Rugby Union World Cup 22 - Everything Thread

by **Electrum** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:16 pm

22nd Rugby Union World Cup

Greetings nations of the multiverse to the 22nd edition of the Rugby Union World Cup. With 56 entries, this looks to be one of the largest (if not the largest) editions yet.

Useful Links
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OOC Thread (Direct all purely OOC stuff here)
Bid Post
Current Rankings

About Electrum
Electrum is a medium-sized sporting nation of approximately eighty million citizens in the region of Rushmore. It is a country bordered by Eura to the North and Rhodesiah to the West. Electrum is a highly developed country specializing in technology, commerce and culture. Its capital city is Centralis. Other major centres which will host venues will be Prescott, Hamilton, Port Grenville, Agri and Kale Island. Although Australian Rules is the favourite code in Electrum, Rugby Union has been gaining considerable support around the nation.

A nation where bars and gambling are common place, this nation is sports mad. To ensure the integrity of future tournaments held in Electrum, two statutory bodies have been set up, the Doping Testing Authority, which oversees the testing for elicit performance enhancing drugs and the Match Integrity Unit, a body which monitors illegal betting, strange patterns in betting and match fixing allegations.

Format
Eight groups of seven nations, single round robin. Top three of each group advances to the Round of 24. Reseeding will happen before the start of the finals. Group winners will skip the Round of 24 and advance directly to the Round of 16. Runners up and third placers will face each other for a spot in the R16 (fixtures based on seeding). Tiebreakers are HTH record, Points Difference, Points For and a Playoff Match.

Role Play and Scorination
A roster will be worth a day of role playing. Roleplays will be marked from 0-1 on a fluid scale with quality > quantity. Though don't expect to get a huge bonus if you only write a terrific sentence for your RP. All matches are held in Electrum, and should Electrum make the finals, then a third party scorinator will be called to scorinate. The first cutoff will be 30th August, 6PM Melbourne Time. Each cutoff will be at 6PM except for Tuesdays where it will be at 9PM. Max skill is 1+Nation with highest skill.

Note: Bonus points will be recorded in a separate column, and are counted separately from actual points from winning/a draw to prevent confusion, though they both count as pool points. As always, less than 7 points nets a bonus point as well as scoring more than 32 points in a single match (four tries=1 point rule, as stated in bid thread).

Schedule
30th August: Matchday 1
31st August: Matchday 2
1st September: Matchday 3
2nd September: Matchday 4*
3rd September: Matchday 5
4th September: Matchday 6
5th September: Matchday 7
6th September: Rest day/Playoff day (if needed)
7th September: Round of 24
8th September: Octofinals
9th September: Quarterfinals*
10th September: Semifinals
11th September: Final/3PPO

*Scheduled late cutoff by approximately 3 hours.

Draws and Schedules

Final Draw
3PPO. Hutanjia vs Saintland at Centralis Arena, Centralis
GF. Neu Engollon vs Ko-oren at at Bulldogs Stadium, Burnton

by **Electrum** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:16 pm

General Information
For general information about Electrum, visit this page.
Meanwhile, Centralis has it's own page as well on iiwiki (where teams will play twice).

All nations competing in the Rugby World Cup will rotate around every city in Electrum. These are: Centralis, Hamilton, Agri, Port Grenville, Kale Island, Prescott and Burnton.

The currency is the Synergy, a card based currency which is entirely digitalised. For those seeking to use the normal paper money, Universal Standard Dollars could be used instead, but it is recommended to get these cards which is very easily stolen but also very convenient to use.

Customs and Laws
In general, the laws of Electrum are generally relaxed, with restrictions on the most serious of crimes as well as bans on smoking in certain areas and banning of 'hard' drugs only. Electrum is also an anti-gun nation so all guns will need to be given up at the border -- lest they face criminal imprisonment in Electrum.

Nations will be flown over on special AirElectrum planes through to Centralis International Airport. There are lots of restrictions in what can and can't be brought to Electrum, as well as schedules and restrictions.

Kale Island is based in a semi-autonomous territory where locals tend to be mysterious. As a result of the government wanting to hold onto territory but not interfering with the islanders, this territory has their own strange and unique rules unique to that island (you can RP any crazy rules you like).

Accommodation
Accommodation will be provided free of charge in all of the venues, with buses and high security staff following the team every bit of the way. All of the facilities are new and are in close proximity to the venues themselves (often just a short bus ride). The hotel staff will be on call 24 hours a day to cater to whatever your team wants.

Transportation between venues
Teams will be shuttled between venues with AirElectrum planes once again. Meanwhile, to visit Kale Island, nations must fly to Port Grenville where there is an hourly boat to Kale Island. We hear that wild boars run amok on the boat, so watch out, but on the most part teams will fly comfortably on a luxury airplane.

Location Schedule
Burnton>Centralis>Prescott>Hamilton>Agri>Kale Island>Port Grenville

Group A and B start at Burnton, C and D at Prescott, E and F at Agri and G and H at Port Grenville on Matchday 1. On the next matchday, they are moved onto the next city in the chain. So, Group A and B will be playing at Centralis on Matchday 2.

Venues

by **Electrum** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:16 pm

Electrum National Rugby Union Team

A ragtag, motley crew has been assembled out of the national rugby union competition in Electrum. As it is their first time on the world stage, they will be defending as much as possible, within reason.

