A few notes on procedure:With 44 teams submitted from eleven leagues, a single qualifying round was required. Those leagues that had previously submitted teams had their top two qualified teams invited straight to the group stages with a bye, for the Tynealan league RFC Moulton replaced the second seeds Twigham Wasps' bye thanks to being the current RUCT holders. The two leagues that hadn't previously submitted teams were invited to send their league champions straight to the group stage. With twenty teams awarded byes, that left twenty-four to play a single knockout qualifying round, which was randomly drawn with no team from the same league allowed to play another. The twelve winners of this round then joined the twenty byes in the group stage. For the Group Stage, teams were seeded by rank, and then randomly drawn, with no two teams from the same league permitted in the same group.
The draw for the Round of Sixteen was drawn randomly so every runner-up played a group winner, with no two teams from the same league permitted to play each other. The remaining rounds were drawn randomly.RESULTSQualification RoundEindhoven Tigers (CYH) 0–9 Montbenoit Old Boys (SAU)
Bugny Barbarians (SAU) 21–3 Mandon Faithful (APX)
Northbrook Harlequins (PIS) 31–3 Stanford Cardinals (NSI)
JK Memorial Squad (APX) 0–10 Watson's Bay RFC (TKC)
Reds (TKC) 7–0 PPRC Hague (CYH)
Ballyfeeaknock (TYL) 8–6 Brady City Sharks (DAR)
Dwile Jerseys (APX) 0–24 Twigham Wasps (TYL)
Cornell Big Red (NSI) 6–3 Eysturoy Rovers (PIS)
Los Angeles County (FSC) 16–10 Gagarin-Armstrong (SKK)
Snaith Marlins (WZI) 6–24 Woomera (WTZ)
Jamul (FSC) 0–24 Stanley Park (WZI)
Scott City AC (DAR) 21–8 Columbia Lions (NSI)
Group Stage Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 RFC Moulton 6 6 0 0 85 6 +79 24 — 18–0 6–0 20–6
2 Scott City AC 6 4 0 2 83 58 +25 16 0–24 — 13–3 26–3
3 Riverside County 6 2 0 4 50 75 −25 8 0–10 3–22 — 20–14
4 Ironshire Smithys 6 0 0 6 40 119 −79 0 0–7 7–22 10–24 —
Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 New Sydney Waratahs 6 5 0 1 79 17 +62 20 — 31–10 6–0 17–0
2 Imperial County 6 3 0 3 86 58 +28 12 7–3 — 9–10 27–0
3 Twigham Wasps 6 3 0 3 54 65 −11 12 0–6 0–24 — 22–6
4 Stanley Park 6 1 0 5 34 113 −79 4 0–16 14–9 14–22 —
Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Ballyfeeaknock 6 5 0 1 90 71 +19 20 — 10–24 11–0 17–7
2 Montbenoit Old Boys 6 4 0 2 99 41 +58 16 16–18 — 0–3 36–7
3 Gwinevra Saints 6 2 0 4 30 82 −52 8 17–25 0–12 — 10–7
4 Reds 6 1 0 5 58 83 −25 4 7–9 3–11 27–0 —
Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Northbrook Harlequins 6 5 1 0 68 17 +51 22 — 0–0 3–0 13–10
2 Machairster 6 3 1 2 71 49 +22 14 7–15 — 7–14 18–10
3 Los Angeles County 6 3 0 3 68 56 +12 12 0–19 10–17 — 20–7
4 St Martin Bees 6 0 0 6 30 115 −85 0 0–18 0–22 3–24 —
Group E Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Tim City AC 6 6 0 0 117 23 +94 24 — 13–0 15–0 36–12
2 Les Alliés Legion 6 4 0 2 97 46 +51 16 8–17 — 12–10 44–0
3 Paritzburg Vipers 6 2 0 4 41 66 −25 8 3–13 3–23 — 12–3
4 Dimard Rugby 6 0 0 6 18 138 −120 0 0–23 3–10 0–13 —
Group F Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Darmen City Wasps 6 6 0 0 107 30 +77 24 — 15–10 10–7 13–0
2 Rotterdam Apples 6 3 1 2 54 64 −10 14 0–25 — 3–3 9–8
3 Woomera 6 2 1 3 60 64 −4 10 6–28 13–16 — 15–0
4 Harvard Crimson 6 0 0 6 22 85 −63 0 7–16 0–16 7–16 —
Group G Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Citizens RFC 6 5 0 1 113 36 +77 20 — 31–8 13–7 16–3
2 Bugny Barbarians 6 5 0 1 125 52 +73 20 13–9 — 10–6 45–0
3 Alice Springs 6 2 0 4 48 75 −27 8 0–23 3–29 — 17–0
4 Cornell Big Red 6 0 0 6 11 134 −123 0 5–21 3–20 0–15 —
Group H Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Watson's Bay RFC 6 5 0 1 96 25 +71 20 — 7–10 19–0 6–5
2 Pasgarmises 6 5 0 1 97 53 +44 20 3–10 — 27–7 23–17
3 Moorcroft 6 2 0 4 73 91 −18 8 7–29 0–13 — 27–0
4 Grimsey RFC 6 0 0 6 37 134 −97 0 0–25 12–21 3–32 —
