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Welcome to Bostopia, and the World Championship of Rugball!

In this thread you will find rosters, RPs and scores from all the games in the upcoming World Championship tournament. The group draw will be made tomorrow (Monday) and posted here, along with the venues of all the games, with the tournament's first scores coming on Wednesday.

Unfortunately for personal reasons there will be no scores on Friday or Saturday.

There are no style modifiers, and it is recommended you make a short statement on what controls your opponent has on RP'ing should they RP first (injuries (& length of), sendings off, other random events, deciding point-scorers and such like.

Have fun, and the Confederation of Rugball Associations in association with the tournaments hosts, the Rugball Association of Bostopia, wish you all the best of luck!

GROUP A

MD 1
Septentrionie v The Shamoin Islands - Caflin City RC
Kjomasasopia v Australiah - Irringvale RC
West Zirconia v Lovisa - Pinton United RC
MD 2
The Shamoin Islands v Lovisa - Norteaton RC
Australiah v West Zirconia - Drangmorie City RC
Septentrionie v Kjomasasopia - Kisington City RC
MD 3
Kjomasasopia v The Shamoin Islands - Pinton United RC
West Zirconia v Septentrionie - Irringvale RC
Lovisa v Australiah - Caflin City RC
MD 4
The Shamoin Islands v Australiah - Kisington City RC
Septentrionie v Lovisa - Drangmorie City RC
Kjomasasopia v West Zirconia - Northeaton RC
MD 5
West Zirconia v The Shamoin Islands - Irringvale City
Lovisa v Kjomasasopia - Pinton United RC
Australiah v Septentrionie - Caflin City

GROUP B

MD 1
Sorthern Northland v Daehanjeiguk - Squigg RC
Yafor 2 v Myedvedeya - Sennaton RC
Taeshan v Bostopia - Riikenberg RC
MD 2
Daehanjeiguk v Bostopia - Sarringvale RC
Myedvedeya v Taeshan - Gretadale RC
Sorthern Northland v Yafor 2 - Higher Geesemonkey R
MD 3
Yafor 2 v Daehanjeiguk - Riikenberg RC
Taeshan v Sorthern Northland - Sennaton RC
Bostopia v Myedvedeya - Squigg RC
MD 4
Daehanjeiguk v Myedvedeya - Higher Geesemonkey RC
Sorthern Northland v Bostopia - Gretadale RC
Yafor 2 v Taeshan - Sarringvale RC
MD 5
Taeshan v Daehanjeiguk - Squigg RC
Bostopia v Yafor 2 - Sennaton RC
Myedvedeya v Sorthern Northland - Riikenberg RC

QFs
GROUP A: Glenrock RC - Monham City RC

GROUP B: Fenton City RC - Hilltop Town RC

SFs
GROUP A: Bassingdale City RC

GROUP B: Port Flamerty RC

Final : Fort Boston RC

WE COME FROM THE KJ AND O, WHERE THE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA
ITS A LAND WHERE MEN PLAY RUGBALL, AND WE STRIVE FOR VICTORY
YES, WE REPRESENT OUR LAND BEACUASE WE ARE THE BEST YOULL SEE!
WE ARE FROM THE KJ AND O, AND WE STRIVE FOR VICTORY!

30 MAN SQUAD TO ATTEND THE RWC IN BOSTOPIA:*denotes predicted starting team
#. Name: Occupation
1.Namatu Saruken: Professional Rugby Union Player
2.Timoti Áedán (c)*: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
3.Elsdon Lacy: Professional Rugby Union Player
4.Sage Shayne*: Professional Rugby Union Player
5.Rick Austyn*: Professional Rugby Union Player
6.Cole Kendal*: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
7.Derrick Bryson: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
8.Deshaun Grant*: Professional Rugby Union Player
9.Sheldon Wiremu: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
10.Colby Wiremu*: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
11.Paora Hohepa*: Professional Rugby Union Player
12.Tama Wiremu*: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
13.Afa Afa Moafa*: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
14.Moana Petera*: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
15.Paora Mikaere*: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
16.Timoti Hemi: Professional Rugby Union Player
17.Patariki Paora: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
18.Kendall Buckley: Professional Rugby Union Player
19.Norris Aguilar: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
20.Winfred Holmes: Professional Rugby Union Player
21.Yong Erik Horn: Professional Rugby Union Player
22.Hohepa Piripi: Professional Rugby Union Player / Professional Rugby League Player
23.Chase Hendricks: Professional Rugby Union Player
24.Graig Joseph: Professional Rugby Union Player
25.Leif Mcintyre: Professional Rugby Union Player
26.Marty Case:Semi Pro Rugby Union Player
27.Maxwell Stanley: Plumber / Amateur Rugby League Player
28.Sterling Stark: Professional Rugby Union Player
29.Dr. Toby Woods: General Practitioner
30.Anaru Tane: Professional Rugby Union Player
COACHES:
HEAD:Norbert Carter
OFFENCE:Trafford Brock
DEFENCE:Gord Dannie
STRAPPERS:Tipene Tane, Shellford Lipenu
MANAGER:Bradley Keith Bernie Sé