Starters
PR - Marcus Millegan
HK - Brent Himing
PR - Lachlan Mitchell
LK - Jessica Faraday
LK - Mitch Pethica
FL - Monty Appel
FL - Cayn Bryne
#8 - Alex Pham
SH - David Rizvi
FH - James Norton
LW - Ferghus Web
IC - Michael Donaghue
OC - Peter Shi
RW - Cam Shah
FB - Devonte Brown

Bench
FW - Aaron Marchant
FW - Cynthia Bottas
FW - Lewis Butcher
BK - Mark Falkner
BK - Ralph Le
BK - Duy Hunt

RP Permissions
Everything is AOK

by **Saintland** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:25 pm

Saintland National Rugby Union Team

Style Modifier: +2
Captain: Marcus Desidenius
Colors: Red and White
Demonym: Sanctii
Stadium: Via Damascus Stadium
Stadium Location: St. Paulus
Stadium Capacity: 32,189

Roster

Starting Lineup

PR - Marcus Ennius
HK - Lucas Decianus
PR - Matthaeus Ennius
SR - Matthaeus Flavinius
SR - Paulus Flavinius
FL - Josephus Funisulanus
FL - Alessandro Funisulanus
#8 - Marcus Desidenius
SH - Paulus Norbanus
FH - Lucas Portius
IC - Silvester Spurius
OC - Petrus Spurius
LW - Nicolaus Opsius
RW - Ioannes Opsius
FB - Lucius Curius

Bench

FW - Lucas Fulvius
FW - Petrus Decimius
FW - Thomas Hispalus
FW - Lucius Didius
BK - Georgius Cipius
BK - Alessandro Belaeus
BK - Paulus Blandius

Notes

Saintland has a very rough style of play and very few fouls in our national league, so don't hesitate to card Sanctii players, especially if Saintland loses. Rugby is the 3rd most popular form of football in Saintland. It is nowhere near as popular as soccer or gridiron. It also is not as popular as baseball, ice hockey or basketball. Rugby is roughly as popular as handball in Saintland. A RL comparison would be soccer in the US. The Saintland rugby team doesn't have the high expectations that come with representing Saintland in any of the big 5 sports. Actually, the team is somewhat infamous for being mostly ignored at home, regardless of how they perform. The Saintland National Rugby Union Team has 5 brother combinations in the starting lineup. This team lacks a star player. Unlike the usual Sanctii captains, Desidenius is not a star player. He is a veteran who captains the St. Petrus rugby union team. Desidenius is known for his veteran leadership, but he is just a good player. Even Lucas Portius, the MVP last season, is not a superstar player. If the Sanctii perform well, it will be through team play, not through the dominance of any single player. They are relatively tall players and most of them have played gridiron at the youth levels.

RP Permissions

I give my opponent permission to:
Choose my scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
Give my players yellow cards: Y
Give my players red cards: Y
Give injuries to my players: N
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Godmod other events: Y

by **Western Borderlands** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 5:54 pm

Style Modifier: -3
Colors: Black and Blue
Demonym: Borderlandian

PR - Malvo Grinnick
HK - Malik Arjib
PR - Thomas Ary
SR - Florence Tarin
SR - Vekromin Arog
FL - Jason Grie
FL - Dambiru Hulikhraibli
#8 - Olrick Fura
SH - Izanias Rummon
FH - Sulletir Kora
IC - Vladimir Koli
OC - Rain Iza
LW - Kaskar Glocr
RW - Red Fairhaven
FB - Brenon Walls

Bench
FWD Klaskar Fion
FWD Langeis Loyoni
FWD Falkan Frona
BK Aegenis Dira
BK Molikar Iza
BK Tesham Kiroman
BK Kelsoikae Ri

I give my opponent permission to:
Choose my scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
Give my players yellow cards: Y (Has to be reasonable)
Give my players red cards: Y (Has to be reasonable)
Give injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Godmod other events: Y

by **The Fair Republic** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 6:37 pm

Style Modifier: +1.5
Captain: Peter Lazarus
Coach: Gideon Patrick
Demonym: Republics
Uniforms:

Roster:

Starting Lineup
PR - Adam Jones
HK - Luke Smith
PR - Marcus Welton
SR - Wellington Archer
SR - Paul Weaver
FL - Henry Ferguson
FL - Tommy Davis
#8 - Ted Meyer
SH - Brett Adams
FH - Victor Peterson
IC - Timothy Hunter
OC - George Lipton
LW - Franz Williams
RW - Peter Lazarus
FB - Ross Lynch

Bench

FW - Edgar Hoover
FW - Percy Piturnus
FW - Patrick Ross
FW - Fabian Duncan
BK - Jamie Gawdye
BK - George Wood
BK - Peter Kanie

Choose my pointscorers: Y
Godmod scoring event:s Y
RP injuries to my players: N
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards (sin bin) to my players: Y
Hand out red cards (sending off) to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

by **Apox** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:00 am

Apox National Rugby Team

Coach: Henry Monteforth (Aged 41)
Style: +1.03

Starters
Name              Age       Position    Club
Asha Mwada         25           Prop    JK Memorial Squad
David Jones        29         Hooker    Burgunden Brawlers RFC (NEU)
Jim Paisley        25           Prop    Northern Urbanista
Allan Beggar       28        2nd Row    Islanders (TLI)
James Danbershan   23        2nd Row    JK Memorial Squad
Jacob Smith        31        Flanker    Gwinevra Saints
Percy Hughes       23        Flanker    Colesham City Blues (LCN)
Alec Borsham       20       Number 8    Dwile Jerseys

Tim Harrikeh       24     Scrum Half    JK Memorial Squad
Iphitos Horne      29       Fly Half    Gwinevra Saints KICKER
Richard Jones      27  Inside Centre    Islanders (LCN)
James Lidgley      33 Outside Centre    JK Memorial Squad CAPTAIN
Harry Organo       24     Right Wing    Dwile Jerseys
Alex Jones         27      Left Wing    Mandon Faithful
Wilfried Puskas    30      Full Back    Telleursville Gargoyles RFC (NEU)

Subs
James Hoolahan     33        Forward    Mandon Faithful
Keif O'Brien       34        Forward    Mona Warriors
Ed Troichi         28        Forward    Manon Faithful
Chris Merchant     28        Forward    JK Memorial Squad
Trom Hollerstrom   30           Back    Northern Urbanista
Chris Donohue      32           Back    Dwile Jerseys
Carlton Webb       28           Back    Colesham City Blues (LCN)
Kyan Brown         22           Back    Dwile Jerseys

Notes
Apox reached the Quarter-Finals last time out, and this time, they'll be hoping for bigger things, with this experienced team.

RP Permissions
No deaths, no career ending injuries without TG confirmation.

by **Xadowia** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:15 am

UNION RUGBYSTE DU XADOWIA

This is the xadowian official jersey

These are two alternative jerseys:

We are currently selecting the Roster.

