note: Risa-Aramour is a nation with two kingdoms, hence the split in locals*

TEAM #1 Clearwater
TEAM #1 Gulls
TEAM #1 CHS Stadium

Just the one team for me

City: Tubur
Name: Tubur & Beldere RFC
Stadium Name: Polic Neuvau Stadium

Rucks/Mauls- 8
Scrums-7
Player Strength-7
Speed-10
Kicking-7
Lineouts- 4
Tackling- 7

We have 19 teams thus far. Hoping for a few more. Either way games will begin on Sunday, February 19, 2006. Feel free to add rosters, news reports etc to this thread. I will be using this thread to post all schedules and scores just to keep it all in one place.

I have already written two stories in regards to this new league and my teams as an example...

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from the pages of the PopularFreedom Ticker...

Feb. 7, 2006

NEW INTERNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE ANNOUNCED (http://www.geocities.com/PopularFreedomTicker/2006-02-07-001.html).
Will include towns not currently apart of the PopularFreedom Rugby League.

Report by: Judeson Cartley
PFT News, Camelot

The rumours are true. For months now there have been rumours that the town of Camelot, despite their recent failure at getting a rugby franchise in the national league, has been on the verge of getting together other areas of the nation to get a rugby league of their own up and running. Yesterday that plan was finally advanced into reality.



TO READ THE ENTIRE STORY CLICK HERE (http://www.geocities.com/PopularFreedomTicker/2006-02-07-001.html)
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...from the pages of the PopularFreedom Ticker

Feb. 6, 2006

DRAGONS COME OUT ON FIRE. (http://www.geocities.com/PopularFreedomTicker/2006-02-06-001.html)
Defeat Invaders in exhibition tilt.

Report by: Stephen O'Malley
PFT News, Locke Harbour

The Dragons are back. Sporting a new attitude with their International Rugby League (IRL) championship, the Locke Harbour Dragons wasted no time in proving that they would be back with a vengeance this year after their 27-7 victory over the Athens Invaders at Champions Heaven Stadium last night.


...CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY (http://www.geocities.com/PopularFreedomTicker/2006-02-06-001.html)

New League for Aust

Aust Rugby Leagues Incorperated last night announced the formation of a new league to supliment the Aust Super League. The New league, entilied The Premire Rugby league, will be contested between the best teams from several nations, including 3 from Aust and PopularFreedom, creatign truely international league.

The three highest placed teams in the ASL will be premoted into the PRL this season, and a relegation/premotion system between the two will be introduced-the bottom placed Austian team being relegated every year and replaced by the champions of the ASL.

This means that the Aust City Tigers, Tanka Sharks and the Trijian Army teams will compete for the PRL tital this year. We have a rundown of the teams and there chances now:

Aust City Tigers
The Aust City Tigers are the champions of the ASL and the tops tips for the PRL this year. Containing the bulk of the Austian world cup winning squad they are a strong team and are also the oldest in Aust.

From there base in the 160,000 seater Aust City Stadium they plan to take the league by storm with the scintillating backs that contain the lights of Chris Howick, Harry Rushmore, James Aust, Jacob Wirht and Johnny Moore. There coach John wells is a skilled tactitian and well capable of helping the Austians beat any team in the league.

1) Ben Fawcett
2) Chris Riply
3) Ryan Binner
4) Steve Cuthbet
5) Chris Cuthbet
6) Joel Gill
7) Sam Tip
8) Tom Cockell

9) Chris Howick
10) Harry RUshmore

11) Johnny Moore
12) Jacob Write
13) James Austin
14) Liam Ray
15) Jon Bancroft

OOC: Discriptions for the other teams coming soon.

TEAM #1 Bristol
TEAM #1 Swarm
TEAM #1 Chatterham Collige Stadium

TEAM #2 Chesterfield
TEAM #2 RC
TEAM #2 Bob Wippon Stadium

TEAM #3 Savannah City
TEAM #3 Desert Storm
TEAM #3 Copper HS Stadium

Bump

Looks like no one else is signing up. Games begin on Sunday, February 19, 2006 (sorry real life prohibits me from doing much before that).

OOC: Fine.

TEAM #1 Toronto
TEAM #1 Blue Jays
TEAM #1 Skydome

TEAM #2 Bathurst
TEAM #2 Titans
TEAM #2 KC Irving Center

TEAM #3 Yellowknife
TEAM #3 Eskimos
TEAM #3 The Igloo


Rucks/Mauls 7
Scrums 5
Player Strength 10
Speed 10
Kicking 6
Lineouts 6
Tackling 6

OOC: nice Pop Free.

IC: -..........And onto the next Austian team, the Tanka Sharks. The sharks are almost the direct oppersite to the Tigers, they play a strong powerful forwadrs game and that shows:

1) Stuart Abbot
2) Jason Critchley
3) Nnamdi Ezulike
4)Andy Goode
5)James Grindal
6)Jamie Hamilton
7)Austin Healey
8)Craig Joiner

9)Leon Lloyd
10)David Lougheed

11) Geordan Murphy
12)Stuart Potter
13) Scott Read
14)Mitch Read
15)Tim Stimpson

and now onto the Armie, this is probably the most balanced team of the Austian 3. They havn't got the big names, but they have a lot of fire and grit.


1) Neil Back
2) Richard Cockerill
3) Martin Corry
4) Jim Ferris
5) Neil Fletcher
6) Perry Freshwater
7) Darren Garforth
8) Will Greenwood

9) Paul Gustard
10) Pat Howard

11) Derek Jelley
12) Will Johnson
13) Martin Johnson
14) Ben Kay
15) Ben Lewitt

Never too late to sign up :)

I will note which group your teams are in NS KANADA later as right now I feel like sleeping due to real life work crushing me lol

Here are the three teams i'll be entering...