RP: pointscorers will probaly be anywhere from the backline (10-15, as they are arguably the finest backline in the world in rugby union, but everyone else will score on average 1 in 6 times. injuries are uncommon, due to our high level of fitness. sendoffs are common for our 1-5, excluding our #2, because they love punchups!:p

NEWSFLASH!
as reported by the Freeland Bugle
"a total of 150 million Kjomasasopians hhave made the pilgrimage to Bostopia to support thier squad. expectations are high for the Spiders, who are arguably the best rugby union nation in the world, and definately the worlds finest in rugby league"

Sorthern Northland World Championship of Rugball Squad

Goalkeepers:

1: Mick Quinlan, 25 years old
22: Gavin King, 22 y/o

Blokes that mainly stay back protecting the goal (aka:defenders):

2: Kieran O'Brien, 27 y/o, bloke who defends the right side
12: Lee Yong-Duk, 23 y/o bloke who defends the right side
3: Roberto Tortosa, 26 y/o bloke who defends the left side
13: Spencer Connor, 24 y/o bloke who defends the left side
4: Werner Schwarz, 28 y/o bloke who defends the middle
5: William Hendriks, 24 y/o bloke who defends the middle
14: Antonio José Paz, 21 y/o bloke who defends the middle
15: Geoff Clark, 19 y/o bloke who defends the middle

Blokes that aren't backs/defenders or forwards/attackers (aka:the midfield):

7: Ronnie Clarke, 27 y/o bloke who runs up the right wing like a nutter
17: Adam Jones, 17 y/o bloke who isn't good enough to run up the right wing like a nutter
11: Valentín Franco, 23 y/o bloke who pouts up and down the left wing
21: Eamon Curren, 26 y/o bloke who gets left on the bench as he usually gets sent off within 10 minutes if he starts
6: Dermot Murphy, 26 y/o bloke who runs around the middle of the pitch like a headless chicken
8: Ronan McLennan, 25 y/o bloke who stands in the middle of the pitch doing nothing
16: Peadar Mac Conchobhar, 23 y/o bloke who sits on the bench like a headless chicken
18: Seosamh Raghallaigh, 21 y/o bloke bought along to carry water bottles

Blokes whose job it is to score goals/points (aka: attackers/forwards/offence or whatever):

9: Rory Moloney, 25 y/o bloke who has a rough idea where the goal is
10: Brendan Keogh, 24 y/o bloke who has no idea where the goal is
19: Colman McNamara, 21 y/o bloke bought along purely for his craic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_(craic))
20: Sean Malone, 21 y/o bloke bought along for..... actually we've no idea why he's here.

Manager/head coach: Mick McGlinchy
Starting XI will usually be numbers 1 to 11.

Kits

First choice colours: Red shirt with gold trim, white shorts
Second choice colours: Green and white striped shirts with red trim, green shorts.

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Godmod scoring events N
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out cards to my players Y
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Steff Jelling: “...That was live action from the national angling championship, and we'll head back to that as soon as anything happens. Now though we welcome a special guest onto the show, please welcome to SNTV Sports Saturday on this Wednesday night, Mick McGlinchy, manager of the Sorthern Northland national rugball team.”

Mick McGlinchy: “'Allo all, pleasure to be here and all that.”

SJ: “Great to have you on the show. So what is rugball?”

MM: “.....Rugball?”

SJ: “Yes.”

MM: “...No idea to be honest, should I know?”

SJ: “Well you are manager of the national rugball team, I would have thought it would be helpful to know what it is?”

MM: “Oh am I? I though I was manager of the nation Gaelic Football team. Thought it was a bit strange Bostopia hosting a Gaelic Football tournament when they don't play the sport.”

SJ: “Well seeing as you clearly have no idea what the sport you're going to Bostopia to compete is, I take it Sorthern Northland can rule ourselves out of winning it.”

MM: “Oh not at all Steff. I've just remembered, rugball is sort of like Gaelic Football and we've basically taken a load of failed Gaelic Footballers to the competition. Other nations seem to have a much worse understanding of what the sport it. Kjomasasopia for example seem to think it's rugby and have sent their rugby squad along, whilst I hear Yafor 2 are sending some female tennis players and the Hans are sending martial arts experts.”

SJ: “Right so we can do well then?”

MM: “Certainly, the top four from each group of six go through so reaching the knock out stages should be a piece of piss.”

SJ: “Speaking of piss, is it true that you've prepared the team for the competition by taking them on a number of massive piss ups.”

MM: “Absolutely, we're representing Sorthern Northland here remember and it's vital that even if we do shit in the 'rugball' it's imperative that we can all get absolutely wankered.”

SJ: “Er sounds like a faultless plan. Now..... hold on, I think something has happened at the national angling championship, we go over to Kepa Semaro for more, Kepa.”

KS: “Unbelivable Steff. HAHAHAHA! It's incredible, a bloke just stuck a maggot on his hook and nearly got a bite. Looked like he had, the float wobbled around a bit but it was just a current or something. Unbelivable.”