Round of SixteenRFC Moulton (TYL) 15–17 Montbenoit Old Boys (SAU)
Ballyfeeaknock (TYL) 30–14 Bugny Barbarians (SAU)
Tim City AC (DAR) 18–20 Pasgarmises (MAT)
Northbrook Harlequins (PIS) 10–0 Imperial County (FSC)
New Sydney Waratahs (TKC) 17–3 Machairster (TYL)
Darmen City Wasps (DAR) 17–0 Rotterdam Apples (CYH)
Watson's Bay RFC (TKC) 33–15 Scott City AC (DAR)
Citizens RFC (PIS) 24–15 Les Alliés Legion (SAU)
Quarter FinalsCitizens RFC (PIS) 10–13 Montbenoit Old Boys (SAU)
New Sydney Waratahs (TKC) 7–3 Darmen City Wasps (DAR)
Watson's Bay RFC (TKC) 5–10 Pasgarmises (MAT)
Ballyfeeaknock (TYL) 14–20 Northbrook Harlequins (PIS)
Semi FinalsNew Sydney Waratahs (TKC) 17–27 Northbrook Harlequins (PIS)
Montbenoit Old Boys (SAU) 13–6 Pasgarmises (MAT)
Final(Kindly scorinated by ESF over IRC)Montbenoit Old Boys (SAU) 10-7 Northbrook Harlequins (PIS)
Congratulations to
Montbenoit Old Boys, who win the Seasogs Championship for the second time in three seasons, becoming the only team to have ever lifted the trophy twice!
Some one-off stats for you in honour of it being the landmark tenth edition... - Only three nations have taken part in every single cycle -
Darmen,
Polar Islandstates, and
The Kiaser Colonies.
- Of the teams from these nations, seven teams have qualified for the RUCT Seasogs Championship every single cycle -
Brady City Sharks,
Darmen City Wasps, and
Scott City AC from
Darmen;
Citizens RFC and
Northbrook Harlequins from
Polar Islandstates, and
New Sydney Waratahs and
Watson's Bay RFC from
The Kiaser Colonies.
- Nine nations have been represented in the final -
Mytannion (1 time),
Polar Islandstates (6),
Kulverint (1),
Civil Citizenry (2),
The Kiaser Colonies (3),
Cyborg Holland (1),
Darmen (2),
Saugeais (3), and
Tyneala (1).
- Eight nations have seen their teams lift the trophy -
Mytannion (1 win),
Polar Islandstates (1),
Kulverint (1),
Civil Citizenry (2),
The Kiaser Colonies (1),
Darmen (1),
Saugeais (2), and
Tyneala (1).
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Civil Citizenry is the only nation to have had two different teams lift the trophy;
Reps-Baker, and
Janwick Bloodhounds. Curiously enough, these were in consecutive seasons, making Civil Citizenry the only nation to see their teams collectively retain the trophy.
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Montbenoit Old Boys, of
Saugeais, are the only individual team to have won the trophy more than once, lifting the trophy in two of their three final appearances.
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Citizens RFC, of
Polar Islandstates, are the only team to have reached consecutive finals. Losing both finals I and II, they are therefore also the only team to have lost consecutive finals. They are also the team to have contested the most finals, with four, despite only winning once.
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Citizens RFC and
Northbrook Harlequins, both of
Polar Islandstates, are the only teams to have contested a final between two teams of the same nation, final VII. This marks the only time a team from
Polar Islandstates has ever won the trophy, meaning that teams from there have never beaten foreign opposition in a final.
- Teams from
Polar Islandstates have been the runner-up in a combined total of five times, a record. (
Citizens RFC three times and
Northbrook Harlequins twice). Teams from
The Kiaser Colonies,
New Sydney Waratahs to be precise, are next in that particular list, having been runner-up twice.
- A massive
218 teams have contested the RUCT Seasogs Championship,
150 of which are currently ranked.
- A staggering
32 leagues have at one point or another submitted their teams for contention.
Entrance is now open for the eleventh edition of the RUCT Seasogs Championship, look for an update/confirmation later on, but the deadline is provisionally set to
MIDDAY (GMT) on SUNDAY 9th DECEMBER.