Roster

Starting Lineup

#	Position	Name			Team

1	Prop		Mathieu Martin		Gorillas
2	Hooker		Tristan Pitchoune	Etoile
3	Prop		Adegoke Kérékou		Gorillas
4	Lock		Melchior Nkurunziza	Avenir
5	Lock		Xavier Boigny		Lions
6	Flanker		Joseph Santonja		Lions
7	Flanker		Kablan Ouedraogo	RC Moundokolo
8	Number 8	Jean-Pierre Mapon	Rangers
9	Scrum Half	Daniel Guei		Rangers
10	Fly Half	Isidore Kunakey		Gorillas
11	Left Wing	Jalil Mwami		Gorillas
12	Inside Centre	Jean-Luc Lubanga	Gorillas
13	Outside Centre	Xavier Garcia		Avenir
14	Right Wing	Yannick Tshisekedi	Impalas
15	Fullback	Cyprien Tiao		Leopards

Available replacements

#	Position	Name			Team

16	Prop		Ahmed Kabila		Lions
17	Hooker		Dominique Guerin	Avenir
18	Prop		Felix Malek		Rangers
19	Lock		Barnabe Unlu		Leopards
20	Flanker		Guillaume Doudou	Rangers
21	Centre		Luc Maga		Rangers
22	Wing		Adam Lamaalam		Avenir
23	Scrum Half	Konan Micombero		Gorillas
24	Fly Half	Tertius Picard		Etoile

Style Modifier: -2
Coach: Nicholas Lebarien (47 years old)
Captain: Mathieu Martin
Colors: Green, Yellow and Red
Demonym: Xadowiens

Choose my pointscorers: Y
RP injuries to my players: N
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards (sin bin) to my players: Y
Hand out red cards (sending off) to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

by **Nova Anglicana** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:07 am

Nova Anglicana Rugby Union World Cup XXII Roster

Nickname: Lions
Head Coach: Errol Anderson

Starting XV

1. Franck Terrot, loosehead prop, 31
2. Ben Brady, hooker, 29
3. Samson Abasi, tighthead prop, 26
4. Tim Poole, lock, 26
5. Dan Bridges, lock, 27
6. Myles Sheffield, blindside flanker, 28
7. Damien Clemens, openside flanker, 27, captain
8. Merlin St. Clair, eight-man, 29
9. Julian Lee, scrum half, 27
10. Quentin Foray, fly half, 26
11. Jean-Marc Aubert, weak-side (left) wing, 25
12. Roger Wood, inside centre, 28
13. Garrett Morgan, outside centre, 24
14. Eric Clark, strong-side (right) wing, 26
15. Graham King, fullback, 24

Subs

16. Alec Alba, centre, 24
17. Cole Fair, half, 23
18. Nate Jefferson, wing, 23
19. Roland Brady, fullback, 22
20. Kristopher Beard, front row, 25
21. Atticus Joiner, loose forward, 21
22. Jacob Grant, second row, 27

Kit (thanks to Fair Republic for link):

Schedule (Group D)

MD1: #9 Nova Anglicana vs. UR Kernasquillec
MD2: Nova Anglicana vs. #2 Ko-oren
MD3: BYE
MD4: Nova Anglicana vs. #42 Patistan
MD5: UR Xadowia vs. Nova Anglicana
MD6: Nova Anglicana vs. UR Gregoryisgodistan
MD7: UR Jachaelter vs. Nova Anglicana

Should my opponent RPs first, he/she may do the following:
Choose my scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: Y, nothing serious
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y
Hand out red cards to my players: Y, only if you also give a red to one of your players
Godmod other events: N

by **Darmen** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:02 pm

Darmen National Rugby Team

Manager: Taliesin Tracy
Assistant Manager: Jerald Fierro

Starting XV

POS  # NAME                  AGE CLUB
LP   1 Peppe Andrews         22  Darmen City Wasps
H    2 Xuan Washington       30  Rogerton Blues
TP   3 Denholm Durant        31  Darmen City Wasps
L    4 Devyn Snyder          29  Darmen City Wasps
L    5 Douglass Janson       22  Tim City AC
BF   6 Forest Gray           29  Tim City AC
OF   7 Adam Balboni          21  Darmen City Wasps
N8   8 Matías MacClellan     20  Sterling City Chiefs
SH   9 Seaghdh Boveri        30  CFR United Cotdelapomais
FH  10 Rodney Wembley        27  Sportklub Palerma
LW  11 Tristan Wilbur        32  Brady City Sharks
IC  12 Emmanuel Spencer      35  Darmen City Wasps
OC  13 Pánfilo Myers         25  Scott City AC
RW  14 Nash Kerr             22  Tim City AC
FB  15 Darío Courtney        33  CFR United Cotdelapomais

Substitutes

POS  # NAME                  AGE CLUB
P   16 Jools Hines           19  CFR United Cotdelapomais
H   17 Gianmarco Marsden     34  Scott City AC
L   18 Yahveh Merlo          28  Hallie RC
F   19 Piers Ambrosi         24  Scott City AC
HB  20 Shaun Merrill         19  Leicester Square Falcons
W   21 Miles Maxwell         32  Darmen City Wasps
C   22 Celio Tosi            20  Scott City AC
FB  23 Carmelo Meyer         23  Eric City Warriors

Style Modifier: +3
RP Permissions: No killing or injuring, and no red cards, otherwise, have fun.

by **Uitbregen** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:08 pm

Uitbregen roster to the 22nd World Cup

Head Coach: Anders Clemensen (50 y/o)
Assistant Coach: Sina Achterberg (64 y/o)

Team

Prop: Fred Gelen - 31 y/o - 6ft 2" - Gelk Niuestaad
Hooker: Dominic Tielgaar - 25 y/o - 5ft 6" - 29 Denvargen
Prop: Vanya Skerdkjae - 26 y/o - 5ft 10" - Gelk
Second Row: Terenti Arntzenius - 35 y/o - 6ft 4" - Gelk
Second Row: Kliment Rasmussen - 30 y/o - 6ft 7" - Kerjissen Noord RC
Openside Flanker: Timon van der Lugten - 23 y/o - 6ft 1" - Gelk
Blindside Flanker: Johan Dreesens - 27 y/o - 6ft 4" - Varde Rugby VC
Number 8: Johannes Tholberg - 32 y/o - 6ft 1" - Gelk Niuestaad (c)