Santa Monica
Spartans
Marine Stadium

Salerno
Seahawks
Pacific Field

Nuova Isola
Islanders
Stadio di Nuova Isola

I'll post the team informations and rosters soon...

Bump

TEAM #1 Schwerin, New Preussen
TEAM #1 SV Werder
TEAM #1 Schwerinisches Fußballpalast

Rucks/Mauls
Scrums 5
Player Strength 10
Speed 10
Kicking10
Lineouts 5
Tackling 20



TEAM #2 New Berlin ,New Preussen
TEAM #2 Berliner SV von 1892
TEAM #2 Konigliches Sportzentrum


Rucks/Mauls 10
Scrums 5
Player Strength 7
Speed 10
Kicking 10
Lineouts 3
Tackling 5


TEAM #3 Charlottenburg, New Preussen,
TEAM #3 MfV Eintracht.
TEAM #3 Erneuerung Sporthaube


Rucks/Mauls 10
Scrums 10
Player Strength 7
Speed 10
Kicking 5
Lineouts 3
Tackling 5




Though a Germanic nation, several provinces formerly occupied by Grays Harbor through the first half of the 20th century fostered a renewed interest in rugby after 1986. Though soccer remains much more popular the Rugby Union teams have begun to participate in International competitions.

Great to have everyone aboard. I will be updating everything this coming Friday at the latest.

Please edit your posts to note what points you will allocate to each of your teams so that the results are not that random.

You have 50 points PER TEAM to put into the following areas:

Rucks/Mauls
Scrums
Player Strength
Speed
Kicking
Lineouts
Tackling

Just a reminder to get your 50 points distributed before the games starts this coming Sunday.

Those with rosters and RPing and with the points distributed will get a bit of a bonus for all games played (not much, but a little bit)

Also, anyone interested in doing my games to avoid conflict of interests let me know though you will need excel to run the simulator (which I am still fine tuning)

PS: This is my way of bumping the thread while still providing new info. :)

Just a reminder to get your 50 points distributed before the games starts this coming Sunday.

Those with rosters and RPing and with the points distributed will get a bit of a bonus for all games played (not much, but a little bit)

Also, anyone interested in doing my games to avoid conflict of interests let me know though you will need excel to run the simulator (which I am still fine tuning)

PS: This is my way of bumping the thread while still providing new info. :)
I'll run some games, do you jhave a site where I can get the progarm?

I'll post it soon. I have yet to actually fully complete it all, though should not take me long. Real life work is crushing me so until Thursday night I can't really do a thing on it though due to time constraints

Team 1
City - Revena
Team - Rukus
Stadium - Revena Arena




Rucks/Mauls 6
Scrums 7
Player Strength 6
Speed 4
Kicking 6
Lineouts 6
Tackling 15

I'll post it soon. I have yet to actually fully complete it all, though should not take me long. Real life work is crushing me so until Thursday night I can't really do a thing on it though due to time constraints
Okay, gotcha.

SIGN UPS NOW CLOSED, GROUPS NOW UPDATED. Please check for errors. Schedule to be posted this coming Friday (I live in Eastern Standard Time for the record)

More updated info:

NS Kanada: You only noted one set of numbers for your rucks etc so for now I will assume that is what you wish to use for all your teams. If not please post noting otherwise.

New Preussen: You have allocated the following points to one of your teams

TEAM #1 Schwerin, New Preussen
TEAM #1 SV Werder
TEAM #1 Schwerinisches Fußballpalast

Rucks/Mauls
Scrums 5
Player Strength 10
Speed 10
Kicking10
Lineouts 5
Tackling 20

which equals 60. Therefore I have knocked 10 off the last one. If you wished that change please post a message here as to what you would like instead please. :)

NSwiki:

The Rugby Premier League (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Rugby_Premier_League)is now listed on the Nationstates encyclopedia

SCHEDULE NOW POSTED:

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE (teams only play WITHIN their division, 1st team = AWAY v 2nd team = HOME):
Feb-19 1v2 3v4 5v6 7v8
Feb-22 3v1 4v2 7v5 8v6
Feb-26 1v4 2v3 5v8 6v7
Mar-01 5v1 6v2 7v3 8v4
Mar-05 1v6 2v7 3v8 4v5
Mar-08 7v1 8v2 5v3 6v4
Mar-12 1v8 2v5 3v6 4v7
Mar-15 2v1 4v3 6v5 8v7
Mar-19 1v3 2v4 5v7 6v8
Mar-22 4v1 3v2 8v5 7v6
Mar-26 1v5 2v6 3v7 4v8
Mar-29 6v1 7v2 8v3 5v4
Apr-02 1v7 2v8 3v5 4v6
Apr-05 8v1 5v2 6v3 7v4

Points: Win = 4, Loss = 0, Tie = 2, Loss by 7 points or less = 1
Top 4 teams in each division make the playoffs.

ROSTER links in blue
City Team, (Location) Nation, Stadium

JONES DIVISION
1- Camelot Wasps (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Camelot_Wasps#Roster), PopularFreedom, Oceancove Field
2- St Foy City Greens, The Foylands, 1st Foylandic Bank Stadium
3- Dugan City Terrapins, The Dugan, Cumberland Dugan Memorial Stadium
4- Alexandria Titans, Mousillion, Greatest Pyramid
5- Clearwater Gulls, TheSuncoastofFlorida, CHS Stadium
6- Chesterfield RC, Tonissia, Bob Wippon Stadium
7- Yellowknife Eskimos, NS Kanada, The Igloo
8- Schwerin SV Werder, New Preussen, Schwerinisches Fußballpalast