SJ: “Thanks for that Kepa, so Mick you've no idea what rugball is, have the players?”

MM: “Well not really, most of them have just been running around like idiots on the training field. And those that weren't were on the side of the pitch throwing up, obviously unable to cope with the pre-training benders.”

SJ: “I see, well lots for Sorthern rugball fans to be hopeful for then, thanks for your time Mick.”

MM: “No problem, Steff. Oh and how do I get out of here?”

SJ: “Through that big door that says, “Exit” above it.”

MM: “Oh right, thanks.”

RP Cut-off point.

GROUP A

Septentrionie 20:8 The Shamoin Islands
Kjomasasopia 10:18 Australiah
West Zirconia 12:21 Lovisa

GROUP B
Sorthern Northland 10:5 Daehanjeiguk
Yafor 2 13:14 Myedvedeya
Taeshan 14:16 Bostopia ET1 (Scorinated by Sorthern Northland

GROUP A
The Shamoin Islands 13:17 Lovisa
Australiah 17:18 West Zirconia ET1
Septentrionie 13:15 Kjomasasopia

GROUP B

Daehanjeiguk 15:4 Bostopia (Scorinated by Sorthern Northland)
Myedvedeya 12:17 Taeshan
Sorthern Northland 13:12 Yafor 2

Tables to follow.

AND THESE SOUNDS FLOWED FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER FROM THE KJO LOCKER ROOMS:

"We come from the kj and o, where the mountains meet the sea
its a land where men play rugball, and we strive for victory
yes, we represent our land beacuase we are the best youll see!
We are from the kj and o, and we strive for victory!

Today we played septentrionie, what a sorry side they were!
We left them torn and tattered as we claimed our victory!
For we represent our land because we are the best youll see!
We are from the kj and o, and we strive for victory!"

=== The Great Han Imperial Rugball Association (大韓帝國草球協會|대한제국초구협회) ===

HQ

Chairman: So what are we supposed to do?

Treasurer: I don't know. What does the charter say?

Chairman: *murmurs* It says something about fielding a team of martial arts experts to go play "grassball". And we're going to go to Bostopia.

Treasurer: Hmmm, that's going to be a little expensive. Where are we going to find a team of martial arts to kick a ball of grass?

Chairman: Uh, I don't think they're going to be kicking a ball of grass.

Treasurer: Well, then throwing it.

Chairman: The ball isn't made of grass.

Treasurer: So they're going to kick a ball? What kind of ball? What kind of sport is this?

Chairman: It's Bostopian, for one.

Treasurer: So??? What, is this some 'go find the tanks and nukes' sport?

Chairman: That was just a documentary, and besides that, we don't need tanks or nukes to beat the Bostopians.

Treasurer: Not that they don't have tons of those stuff anyway.

Chairman: Alright, well, we still need to find and send a team, to play something.

Treasurer: When is the deadline?

Chairman: What do you mean 'deadline'?

Treasurer: When are the games starting?

Chairman: They started two days ago.

Treasurer: WHAT???

Secretary: *comes in with tea* You guys sound a bit up-tight.

Chairman: Up-tight?

Treasurer: We need to send a team to Bostopia to play some sport which doesn't make sense! Not only do they not make any sense, there's no official rule book on what the players use to play!

Secretary: Oh, relax. I sent a team, and I found the rule-book online. Apparently, it's just football with a weird oblong ball and no shoes.

Treasurer: Oh, well that's all fine and dandy, but... WHO THE HECK DID YOU SEND?

=== Bostopia ===

*a bunch of crickets assemble ready to play against Bostopia*

Cricket: *chirp chirp chirp*!

Crickets: *chirp chirp*!!

Cricket: *chirp chirp chirp*!

Crickets: *chirp chirp*!!

Cricket: *chirp chirp chirp*!

Crickets: *chirp chirp*!! ...

Cricket pointing behind the main Cricket: *CHIRP*!

Cricket: *chirp*? -gets squashed by rugball-

Crickets: *chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp*!! - pick up the ball-

Cricket: *c-h-i-r-p* ...

=== HQ ===

Treasurer: You sent a team of CRICKETS? To the land of CRICKET-EATERS?

Secretary: Relax, you guys.

Chairman: You guys? How am I getting implicated in this?

Secretary: Hey, I said relax. I mean, they lost a little game against Sorthern Northland, but apparently, the cricket-eaters don't play very well at their own sport.

Treasurer: Oh... wow... that's... impressive, I suppose...

Secretary: Don't worry. Everything's under hand. *leaves with tea*

Treasurer: *thinks for a moment* Wait! How'd you pay for the tickets?

due to the lack of interest in this thread, the Kjomasasopia Spiders have withdrawn from the tournament to focus on the upcoming Inaugural Kjomasasopian Rugby Premiership (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=568758) in January 2009, with training camps beginning in November. They wish all the teams good luck and apologize for any inconvenience.
:salute:
Kuut Milg, Nasyehehk Hydeuhc!