Scrum Half: Nikolas Schouw - 22 y/o - 5ft 7" - Kerjissen Noord RC
Fly Half: Gabriël Simonis - 32 y/o - 5ft 10" - Gelk Nieustaad (kicker)
Inside Centre: Lambert Aikema - 23 y/o - 6ft 3"" - Gelk
Outside Centre: Lukas Varden - 21 y/o - 6ft 4" - Klub Amslewijk
Left Wing: Danyal Truer - 27 y/o - 6ft 5" - Kerjissen Noord RC
Right Wing: Brendan Kaïn - 23 y/o - 5ft 10" - Varde Rugby VC
Full Back: Ivo van der Viel - 28 y/o - 5ft 9" - 29 Denvargen

Subs

Prop: Michael Sterner - 26 y/o - 5ft 7" - RV Herde 1996
Hooker: Aden Bekkering - 22 y/o - 5ft 7" - 29 Denvargen
Second Row: Beni van Nieuwenhuijzen - 21 y/o - 6ft 4" - Gelk Nieustaad
Back Row: Vilfred Kristensen - 29 y/o - 6ft 2" - Ausweemer KC

Scrum Half: Haiden Ruijters - 28 y/o - 5ft 7" - 29 Denvargen
Fly Half: Marinus Thorn - 31 y/o - 5ft 8" - Gelk
Centre: Tamar van Osterom - 24 y/o - 5ft 9" - Klub Amslewijk
Wing: Vladilen Seegers - 26 y/o - 6ft 2" - Gelk Niuestaad (third kicker)
Full Back: Marlo Engelsman - 30 y/o - 5ft 10" - RV Herde 1996

Kit:
First: Blue Shirt & Shorts, Blue socks
Second: All Red
Third: White shirt, black shorts & socks

style mod (if applicable): +4

by **The Royal Barangay** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:42 pm

The Royal Barangay National Rugby Team
The Tamaraws
Official Roster for the Rugby World Cup XXI

Head Coach: Ranny Gavieres (54)
Assistant Coach: Marvin Ejes (46)
Style: -2

STARTERS
PR: Reva Rebuelta
HK - Noel Quintua
PR - Messiah Obediencia
SR - Nickol Morato
SR - Senando Salinel
FL - Loiki Asuncion
FL - Allan Daroya
#8 - Xander Simeon
H - Limuel Pedroso
FH - Murry Callueng
IC - Anthon Oria
OC - Koshneir Aguion
LW - Gordon Villejo
RW - Glase Tuazon
FB - Patrick Atadero

BENCH
FW - Al Silang
FW - Gabriel Dela Reyna
FW - Karl Painagan
FW - Tracy Plata
BK - Eurick Amador
BK - Yves Alicos
BK - Federico Sor

KITS
Soon
Primary color is yellow and black hoops.

RP PERMISSIONS
Anything short of career ending injuries or deaths.

by **Xadowia** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:56 pm

August 28th, 2014

Tumelo Oluwaka from the Electron RWC22 Press room

Xadowia is at its first participation to such an important event, all the country is waiting for this World Cup.

Our Head Coach Mr. Lebarien, after the short training session of this morning has issued the roster for the 1st match of tomorrow:

Xadowia v Gregoryisgodistan

Starting Lineup

#	Position		Name			Team

1	Looseh. Prop		Mathieu Martin		Gorillas	CAPT
2	Hooker			Tristan Pitchoune	Etoile
3	Tighth. Prop		Adegoke Kérékou		Gorillas
4	Lock			Melchior Nkurunziza	Avenir
5	Lock			Xavier Boigny		Lions
6	Blinds. Flanker		Joseph Santonja		Lions
7	Opens. Flanker		Kablan Ouedraogo	RC Moundokolo
8	Number 8		Jean-Pierre Mapon	Rangers
9	Scrum Half		Daniel Guei		Rangers
10	Fly Half		Isidore Kunakey		Gorillas
11	Left Wing		Jalil Mwami		Gorillas
12	Inside Centre		Jean-Luc Lubanga	Gorillas
13	Outside Centre		Xavier Garcia		Avenir
14	Right Wing		Yannick Tshisekedi	Impalas
15	Fullback		Cyprien Tiao		Leopards

On the bench

#	Position	Name			Team

16	Prop		Ahmed Kabila		Lions
17	Hooker		Dominique Guerin	Avenir
18	Prop		Felix Malek		Rangers
19	Lock		Barnabe Unlu		Leopards
20	Flanker		Guillaume Doudou	Rangers
21	Centre		Luc Maga		Rangers
24	Fly Half	Tertius Picard		Etoile

Head Coach Mr. Lebarien released an interview yesterday evening during the team presentation press conference in the Xadowian Headquarters, he saluted the Electron organization and launched a respectful challenge to the Gregoryisgodistan team, the first tough clash our boys will face.
"We look forward to playing Gregoryisgodistan tomorrow, we respect this great nation and their engagement in sports so far, but we will do our best to make life difficult for their rugby team! Whatever will be the result it will be a pleasure to meet them and share our beers with them after the match!"

by **Some Village** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:18 am

Some Village Sports Federation

proudly presents the

VILLAGERS NATIONAL RUGBY TEAM

Some Village is not a nation in the usual meaning of the word. Most nations can be described by indicating their population, geography and location. At the time of this tournament, late August 464 A.D. for us, there are 254 inhabitants. All of them reside on board of the Some Village, a ship which constitutes their only territory. Said ship is usually anchored in Panoli, the major coastal town of Neu Engollon or drifts on the shores of Astyria, the region where we can be found. In exceptional cases, we leave this region for sports tournaments or in order to find the Islas Fortunas, the destined land indicated in the writings of Malachi, the prophet which teachings we follow.
In 36 B.C., a small group of insurgents left the land of Judea in order to find territory to live in peace and happiness. So far, they haven’t found it, despite numerous attempts. For those interested in more about our history and nation, I’m glad to point you towards our factbook.
So far I would only add that our elected king is named Gera, our ship is navigated by Rabah, our council head and village eldest is Sem, our national doctor is Evei and our responsible for entertainment and president of the Sports Federation is named Erastos.