CAMPESE DIVISION
1- Sacredicity Saints (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Sacredicity_Saints), PopularFreedom, Heavens Gates
2- Hendrixtowne Serpants, The Dugan, James Hendrix Field
3- Tijuana Looters, Mousillion, Border Line Stadium
4- Aust City Tigers (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10384292&postcount=11), Aust, Aust City Stadium
5- Risian, (Colombo, Risian Kingdom) Risa-Aramour, Governess Palace
6- Savannah City Desert Storm, Tonissia, Copper HS Stadium
7- Santa Monica Spartans, Kelse, Marine Stadium
8- New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892, New Preussen, Konigliches Sportzentrum

HASTINGS DIVISION
1- Brunstone Avalanche (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Brunstone_Avalanche), PopularFreedom, Savage Field
2- Trotskytowne Bolsheviks, The Dugan, USSD Municpal Field #347
3- Tanka Sharks (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10398164&postcount=17), Aust, The Shed
4- Crusaders San Felipe, (San Felipe, Aramour Kingdom) Risa Aramour, Saint Phillips Square
5- Tubur & Beldere RFC, CR Oscilloscopes, Polic Neuvau Stadium
6- Toronto Blue Jays, NS Kanada, Skydome
7- Salerno Seahawks, Kelse, Pacific Field
8- Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht, New Preussen, Erneuerung Sporthaube

JOHNSON DIVISION
1- RC Farmridge Magpies, The Foylands, Ennesy Field
2- Florence Knights, Mousillion, Cathedral Hall
3- Al-Ling Trijians Army (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10398164&postcount=17), Aust, Trijian Stadium
4- Breakers Sajavailza, (Sajavailza, Aramour Kingdom) Risa-Aramour, EA Seaport Dome
5- Bristol Swarm, Tonissia, Chatterham Collige Stadium
6- Bathurst Titans, NS Kanada, KC Irving Center
7- Nuova Isola Islanders, Kelse, Stadio di Nuova Isola
8- Revena Rukus, Ocmeoub , Revena Arena

bump

Game results will be posted later today. Still waiting on some teams to post their points (for RUCKS, SCRUMS etc) plus as messaged to almost all of you, would appreciate info on the normal weather and temp at your home fields

Temp: Hot, Warm, Cold, Frigid

Weather: Sun, Windy, Precip

Santa Monica Spartans
Rucks/Mauls 5
Scrums 5
Player Strength 10
Speed 10
Kicking 7
Lineouts 5
Tackling 8

Marine Stadium: Warm/Sunny (Average Temp. 80F/26C)

Salerno Seahawks
Rucks/Mauls 7
Scrums 6
Player Strength 10
Speed 7
Kicking 5
Lineouts 5
Tackling 10

Pacific Field: Mild/Rainy (Average Temp. 60F/15C)

Nuova Isola Islanders
Rucks/Mauls 10
Scrums 5
Player Strength 8
Speed 10
Kicking 5
Lineouts 7
Tackling 5

Stadio di Nuova Isola: Warm/Sunny (Average Temp. 70F/21C)

For the record I had no home games today.

To ensure no conflict of interests I post my temperatures BEFORE my first home games:

Camelot: Hot & Sunny
Sacredicity: Cool & Windy
Brunstone: Frigid & Precip

GAME DAY 1 RESULTS AND STANDINGS: http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2629/2006rplgd19jv.png (http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2629/2006rplgd19jv.png)


JONES DIVISION
24 Camelot Wasps
20 St Foy City Greens

20 Dugan City Terrapins
20 Alexandria Titans

20 Clearwater Gulls
19 Chesterfield RC

24 Yellowknife Eskimos
37 Schwerin SV Werder

CAMPESE DIVISION
08 Sacredicity Saints
14 Hendrixtowne Serpants

14 Tijuana Looters
16 Aust City Tigers

15 Risian
14 Savannah City Desert Storm

21 Santa Monica Spartans
28 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892

HASTINGS DIVISION
12 Brunstone Avalanche
16 Trotskytowne Bolsheviks

06 Tanka Sharks
16 Crusaders San Felipe

24 Tubur & Beldere RFC
21 Toronto Blue Jays

17 Salerno Seahawks
18 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht

JOHNSON DIVISION
28 RC Farmridge Magpies
28 Florence Knights

40 Al-Ling Trijians Army
28 Breakers Sajavailza

30 Bristol Swarm
35 Bathurst Titans

31 Nuova Isola Islanders
37 Revena Rukus

OOC: All Austian stadiums are:
Temp= Frigid
Weather = Precip

IC:Austian Teams fair well on first day.

the three Austian teams in the RPL faired well today in the 1st round of matches. Two Austian won while the other, Tanka sharks, lost at home to Crusaders San Felipe 16-6-David Lougheed kicking the 2 peniltys for Aust. Needless to say a vocal Shed crowd where not impressed with the UAtsians lackluster performance and made there feelings known.

Aust City Tigers played there first game of the season away at Tijuana Looters, winning 16-14 in a close game. The Tigers went ahead with a early try from James Austin but the Looters came back with two quick trys before the break to put the Tigers down 14-7. Harry Rushmore was again in excellent form as he kciked the Austians to victory with 3 peniltys.

Trijians Army started there season with a win at home to Breakers Sajavailza. The army men crushed there oppenants 40-28 in a high scoring match, Martain Johnson the hero with a hat trick from a veriaty of sinatlating breaks.

from the pages of the PopularFreedom Ticker:

Feb. 20, 2006

SAINTS LOSE IN INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
Camelot Wasps only PopularFreedom team to win their first match.

Report by: Simon Montelo
PFT News, International Report

Coach Albert Greenshaw knew he had a huge task in front of him when he was given the job as coach of the newly formed Sacredicity Saints. His focus was defense, and though he was somewhat successful in this goal, it will no doubt be hoped by fans of the Saints the Greenshaw is able to teach his squad a few things about offense before the next game. The Saints still played relatively well however in their loss to the Hendrixtowne Serpants.