Squad

Coach: Nikodemus (42), national responsible for Education in Some Village
Assistant: Daniilu (44)

by Vulpine Sports!

Style: +2

Forwards:
1. Ohad (23), son of Timothei and Tabitha - Loosehead Prop
2. Zaboulon (29), son of Cenan and Salome - Hooker
3. Simeon (35), son of Zadok and Candace - Tighthead Prop
4. Thaddeus (22), son of Pontius and Tamar - Lock
5. Aaron (24), son of Enosh and Vashti - Lock
6. Ittai (24), son of Iakobos and Zilpah
7. Jubal (25), son of HIrah and Miriam - Openside Flanker
8. Obed (31), son of Timothei and Tabitha - Number Eight

Backs:
9. Avner (32), son of Zedekiah and Martha - Scrum Half
10. Iob (26), son of Iakobos and Zilpah - Fly Half
11. Ananias (29), son of Zedekiah and Martha - Left Wing
12. Iepthae (28), son of Heridion and Huldah
13. Aser (29), son of Iakobos and Zilpah - Outside Centre
14. Ozihel (23), son of Saoul and Magdalene - Right Wing
15. Prochoros (32), son of Erastos and Edna - Fullback

Subs
Forwards:
16. Zaccheus (34), son of Erastos and Edna
17. Abdias (36), son of Lewi and Delilah
18. Isaak (29), son of Abram and Cassia
19. Nethanel (26), son of Zedekiah and Martha

Backs:
20. Phineas (37), son of Ofir and Loise
21. Jairus (32), son of Iakobos and Zilpah
22. Jehiel (26), son of Abram and Cassia
23. Tzidki (22), son of Enosh and Vashti

by **Jeckland** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:30 am

Jeckland Roster for Rugby World Cup 22

Starters (Positions denoted by shirt numbers
1. Kyle Owens (28)
2. Daniel Kemp (25)
3. Callum Hammond (23)
4. Mohammed Davidson (30)
5. Liam Dobson (22)
6. Toby Walton (27)
7. Charlie Shaw (21)
8. Morgan Hamilton (26)
9. Samuel Woodward (27)
10. Thomas Miller (24)
11. Matthew Stevens (32)
12. Billy Campbell (25)
13. Ellis Pollard (31)
14. Michael Lees (29)
15. Ewan Wright (24)

Reserves (Squad Numbers denote position 16=1, 17=2 etc)
16. James Caroll (22)
17. Jonathan Adams (29)
18. Kai Howe (26)
19. Mason Hawkins (28)
20. Sebastian Chan (23)
21. Leon Abbott (21)
22. Christopher Powell (27)
23. Hayden Barnett (32)
24. Bradley Allen (25)
25. Tom Savage (23)
26. Alexander Mellor (24)
27. Mohammed Gregory (31)
28. Kieran Watkins (29)
29. Kai Bolton (21)
30. Thomas Skinner (23)

RP Permissions: If you're going to do something that you think might annoy me, then TG me. Otherwise have fun!

by **Jeckland** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:55 am

SPUDS GEAR UP FOR RUGBY KICK OFF

Jeckland's national rugby team is preparing for the imminent Rugby Union World Cup 22 in Electrum. This is the second time Jeckland has competed in the competition, having narrowly failed to advance past the group stage last time. The draw has been made for this competition, with Jeckland placed in Group F.

Group F
Polar Islandstates (6)
Huantija (10)
Jeckland (40)
The Serbian Empire (82)
Darvale (UR)
Vinrotver (UR)
New Gillingham (UR)

Polar Islandstates and Hutanja are the most dangerous looking teams in this group, with both having a rich and successful history in both codes of rugby. The top seeds are the stronger looking of the two. Third seeded is Jeckland, who are quietly confident about a good run in this tournament. The Serbian Empire are a very low ranked side, but could cause a few problems. Then, as in most international sport, there is the lottery of the unranked teams. The three gracing our group are Darvale, Vintrotver, and New Gillingham. Of those, our sources reckon that Darvale is the only one which could cause a few upsets. To conclude, it won't be easy, but the Spuds would be disappointed not to qualify from this group. The first match is against Vintrotver, a game the Spuds will be looking to win to kickstart their campaign in the right fashion. You can watch the full game live on Jeckland Sports 1.

by **Mapletish** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:16 am

Team Mapletish For Rugby Union World Cup XXII
Nation Name : The Mapletia Unida Of Mapletish
Short Name : Mapletish Union,UM
Demonym: Maplish/Mapletian
Team Nickname: The Rugby Union Lions/ All Reds
The Supporters: The Fierykop
TEAM KIT -

Head Coach: Peter Teripane, 56
Peter Teripane, the head coach of the Mapletish Rubgy Union National Team since their participation in the URA Rugby Union Championships XXXV [URUC], where the All Reds failed to beat their closest rivals, the All Blacks to the URUC title however Teripane has guided the Lions to two URUC tournament victories and a gold medal in the Uralympics XLV. After an enriching experience in the Rugby Union World Cup two editions ago, Teripane is now set to bring his squad back into the tournament to give them another challenge to the more matured squad now.

Assistant Coach: Daniel Frederik, 42
Daniel Frederik, the assistant coach of the Mapletish Rugby Union National Team since Victor Cornélio's management, before Peter Teripane stepped into the Mapletish rugby union scene. Under the guidance of Cornélio, the All Reds won the URUC title three times in a row and dominated the rugby union scene in the URA before the All Blacks came out top in the XXXV URUC. Despite having a lot of interest from different clubs around Mapletish around the region, Frederik has decided to stay put with the national team to develop young Maplish players.

The Buio'Dzz
Before every match, the team members (including the designated substitutes for the match) will perform a traditional ritual, called the Buio'Dzz on the pitch just before play begins. This is one of the many tribe war dance from the aboriginals of Mapletish, meant to awe their opponents, this is similar to the [RL] New Zealanders' haka before their matches. This would be performed unless the hosts of the match in question object to the ritual.

STARTERS
Read as, Jersey Number, Position, Name and Age

FORWARDS

#1 - Loosehead Prop - Renato António - 24
#2 - Hooker - Diogo Davi - 33
#3 - Tighthead Prop - Maximiano Benjamim - 25
#4 - Number 4 lock - Ryder Lennon - 26
#5 - Number 5 lock - Deforest Norm - 29
#6 - Blindside Flanker - Farran Douglas - 30 [VICE-CAPTAIN]
#7- Number 8 - Loyd Denny - 29

BACKS

#9 - Scrum-half - Upton Major - 28
#10 - Fly-Half - Mort Arthur - 25
#11 - Left Wing - Lincoln Sherwood - 39 [CAPTAIN]
#12 - Inside-Centre - Brigham Harper - 27
#13 - Outside Centre - Ramsey Kynaston - 29
#14 - Right Wing - Harding Carlton - 37
#15 - Fullback - Junior Van - 28

RESERVES
#16 - Utility Forward - Jackie Chile - 19
#17 - Utility Forward - Tate Forrest - 20
#18 - Utility Forward - Davis Mackenzie - 20
#19 - Utility Forward - Randolf Mel - 21
#20 - Utility Back - Elihu Chile - 20
#21 - Utility Back - Jackson Esmund - 19
#22 - Utility Back - Ira Crawford - 22
#23 - Utility Back - Easton Andie - 22

RP Permissions
Do anything but before you go around killing and injuring my players, drop me a TG. Don't be afraid to TG me too if you have any doubts or in need of anything or everything that is related to Mapletish.

Style Modifier, Where Applicable +0.8

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:32 pm

Ko-oren - RUWC XXII
Ko-orenite National Rugby Team Roster | Ko-oreniet Nationaal Rugbyteam | Seleção Ko-orenense de Rugby Union | Équipe de Ko-oren de Rugby à XV | ラグビーコ・オレン代表

Style mod: -5
Head Coach: Ishtun Makkarn
Backs Coach: Dadun Helkuran
Forwards Coach: Idrasil Jakranten

1 LP - Gaetan Thibaut
2 H - Ruud Spijker
3 TP - Nuno Araullo
4 L1 - Jonathan Grimault
5 L2 - Nigel Fletcher
6 BF - Loic Joseph
7 OF - Eusebio Nunes
8 N8 - Pascal Desbois

9 SH - Raphael Favre
10 FH - Ryan Savage
11 LW - Manuel Magalhães
12 IC - Sergio Santos
13 OC - Alex Dieudonné
14 RW - Flávio Pereira
15 FB - Florent Manceau

Bench:
FW - Tiago Faria
FW - Maurice Trottiscliffe
FW - Jules Reynaud
FW - Sven van Loon
FW - Takuto Hokama
B - Yoann Chauvin
B - Theodore Darwin
B - Masahide Kajiwara
B - Leonardo Braga
B - Ryu Young-Il

Choose my scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y
Hand out red cards to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

by **Nephara** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:46 pm

NEPHARA NATIONAL TEAM
Style Modifier: 1
Kit Supplier: Cloaker
Nickname: The Falcons

FIRST-TEAM
Fullback - Theseus Darke - 31 - Vermillion City
Right Wing - Gerhard Shale - 29 - Crownsend
Outside Centre - Anaximander Huth - 27 - Crownsend
Inside Centre - Valentine Covenant - 23 - Lazuli Coast
Left Wing - Petrarch Augenthaler - 21 - Crownsend
Flyhalf - Espen Caitliff - 24 - Lazuli Coast
Scrumhalf - Maximillian Ruddock - 26 - Maximum Athletic
Loosehead prop - Leo Cypriot - 32 - RFC Cranequin
Hooker - Ronan Colback - 21 - Lazuli Coast
Tighthead prop - Keith Beasley - 24 - Crownsend
Lock - Kenneth Theodorakopoulos - 25 - Vermillion City
Lock - Malachi Reisinger - 26 - Crownsend
Blindside flanker - Karl Holden - 24 - RFC Sabrefell
Openside flanker - Keith Redruth - 23 - RFC Sabrefell
Number eight - Rafael Standridge - 26 - United Laith

Reserve Forwards
Dietrich Gordon - 22 - Lazuli Coast
John Diederich - 26 - Crownsend
Gareth Firtree - 32 - RFC Cranequin
Markus Bonds - 30 - Crownsend
Urban Muslin - 32 - Maximum Athletic
Seth Haukmann - 26 - Lazuli Coast
Maximillian Sanderton - 25 - RFC Sabrefell
Darren Aldridge - 22 - RFC Treason

Reserve Backs
Cheney Nemeth - 22 - RFC Treason
Espen Lindegartner - 23 - United Laith
Rafael Portsgate - 21 - Crownsend
Tomas Camden - 26 - RFC Cranequin
Karl Somerset - 30 - Crownsend
Seth Ashworth - 18 - Lazuli Coast
Felix Izzard - 31 - RFC Treason

Manager: Rudolf Metzger

Of late, league has surged over union in Nephara, spurred on by a successful hosting of the other code's World Cup - to the extent where the Nepharim Rugby League has finally been professionalised. Union officials are praying for something big to swing momentum back in its favour. Pressure on manager Rudolf Metzger from above has prevented him from calling up any professional rugby (league) players to come cross-code - as a result, this team is of semi-professionals, though some could certainly make the step up, and all would be looking for a move abroad if possible.

Choose my pointscorers Y
Godmod scoring events N
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players Y

by **Brenecia** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:47 pm

BRENECIA NATIONAL TEAM
Style Modifier: -2
Kit Supplier: Cloaker
Nickname: The Riverhounds

Kits: All dark blue home kit, all white away kit.