TO READ THE ENTIRE STORY CLICK HERE (http://www.geocities.com/PopularFreedomTicker/2006-02-20-001.html)

((OOC: Is this Rugby Union or League?))

T&B go marching on
Toronto Blue Jays 21-24 Tubur & Beldere RFC

CR Oscilloscopes very own rugby team yesterday won their first ever international club game in the newly formed Rugby Premier League.

It was a tight game throughout, with both sides playing good rugby at times, but in the end the match was won by a three point margin. After the game, the 1'000 supporters who had travelled away to the match spilled out onto the streets to celebrate well into the night.

Team manager Josef Reed described the victory as 'momentous' and 'my [his] proudest day'. Team captain King Firham praised the team's tenacity and bravery in the face of tough opposition. He also spared a word for the opposition, describing their play as 'Strong' and the team as 'unlucky to lose'.

The victory leaves Tubur & Beldere RFC 3rd in the Rugby Premier League table.

((OOC: Is this Rugby Union or League?))
...

Rugby Union (15 players a side)

from the pages of the PopularFreedom Ticker

Feb. 21, 2006

SAINTS PREPARE FOR THE TIJUANA LOOTERS.
Sacredicity prepares to host first international tilt.

Report by: Simon Montelo
PFT News, Sacredicity

It is expected that the Tijuana Looters will roll into town later today for their match on Wednesday against the hometown Sacredicity Saints, something that has the town of almost 100,000 people buzzing with excitement. Despite the disappointment of their opening day loss many within the city have high hopes for the Saints in their inaugural rugby season.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE REMAINDER OF THE ARTICLE (http://www.geocities.com/PopularFreedomTicker/2006-02-21-001.html)

To ensure transparency (in light of everyone elses info is already posted here) I have included the following messages sent to me of points info prior to game day 2...

The Commonwealth of Risa-Aramour
Risian and Breakers have the same set of point allocations:

Rucks 10
Scrums 10
Strength 5
Speed 5
Kicking 10
Lineouts 5
Tackling 5

Our third team (can't remember the name off the top of my head)

Rucks 5
Scrums 7
Strength 8
Speed 5
Kicking 5
Lineouts 5
Tackling 15
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The Virginian Federation of Tonissia
Rucks 16
Scrums 5
Strength 5
Speed 5
Kicking 5
Lineouts 3
Tackling 11
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The Kingdom of Mousillion
I will give the following stats for all the teams:
7
7
7
7
8
7
7

from the pages of the Northern Daily News...

February 22, 2006
BRUNSTONE FACE TANKA SHARKS AT HOME.

Brunstone - The Avalanche are ready, so they claim. Then again we have heard this rumour before, specifically just before they were hammered by the Trotskytowne Bolsheviks 16-12. One can only hope they plan to show up for this game against the Sharks who were likewise hammered in their first outing of the season.

TO READ THE REST OF THE STORY CLICK ON THIS LINK (http://www.geocities.com/northerndailynews/2006-02-22-002.html)

GAME DAY 2 RESULTS & STANDINGS: http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/7991/2006rplgd26ee.png (http://img428.imageshack.us/img428/7991/2006rplgd26ee.png)

JONES DIVISION
11 Dugan City Terrapins
35 Camelot Wasps

42 Alexandria Titans
16 St Foy City Greens

34 Yellowknife Eskimos
23 Clearwater Gulls

28 Schwerin SV Werder
17 Chesterfield RC

CAMPESE DIVISION
37 Tijuana Looters
12 Sacredicity Saints

30 Aust City Tigers
16 Hendrixtowne Serpants

30 Santa Monica Spartans
53 Risian

31 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892
23 Savannah City Desert Storm

HASTINGS DIVISION
39 Tanka Sharks
12 Brunstone Avalanche

27 Crusaders San Felipe
16 Trotskytowne Bolsheviks

26 Salerno Seahawks
40 Tubur & Beldere RFC

36 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht
30 Toronto Blue Jays

JOHNSON DIVISION
37 Al-Ling Trijians Army
10 RC Farmridge Magpies

52 Breakers Sajavailza
24 Florence Knights

34 Nuova Isola Islanders
18 Bristol Swarm

29 Revena Rukus
34 Bathurst Titans

PLEASE NOTE THAT the first team listed is ALWAYS the AWAY team and the second is ALWAYS the HOME team.

from the pages of the PopularFreedom Ticker

Feb. 22, 2006

SAINTS CRUSHED IN HOME OPENER.
Tijuana Looters go on try scoring spree.

Report by: Simon Montelo
PFT News, Sacredicity

Having lost a close match on Sunday, it was hoped that the Saints would put a more dignified effort onto the pitch and come away with a much more rewarding effort against the Tijuana Looters. Alas, the Looters however were all fired up as well and used their speed to get around the slow moving Saint forwards and backs to easily run up the score and win the match at Heavens Gates Field in Sacredicity.


TO READ THE REMAINDER OF THE STORY CLICK ON THIS LINK (http://www.geocities.com/PopularFreedomTicker/2006-02-22-001.html)

Straight wins for Aust
The Austian teams in the Rugby Premire League won all there matches today as the world champions began to pile oin the pressure. All 3 Austian teams where at home, and the stadiums where completely sold out.

Aust City Tigers won against Hendrixtowne Serpants 30-16, Harry Ruishmore, James Austin, Liam Ray and Jon Bankroft all crossing tio give the Tigers a bonus point win in a match full of incident. Tanka sharks won well at home 39-12, to grab a bonus point. Trijians Amry did the same, winning 37-10 against RC Farmridge Magpies

Tubur and Beldere scorch past sorry Salerno
Tubur & Beldere RFC 40-26 Salerno Seahawks

CR Oscilloscopes professional rugby team Tubur and Beldere today, recorded their second win of the season to leave them sitting second in their group.

It was the team's first home match of the campaign, having previously beaten Toronto Blue Jays away, and it was thought the pressure of a home match might cause the team to struggle, with many pundits predicting a loss. The players made these same pundits eat their words, however as they put in a scintillating performance to defeat an unlucky Salerno team. The win was to the delight of over 18'000 Tubur and Beldere fans who packed the newly built Polic Neuvau Stadium.

After the game, team manager Josef Reed once more heaped praise on the players, saying that they were 'Improving by the day', and that performances 'Can only get better'. King Firham, the team captain also praised his fellow colleagues, and picked out Scrum Half Greg Herrlik as his Man of the Match, 'he man played a blinder' he said, 'Kicking, running, tackling; it was all superb'.

GAME DAY 3 RESULTS
STANDINGS WILL BE POSTED LATER ON

PLEASE NOTE THAT the first team listed is ALWAYS the AWAY team and the second is ALWAYS the HOME team.

JONES DIVISION
12 Camelot Wasps
35 Alexandria Titans

23 St Foy City Greens
23 Dugan City Terrapins

14 Clearwater Gulls
31 Schwerin SV Werder

39 Chesterfield RC
20 Yellowknife Eskimos

CAMPESE DIVISION
21 Sacredicity Saints
26 Aust City Tigers

13 Hendrixtowne Serpants
34 Tijuana Looters

32 Risian
31 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892

16 Savannah City Desert Storm
31 Santa Monica Spartans

HASTINGS DIVISION
21 Brunstone Avalanche
23 Crusaders San Felipe

11 Trotskytowne Bolsheviks
33 Tanka Sharks

34 Tubur & Beldere RFC
31 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht

34 Toronto Blue Jays
31 Salerno Seahawks

JOHNSON DIVISION
13 RC Farmridge Magpies
44 Breakers Sajavailza

34 Florence Knights
32 Al-Ling Trijians Army

39 Bristol Swarm
20 Revena Rukus

26 Bathurst Titans
29 Nuova Isola Islanders


PLEASE NOTE THAT the first team listed is ALWAYS the AWAY team and the second is ALWAYS the HOME team.

STANDINGS NOW POSTED: http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/73/2006rplgd38jb.png (http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/73/2006rplgd38jb.png)

Tubur & Beldere make it three on the trot
Tubur & Beldere RFC 34-31 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht

The professional rugby team Tubur & Beldere RFC yesterday scraped past fellow high-flyers Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht, to leave them second in their group.

Going into the match, held in an impressive Charlottenburg stadium, both teams hadn't lost a game, and it was billed as Tubur and Beldere's toughest fixture so far. The team, however on the night linked perfectly, and did just enough to bury the home team.

In his post-match interview, team head coach Josef Reed, once again heaped praise on the team, for their 'spirit and togetherness'. Captain King Firham was in the same vain, and picked out winger Gunther Hall as the man of the match, the player having scored two tries.

Revena Suffers 2nd Straight Loss

The Revena Rukus continued play in the RPL, losing to the Bristol Swarm, who they could have beat says coach Cam Sorley "We should have had that one, we let it get away from us." said Sorley.

The Rukus continue play this week against a tough opponent in the Breakers Sajavailza, this is and important game for the Rukus if they want to make the playoffs.

BUMP, sorry for not replying, I'll try to get a post up within the next 2 days.

OOC: Apologies for the delay with posting the scores for Game Day 4 but with jolt down there was not much I could do. Expect the information posted within the hour.

GAME DAY 4 (March 1, 2006) RESULTS
STANDINGS POSTED LATER

JONES DIVISION
08 Clearwater Gulls
35 Camelot Wasps

45 Chesterfield RC
08 St Foy City Greens

34 Yellowknife Eskimos
16 Dugan City Terrapins

37 Schwerin SV Werder
41 Alexandria Titans

CAMPESE DIVISION
28 Risian
31 Sacredicity Saints

45 Savannah City Desert Storm
16 Hendrixtowne Serpants

35 Santa Monica Spartans
40 Tijuana Looters

52 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892
18 Aust City Tigers

HASTINGS DIVISION
40 Tubur & Beldere RFC
09 Brunstone Avalanche

35 Toronto Blue Jays
08 Trotskytowne Bolsheviks

47 Salerno Seahawks
23 Tanka Sharks

36 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht
16 Crusaders San Felipe

JOHNSON DIVISION
46 Bristol Swarm
16 RC Farmridge Magpies

34 Bathurst Titans
40 Florence Knights

36 Nuova Isola Islanders
41 Al-Ling Trijians Army

10 Revena Rukus
52 Breakers Sajavailza

PLEASE NOTE THAT the first team listed is ALWAYS the AWAY team and the second is ALWAYS the HOME team.

STANDINGS NOW POSTED AFTER GAME DAY 4: http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/3643/2006rplgd46vz.png (http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/3643/2006rplgd46vz.png)

from the pages of the Northern Daily News...

AVALANCHE DESTROYED IN RUGBY PREMIER LEAGUE (RPL) PLAY.

Brunstone - While scouts from the Camelot Wasps, and the Sacredicity Saints looked on, the Tubur & Beldere RFC put on a clinic in their destruction of the hometown Brunstone Avalanche at Savage Field in the town of Brunstone.

The win leaves the Avalanche in dead last in the Hastings division, and tied for last in the overall league, while the win for Tubur boosted them to #1 in the entire league.

TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE CLICK ON THIS LINK (http://www.geocities.com/northerndailynews/2006-03-02-001.html)

Tubur & Beldere top table
Tubur & Beldere RFC 40-9 Brunstone Avalanche

CR Oscilloscopes' only professional rugby team today climbed to the peak of the Hastings division with a stunning demolition of Brunstone Avalanche.