FIRST-TEAM
Fullback - Kurtis Corcoran - 21 - North Treason Rovers (NPH)
Right Wing - Adrian Vance - 28 - Falkner Storm
Outside Centre - Markus Grey - 26 - Rozelle Fury
Inside Centre - Caliban Temple - 32 - Falkner Storm
Left Wing - Ulrich Cross - 26 - Northern Resolve
Flyhalf - Seb Bolton - 27 - Pikemouth Honour
Scrumhalf - Helmut Mortlock - 25 - South Rozelle Thunder
Loosehead prop - Lukas Kincade - 29 - Sabrefell Wanderers (NPH)
Hooker - Finn Crewe - 23 - Pikemouth Honour
Tighthead prop - Bastian Foxstone - 24 - Rozelle Fury
Lock - Justinian Prestley - 27 - Pikemouth Honour
Lock - Ethan Connell - 22 - Maximum Knights (NPH)
Blindside flanker - Henrick Shaw - 30 - Pikemouth Honour
Openside flanker - Rudolf Behan - 32 - Rozelle Fury
Number eight - Uther Purrington - 30 - South Rozelle Thunder

Reserve Forwards
Connor Payne - 25 - Pikemouth Honour
Steed Detroit - 24 - Rozelle Fury
Harry Eston - 27 - South Rozelle Thunder
Roman Call - 34 - Rozelle Fury
Espen Matthews - 32 - Falkner Storm
Brendan Scarborough - 19 - Pikemouth Honour
Shay Rosencrantz - 25 - Rozelle Fury
Helmut Plymouth - 28 - Marque Victory

Reserve Backs
Jack Berenger - 19 - Falkner Storm
Dolph Karras - 33 - Rozelle Fury
Keith Branagh - 22 - Falkner Storm
Jasper Bannon - 21 - Rozelle Fury
Paddy Swordsmith - 29 - Marque Victory
Seb Mullery - 26 - Marque Victory
Cheney Hoare - 28 - South Rozelle Thunder

Manager: Michael Rensenbrink

Brenecia is not, by any means, a powerhouse in rugby - while they have to an extent benefited from the professionalisation of the Nepharim league, the fact that their finest three players hail from a newly-blossomed league in the wrong code is more or less as faint praise as it comes. All Brenecian union teams are semi-professional, and have a strange tendency to be named after abstract concepts.

Brenecia will largely attempt to defend as best they can using their physicality; the one edge they have on most teams.

Choose my pointscorers Y
Godmod scoring events N
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players Y

by **Darvale** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:46 pm

The Official Darvalian Roster For The Rugby Union World Cup 22

by **Vinrotver** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:39 pm

The Official Vinrotverian Roster For The Rugby Union World Cup 22

by **Nova Anglicana** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:04 pm

Lions to Make Second Appearance at RUWC, Hope to Improve

Harland Howerton, Londinium Courier

When the Nova Anglicana Lions arrived at the 21st Rugby Union World Cup, their chances of winning or even advancing out of the group stage were decidedly slim. After all, a team with four victories in over twenty test matches could not have been considered much of a threat. When they defeated #18 Estope and co-hosts Some Village in close matches, many dismissed this as beginner's luck. After all, they were up against Rhodesiah next, the world #1 who would give the Lions a spanking and send them crying home to their mothers. When they upset Rhodesiah 35-17, people sat up and took notice, but the slippery pitch and perceived overconfidence of the Sables were mitigating factors. When all was said and done, the Lions finished with a record of 6-1-2 and fourth place overall in the tournament, including a win over then #24 Apox in the quarters. The Lions ended up with three wins against ranked opponents, a very strong debut.

Now the Lions return with a shiny new #9 ranking and have to be considered one of the top teams to beat in this tournament. The road to the championship will not be easy, but the odds of the Lions advancing to the knockout rounds have to be pretty high. The Lions open with a pair of world champions, Kernansquillec and Ko-oren. Kernansquillec is currently unranked, but they won the only World Cup they entered, the 17th edition. The Lions should open with a win, but nothing is guaranteed against a world champion. Next up are the current world champions, the Greenblues of Ko-oren. They stopped the reign of Rhodesiah and should enter as the odds-on favorite to win it again (if not Rhodesiah). Looks like a loss. The Lions get 42nd-ranked Patistan next. It's a mystery to me as to how they managed to get all the way up to 42nd, as they won just one match last time and lost their first three matches by an aggregate of 132-7. This one could be a laugher.

The Lions close the second half of their schedule with three unranked opponents: Xadowia, Gregoryisgodistan, and Jachaelter. Xadowia has a thriving professional league and media attention should be at an all-time high for the national team. The Lions' experience ought to carry them through here. The key in the Gregoryisgodistan match will be getting out alive. We and the Gregoryisgodistanis generally have good relations, but rugby could provide an easy excuse for them to crush a few of our team members. Speed and precision will be at a premium here. Their final opponent is Jachaelter. This "sporting" nation has, in previous events, sent grotesquely underprepared middle schoolers to represent them, as well as illiterate journalists. I see no reason why that should stop now. If they win a single match, I'll be extremely surprised and I expect this to be the Lions' biggest win of the tournament.

A return to the semifinals would be nice for the Lions, but they'll have to really earn it, as nobody will be underestimating them this time around.

by **Electrum** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:19 am

Matchday 1 Results

Group A at Bulldogs Stadium, Burnton
Riysa 39–7 Brenecia
Mapletish 26–10 Ulapotamia
Hazamaeia 15–19 Itanpavia

  Group A                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 Riysa                        1   1  0  0   39   7 +32    4    1
2 Mapletish                    1   1  0  0   26  10 +16    4    0
3 Itanpavia                    1   1  0  0   19  15  +4    4    0
4 Hazamaeia                    1   0  0  1   15  19  −4    0    1
5 Ulapotamia                   1   0  0  1   10  26 −16    0    0
6 Brenecia                     1   0  0  1    7  39 −32    0    0

Group B at Bulldogs Stadium, Burnton
Estope 31–8 Christian Isles
Buyan 27–17 Western Borderlands
Greater Lombardy 26–17 Britonisea