The teams went into the match, with completely opposite records, Tubur & Beldere having won their previous three games, Brunstone having lost theirs, this making the away team hot favourites. Brunstone never looked like causing an upset however, as tries from Gunther Hall and King Firham sent their team top of the group, and also made them the only team in the entire Rugby league system, to have won every game.

After the match, Josef Reed one again heaped praise on the players, and singled out the captain, King Firham as being the best player on the day. The victory had CR Oscilloscopes fans celebrating this high point in the club's history, with partying, both in the cities of Tubur and Beldere and the town of Brunstone.

GAME DAY 5 (March 5, 2006) RESULTS
STANDINGS POSTED LATER

JONES DIVISION
15 Camelot Wasps
20 Chesterfield RC

27 St Foy City Greens
34 Yellowknife Eskimos

16 Dugan City Terrapins
37 Schwerin SV Werder

41 Alexandria Titans
14 Clearwater Gulls

CAMPESE DIVISION
44 Sacredicity Saints
13 Savannah City Desert Storm

16 Hendrixtowne Serpants
37 Santa Monica Spartans

30 Tijuana Looters
52 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892

09 Aust City Tigers
53 Risian

HASTINGS DIVISION
14 Brunstone Avalanche
35 Toronto Blue Jays

26 Trotskytowne Bolsheviks
36 Salerno Seahawks

19 Tanka Sharks
36 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht

27 Crusaders San Felipe
40 Tubur & Beldere RFC

JOHNSON DIVISION
13 RC Farmridge Magpies
34 Bathurst Titans

37 Florence Knights
34 Nuova Isola Islanders

37 Al-Ling Trijians Army
33 Revena Rukus

35 Breakers Sajavailza
06 Bristol Swarm

PLEASE NOTE THAT the first team listed is ALWAYS the AWAY team and the second is ALWAYS the HOME team.

GAME DAY 5 STANDINGS: http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/8013/2006rplgd57db.png (http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/8013/2006rplgd57db.png)

from the pages of the Camelot Free Press

2005-03-06

WASPS GET STUNG AGAIN.
Fall 20-15 to Chesterfield RC

International - The Camelot Wasps, were unable to hold off a late charge by the opposition and lost a close match yesterday by a score of 20-15.

The Wasps, who had built up a tremendous lead in the first half, 15-0, saw their lead evaporate in the second half as Chesterfield clawed back to bring themselves to an even score before putting away the final try with just over 3 minutes remaining to send the home town fans into mass celebrations with their 20-15 come from behind victory.

After the match, Flanker Mark McCowan, who scored 2 of the tries for the Wasps in the first half noted that, 'our team just collapsed after losing lineout after lineout, especially when you lose your own lineout it is rather disheartening and I think that is what most did in our team'.

Statistically, though Mark was correct with his assessment, coach Steve Smithy was unwilling to just blame poor lineouts on the collapse of the Wasps in the second half. 'Their rucking was a hell of a lot better than ours that is for sure, coupled with the fact we could not really get the ball out to our speedy wingers and when we could their tackling was quite good. Though our lineouts did not help it was not the only factor in our loss'.

The Wasps can only console themselves in the fact that they return home for the 6th game of the season this Wednesday against the Yellowknife Eskimos. The Wasps are yet to be beaten at home though the Eskimos bring a squad to Camelot that are tied in overall points and styles. Though the Wasps have a slight edge in speed the Eskimos make up for that with their superior lineouts which, except for the Alexandria Titans, are probably the best in the division. Expect a tight match as the Wasps look to rebound from yesterday's loss.

Table-toppers Tubur crush Crusaders
Crusaders San Felipe 27-40 Tubur & Beldere RFC

Rugby Football club Tubur & Beldere extended their winning streak in the Rugby Premier League to five games after defeating Crusaders San Felipe by thirteen points.

The visitors started the game the better, and took an early lead, however the roar of the 19'000 full house crowd seemed to lift the league leaders into raising their game, as they scored three tries just before half-time to go in in front.
It was more of the same at the start of the second half, and by the time Crusaders had another spell, the game was wrapped up and it was all the visitors could do to get within thirteen points.

The win delighted manager Josef Reed, who praised the tenacity and stamina of the players, as well as praising the fans, who got behind the team, 'We couldn't have done it without them' he told a reporter. Team captain King Firham after the match praised the away team's bravery and commitment, describing the contest as 'The toughest match so far this season'.

GAME DAY 6 (March 8, 2006) RESULTS
STANDINGS POSTED LATER

JONES DIVISION
31 Yellowknife Eskimos
30 Camelot Wasps

31 Schwerin SV Werder
12 St Foy City Greens

23 Clearwater Gulls
23 Dugan City Terrapins

39 Chesterfield RC
35 Alexandria Titans

CAMPESE DIVISION
43 Santa Monica Spartans
03 Sacredicity Saints

45 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892
16 Hendrixtowne Serpants

45 Risian
17 Tijuana Looters

39 Savannah City Desert Storm
13 Aust City Tigers

HASTINGS DIVISION
41 Salerno Seahawks
13 Brunstone Avalanche

31 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht
11 Trotskytowne Bolsheviks

34 Tubur & Beldere RFC
33 Tanka Sharks

30 Toronto Blue Jays
23 Crusaders San Felipe

JOHNSON DIVISION
31 Nuova Isola Islanders
16 RC Farmridge Magpies

29 Revena Rukus
34 Florence Knights

57 Bristol Swarm
17 Al-Ling Trijians Army

20 Bathurst Titans
44 Breakers Sajavailza

PLEASE NOTE THAT the first team listed is ALWAYS the AWAY team and the second is ALWAYS the HOME team.

GAME DAY 6 STANDINGS: http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/6281/2006rplgd69rj.png (http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/6281/2006rplgd69rj.png)

from the pages of the Camelot Free Press...

2005-03-08

HOME SWEET HELL.
Wasps beaten by last second drop kick at home.

Camelot - At the end of the day coach Steve Smithy can look back upon this day and note that fortune was against him, that is all. Of all 16 matches played in the Rugby Premier League (RPL), only 2 home teams were successful so in the end one could blame higher forces for the loss. However, realistically, coach Smithy will no doubt look to other events.

The match itself started well for the Wasps on a scorcher in Camelot. Despite the rest of the nation under a cold snap, Camelot hit an unusually balmy 35 Celcius for this time of year. Factor in the humidity and the game was being played in the mid 40s. 'Freaking hot', was all 8 man Jefferson King could muster during halftime on how the heat was affecting his game.

Early on King was a force of steel as he smoked through the Yellowknife Eskimos defense for an early score to put the Wasps ahead 7-0. Following two Eskimo penalties King again was able to punch it through for a second score, which with the missed convert increased the Camelot lead to 12-6. After the teams traded penalty scores the Eskimos were able to score a try just before halftime to bring them to within one with the score 15-14 at the half.

In the second half the Eskimos were able to break out to an early lead with two quick scores to give them a seemingly insurmountable lead at 28-15. The Wasps however were unwilling to give in. In the 63rd minute of play the Wasps were finally able to get the ball out to their speedy backs who ran one in to close the score to 28-22. A penalty kick at the 70th minute made the score 28-25 and then a try into the corner at the 81st minute by Flyhalf Bob Marketlonte sent the masses at Oceancove Field into celebration as the Wasps retook the lead 30-28.

'We thought we had it', noted Outside Centre Cliff Clemons after the match in regards to the Wasps let up in the final minutes after clawing their way back from a 13 point deficit. The Wasps almost did get the win, however the Eskimos pressed while the Wasps tried to defend their lead, allowing in the 90th minute a Eskimo back to drop kick the ball from just inside the Wasp 40 yard marker. As the ball crossed through the uprights to give the Eskimos the 31-30 lead, the final whistle blew to the groans of the entire stadium as the Eskimo players ran onto the field in celebration.

Afterwards in the locker room the Wasps just hung their head in shame as silence permiated the air. The loss seemed to have shocked the fans too as the normal ruckus usually heard after a match at Oceancove Field was replaced by the sounds of background noise as subdued fans left the stadium quickly and quietly.

With the loss the Wasps now fall to a record of 3-3, two points out of a playoff spot. It is hoped that they can rebound in their next match against division leader Schwerin SV Werder as the RPL season reaches the halfway point after this coming Sunday's matches.

Tubur & Beldere scrap for away win
Tubur & Beldere RFC 34-33 Tanka Sharks

Rugby team Tubur & Beldere today managed an important win away against Tanka Sharks. It was a match however, from which they will emerge, thanking their lucky stars, as they squeaked the win by just a point.

The game started strongly for Tubur & Beldere, as two early tries gave them a good lead. They relaxed however, and by half-time Tanka were just three points behind. In the second half, the Sharks emerged ferociously and a try gave them a surprise lead. Tubur & Beldere bit back, with their own try to retain the lead and then another to give them an eight point advantage. Some good kicking and another try saw Tanka draw level and then in an enthralling last few minutes, pull ahead. The away side fought ferociously at the tiring defence, however and with three minutes on the clock scored a try to take them four points clear. A dropgoal for the home team unsettled nerves some more, but the league leaders held on.

Josef Reed was quick to condemn the early casual attitudes of his players, after the game. He did however go on to praise the squad's fighting spirit and heart in eventually grabbing the win. King Firham called Fil Verden, the late tryscorer, the man of the match for his ' Fantastic tackling and movement'. Unfortunately Fil was injured in the 79th minute and could be facing a spell on the sidelines.

The win keeps Tubur & Beldere RFC top, one win above Charlottenburg.

OOC: Sorry for the delay, lots of other distractions currently taking up my time. Due to lack of news reports from all involved, plus next to no time in real life to run this anymore gonna kill the second half of the season and go to playoffs this Thursday (sudden death playoffs will be this Wednesday if applicable for playoff positions).
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GAME DAY 7 (March 12, 2006) RESULTS
STANDINGS POSTED LATER

JONES DIVISION
17 Camelot Wasps
22 Schwerin SV Werder

16 St Foy City Greens
16 Clearwater Gulls

16 Dugan City Terrapins
12 Chesterfield RC

25 Alexandria Titans
20 Yellowknife Eskimos

CAMPESE DIVISION
14 Sacredicity Saints
31 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892

16 Hendrixtowne Serpants
32 Risian

22 Tijuana Looters
16 Savannah City Desert Storm

20 Aust City Tigers
22 Santa Monica Spartans

HASTINGS DIVISION
14 Brunstone Avalanche
21 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht

16 Trotskytowne Bolsheviks
24 Tubur & Beldere RFC

13 Tanka Sharks
21 Toronto Blue Jays

19 Crusaders San Felipe
21 Salerno Seahawks

JOHNSON DIVISION
16 RC Farmridge Magpies
20 Revena Rukus

22 Florence Knights
13 Bristol Swarm

22 Al-Ling Trijians Army
20 Bathurst Titans

21 Breakers Sajavailza
20 Nuova Isola Islanders

PLEASE NOTE THAT the first team listed is ALWAYS the AWAY team and the second is ALWAYS the HOME team.

ROUND ROBIN FINAL STANDINGS: http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/4043/2006rplgd76mt.png (http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/4043/2006rplgd76mt.png)
teams in bold make the playoffs

PLAYOFFS

THURSDAY, March 16, 2006 DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1 vs 4, 2 vs 3; winners face each other in divisional final)

JONES DIVISION @ Schwerin SV Werder
CAMPESE DIVISION @ Risian
HASTINGS DIVISION @ Tubur & Beldere RFC
JOHNSON DIVISION @ Breakers Sajavailza

Friday, March 17, 2006: SEMI FINALS
#4 ranked team @ #1 ranked team
#3 ranked team @ #2 ranked team

Sunday, March 19, 2006: GOLD AND BRONZE MEDAL FINALS

from the pages of the Camelot Free Press...