  Group B                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 Estope                       1   1  0  0   31   8 +23    4    0
2 Buyan                        1   1  0  0   27  17 +10    4    0
3 Greater Lombardy             1   1  0  0   26  17  +9    4    0
4 Britonisea                   1   0  0  1   17  26  −9    0    0
5 Western Borderlands          1   0  0  1   17  27 −10    0    0
6 Christian Isles              1   0  0  1    8  31 −23    0    0

Group C at Northcote Oval, Prescott
Apox 44–6 Forthhanu
Super Llamaland 33–7 Abanhfleft
Miley World 22–12 Cosumar

  Group C                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 Apox                         1   1  0  0   44   6 +38    4    1
2 Super Llamaland              1   1  0  0   33   7 +26    4    1
3 Miley World                  1   1  0  0   22  12 +10    4    0
4 Cosumar                      1   0  0  1   12  22 −10    0    0
5 Abanhfleft                   1   0  0  1    7  33 −26    0    0
6 Forthhanu                    1   0  0  1    6  44 −38    0    0

Group D at Northcote Oval, Prescott
Nova Anglicana 31–7 Kernansquillec
Patistan 16–24 Jachaelter
Xadowia 41–3 Gregoryisgodistan

  Group D                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 Xadowia                      1   1  0  0   41   3 +38    4    1
2 Nova Anglicana               1   1  0  0   31   7 +24    4    0
3 Jachaelter                   1   1  0  0   24  16  +8    4    0
4 Patistan                     1   0  0  1   16  24  −8    0    0
5 Kernansquillec               1   0  0  1    7  31 −24    0    0
6 Gregoryisgodistan            1   0  0  1    3  41 −38    0    0

Group E at Deltan University Field, Agri  
Darmen 21–19 Nephara
Cata Larga 35–3 Emigla-Romana
Daritii 32–10 Ekoz

  Group E                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 Cata Larga                   1   1  0  0   35   3 +32    4    1
2 Daritii                      1   1  0  0   32  10 +22    4    1
3 Darmen                       1   1  0  0   21  19  +2    4    0
4 Nephara                      1   0  0  1   19  21  −2    0    1
5 Ekoz                         1   0  0  1   10  32 −22    0    0
6 Emigla-Romana                1   0  0  1    3  35 −32    0    0

Group F at Deltan University Field, Agri
Hutantija 36–0 New Gillingham
Jeckland 28–20 Vinrotver
The Serbian Empire 3–48 Darvale

  Group F                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 Darvale                      1   1  0  0   48   3 +45    4    1
2 Hutantija                    1   1  0  0   36   0 +36    4    1
3 Jeckland                     1   1  0  0   28  20  +8    4    0
4 Vinrotver                    1   0  0  1   20  28  −8    0    0
5 New Gillingham               1   0  0  1    0  36 −36    0    0
6 The Serbian Empire           1   0  0  1    3  48 −45    0    0

Group G at Knights Stadium, Port Grenville
The Royal Barangay 36–10 Yumpobia
Some Village 18–26 Jecatria
Royal Kingdom of Quebec 14–28 Antornas

  Group G                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 The Royal Barangay           1   1  0  0   36  10 +26    4    1
2 Antornas                     1   1  0  0   28  14 +14    4    0
3 Jecatria                     1   1  0  0   26  18  +8    4    0
4 Some Village                 1   0  0  1   18  26  −8    0    0
5 Royal Kingdom of Quebec      1   0  0  1   14  28 −14    0    0
6 Yumpobia                     1   0  0  1   10  36 −26    0    0

Group H at Knights Stadium, Port Grenville
Saintland 37–5 Estenia
San Jose Guayabal 21–26 Osanson
Danzig-West Prussia 25–17 Serksis Federation

  Group H                    Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts  BPts 
1 Saintland                    1   1  0  0   37   5 +32    4    1
2 Danzig-West Prussia          1   1  0  0   25  17  +8    4    0
3 Osanson                      1   1  0  0   26  21  +5    4    0
4 San Jose Guayabal            1   0  0  1   21  26  −5    0    1
5 Serksis Federation           1   0  0  1   17  25  −8    0    0
6 Estenia                      1   0  0  1    5  37 −32    0    0

by **Electrum** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 3:52 am

OOC: I may be home late tomorrow, so cutoff /may/ be late, but we'll see how tomorrow goes.

Media Release from the Minister for Sports, the Arts and Culture

The Hon Rosalind Corby MP

Release Embargo: 2300, 30/8/14

Minister Corby proud of Electrum's bid for the 22nd Rugby Union World Cup

It has been a fantastic day of rugby union all throughout Electrum as the 22nd Rugby Union World Cup gets underway in Electrum. Rugby Union enjoys a somewhat significant following in Electrum, and after there were no host bids for the tournament, sporting ministry officials went right away in drawing and planning up a bid for this competition. The first matches were held in Burnton, the traditional strong hold of Rugby Union, and where Group A and B will play first. Tomorrow will be the first day of play in Centralis, where the Electrum team will debut.

Once again, the Labor Government has been successful in attracting world class sporting events into Electrum. After a lengthy bidding process, Electrum was nearly unanimously voted in as the next host of the Rugby Union World Cup. The Sports Ministry, under the leadership of Minister Rosalind Corby has managed to secure world class tournaments in Rugby, Tennis and Basketball, and are now bidding to host the next International Basketball Championships as well.

This Rugby Union World Cup also brings an excellent opportunity for recreational areas and stadii to be upgraded and advanced to true world class arenas. Almost all of the stadiums in this bid have received a refurbishment and expansion to seating, with the stadii to be used as future dual-use in rugby and football (of the soccer variety) matches. With this funding, it is expected that these arenas will be used in the future for other competitions as well as domestic use for the soon to be formed domestic football competition.

In addition to that, the Electrum Rugby Association, which oversees the Union, League and Sevens teams has been given a grant by the Ministry of Sports to further progress into these competitions. It is hoped that with future participation, Electrum can rise up the ranks and inspire other Electrumite children in trying out rugby as a sport.

--PRESS RELEASE ENDS--

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