2006-03-14

RPL on verge of bankruptcy?
League cancels second part of season and goes ahead with playoffs as financial mess comes to light.

Camelot - With dwindling attendance and television stations opting out of contracts the Rugby Premier League seems to be destined to a one season hurrah.

The league, a formation between the nations of Aust and PopularFreedom, has run into numerous problems of late coupled with a lack of attention from national newspapers in nearly all countries participating. Even in rugby hungry PopularFreedom, the league is only getting occasional coverage in most of the dailies.

'The Wasps suck and they are the best of our teams', noted one disgruntled fan after Camelot lost their 4th match and are now eliminated from post season play.

Meanwhile the PopularFreedom towns of Brunstone and Sacredicity suffered even worse fates than the Camelot Wasps, with Brunstone being unable to win a single game throughout the season. It is hoped that the league will be able to survive until next season though it is suspected that only a few teams will survive by that time including the Hastings Division leader Tubur & Beldere RFC. Fans of the three PopularFreedom teams need not worry either with the likelihood that the three PopularFreedom teams will be picked up by the PopularFreedom Rugby League in 2007.

All happening in Rugby Premier
Trotskytowne Bolsheviks 16-24 Tubur & Beldere RFC

Just hours after Tubur & Beldere won their latest league match, the league half-collapsed amidst rumours of bankruptcy. The league has ended the divisional matches, and introduced the playoff matches with immediate effect. Rumours of the league's financial trouble were soon after reported in a newspaper from PopularFreedom, where a lot of the league administration is held.

The latest Tubur & Beldere win was their seventh from seven league games and means the team end the first part to the season with a better record than any other team. The scoreline of the match, 16-24 failed to reflect on the dominance of the home team, who seemed to prefer cruising through the game, rather than burying the underdogs. The win, and the team's record surely makes them favourite for the RPL title, yet manager Josef Reed stressed that, 'It gets harder from here'.

In the one-legged semi-final regional match, T & B will play Salerno Seahawks, a team they have beaten previously by a margin of 40-26 earlier in the season. The winner will then play either Toronto Blue Jays or Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht.

The seemingly imminent collapse of the league spells danger for Tubur & Beldere RFC and its employees as they are the only professional CR Oscilloscopean rugby team. Whilst it is too early to contemplate, there is a chance, that they may choose to spawn a new national rugby competition.

PLAYOFFS

DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
JONES DIVISION @ Schwerin SV Werder
SEMIS
22 Schwerin SV Werder
20 Yellowknife Eskimos

27 Chesterfield RC
25 Alexandria Titans

FINAL
16 Chesterfield RC
31 Schwerin SV Werder


CAMPESE DIVISION @ Risian
SEMIS
24 Tijuana Looters
32 Risian

31 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892
21 Santa Monica Spartans

FINAL (OT)
34 Risian
31 New Berlin Berliner SV von 1892


HASTINGS DIVISION @ Tubur & Beldere RFC
24 Tubur & Beldere RFC
18 Salerno Seahawks

26 Toronto Blue Jays (OT)
21 Charlottenburg MfV Eintracht

FINAL
23 Tubur & Beldere RFC
20 Toronto Blue Jays


JOHNSON DIVISION @ Breakers Sajavailza
31 Breakers Sajavailza
21 Nuova Isola Islanders

24 Florence Knights
22 Al-Ling Trijians Army

FINAL
24 Florence Knights
30 Breakers Sajavailza

FRIDAY: RPL SEMIS
Breakers Sajavailza @ Tubur & Beldere RFC
Risian @ Schwerin SV Werder

Government Press Daily

RARC sees two make Semifinals

Central District - The RA Rugby Conferderation saw it's most prestigious clubs slide into the semifinals of the first Rugby Premier League.

Considering Colombo-based Risian and Sajavailza-based Breakers recent performance in intewrnational play, it's been encouraging that the sides continue to do excellently well as the nation slowly emerges from their two-year civil war under the new Tripart National Alliance between the Risian Kingdom, Aramour Kingdom and the Southern Alliance Republic.

The Breakers, led by Johnny P'laziak, will be heading to CR Oscilloscopes to take on Tubur & Beldere RFC, champions of the Hastings Division, while Risian travels to face off with fellow top-seed Schwerin SV Werder in the second semifinals.

"For our small nation to have two clubs reach the semifinals of the tournament in our first year is exciting," said M'jai L'zakl during the weekly RACR meeting. With the nation able to watch the rugby matches more often than their faltering football side, many expect the RARC to receive a major economic windfall for the 7 Risian, 7 Aramourian and the 2 Southern Zone teams in the league.

Breakers will finish the third RACR championship with their second title, holding off 87 Chisnao and Crusaders for the title. Sails Peace Harbor was the best Risian side, finishing a distant fifth from the more dominant Aramourian clubs and the surprise finish of the Southern Zone capital. Breakers, Sails and 87 are expected to be the RPL clubs in the second edtion.

OOC: Apologies but MASSIVE computer problems are not allowing me to post the information for the final two games. I completed the scores prior to now just cannot access the file to post the winners as having major problems with excel on BOTH my computers :(. I should have it posted within the next 24 hours and again apologies for the delay

SEMIS & FINALS (ooc: finally)

Friday SEMIS:
31 Breakers Sajavailza
24 Tubur & Beldere RFC

32 Risian
22 Schwerin SV Werder

Sunday FINALS:
BRONZE:
20 Schwerin SV Werder
22 Tubur & Beldere RFC

GOLD:
28 Breakers Sajavailza
29 Risian