Rugby League World Cup XVII - IC Thread

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Fri May 26, 2017 10:21 am

Pots

Pools
Pool A:

Neu Engollon
Elejamie
The Iron Syndicate
Balkvla Islands
Sha Mobutia
The Valhallan Union

Pool B:

Ko-Oren
Racao
Mattijana
Tobiasia
Natanians and Nosts
Vassiya

Pool C:

United States of Devonta
Abahnfleft
Free Republics
Spaam
Aquitayne
POGGERS

Pool D:

Hutanjia
Darmen
The Kiaser Colonies
Lisander
Xanaxstan
Union of Socialist Alpine Republics

Schedule
30th May MD1: 1v6, 2v5, 3v4
31st May MD2: 6v4, 5v3, 1v2
1st June MD3: 2v6, 3v1, 4v5
2nd June MD4: 6v5, 1v4, 2v3
3rd June MD5: 3v6, 4v2, 5v1
4-5th June OFFDAYS
6th June Quarter-Finals: W.A v 2.B, W.C v 2.D, W.D v 2.C, W.B v 2.A
7th June Semi-Finals: W.QF1 v W.QF2, W.QF3 v W.QF4
8th June Final/3PPO

Where The Respective Pool Games will be played:
Please consult the information in the post below for city locations and capacities.
MD1: 1v6 Clarke Park, 2v5 Greg Latham Stadium, 3v4* Lomond Park
MD2: 6v4 The Box, 5v3 GO! Stadium, 1v2 Cronulla Rugby Ground
MD3: 2v6 Mark Holmes Southern Territory Stadium, 3v1 BQP Arena, 4v5 Kaiserville Stadium
MD4: 6v5 The Cove, 1v4 Jindabyne Cats Park, 2v3 County Park
MD5: 3v6 Greg Latham Stadium, 4v2 The Box, 5v1 GO! Stadium
* As the IC opening hosts game, the Pool D 3v4 between The Kiaser Colonies and Lisander will be played in the National Rugby Stadium.

RP CUT-OFF TIME ~ 11:59PM - 2:00AM IST (UTC +1)

RP Permissions

Code: Select all: My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following: Choose my Scorers: Choose Scoring Events: Godmod Scoring Events: RP Injuries to my Players: Godmod Injuries to my Players: Godmod Other Events:

by **Somersville** » Fri May 26, 2017 3:13 pm

Somersville apply to join

by **Spaam** » Sat May 27, 2017 1:30 am

Coach             Winli Trara          Taabeka Pandas

No. Position      Name                 Team
1   Full Back     Meira Lianelis       Nilmenas Seals
2   Right Wing    Ivomeron Enkian      Taabeka Pandas
3   Right Centre  Aansala Umegella     Taabeka Pandas
4   Left Centre   Tranalor Omajor      Easts Tigers
5   Left Wing     Conred Holacaryn     East Spaam Bears
6   Five-eighth   Quosan Xyrna (c)     Paatukar Cats
7   Half-Back     Milnaastra Omagwyn   Paatukar Cats
8   Prop          Samrian Sylmenor     Skaganes Dogs
9   Hooker        Ruven Vana (c)       Nilmenas Seals
10  Prop          Orvara Joqen         Kurelin Foxes
11  Second Row    Haveridan Ulagella   Lake Galaxy Wolves
12  Second Row    Emlynn Thegolor      Skaganes Dogs
13  Lock          Harsin Zinfina       Easts Tigers
Reserves
14  Forward       Hilnee Elamaar       Taabeka Pandas
15  Forward       Rosario Herthana     Nilmenas Seals
16  Forward       Gilnian Virna        Lake Galaxy Wolves
17  Back          Gregtumil Valven     Norths Leopards
Extra Reserves
18  Forward       Richparin Zumnala    Taabeka Pandas
19  Back          Generindra Herbalar  Souths Hyenas
20  Back          Danred Pettris       Wests Lions

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Sat May 27, 2017 8:33 am

Map

Taken from former Map of Rushmore, cartography by Polar Islandstates

Stadiums

Team Camps and Facilities
The competing teams have been given a dedicated training facility as their 'base camp'. These comprise of various locations such as sporting universities, athletic training centres, private rugby schools and the facilities of professional clubs around the nation. All the camps have training pitches that have been set up for rugby league, full team gyms, a pool and an onsite cafeteria. Each team is also provided with a team bus and hotel accommodation.

by **Union of Socialist Alpine Republics** » Sat May 27, 2017 5:03 pm

Thanks to Lisander for the logo

Union of Socialist Alpine Republics National Rugby League Team

Reprezentacja Alpejski w Rugby League

Équipe d'Union des Républiques Socialistes Alpines de Rugby à XIII

Sgioba Nàiseanta Lìog Rugbaidh na Aonadh Sòisealach Ailpeach Poblachdan

Full nation name: Union of Socialist Alpine Republics
Short nation names: Alpine Union, U.S.A.R.
Trigramme: UAR
Demonym: Alpines
Nicknames: Alpine Union, Alpines, Green & white, Bisons, Reprezentacja Alpejski

History:

This is the 1st time the Alpine Union participates in a Rugby League competition. In the Rugby Union World Cup 25, the Bisons had 1 win and 4 losses. In the Rugby Union World Cup 23, Prusy Krolewskie finished 2nd in it's group and lost to Abanhfleft in the round of 16. Great Caledonia's Rugby 7s women team won a medal in the XI olympiads in Commerce Heights/Paripana under the name "North Eurasian Unified Sporting Team".

Schedule

MD1: Hutanjia (1) vs Union of Socialist Alpine Republics
MD2: Union of Socialist Alpine Republics vs Lisander
MD3: Darmen (28) vs Union of Socialist Alpine Republics
MD4: Union of Socialist Alpine Republics vs Xanaxstan
MD5: The Kiaser Colonies vs Union of Socialist Alpine Republics

Training Facility: Greystones Park School, Watson's Bay

The team

Head Coach: Tadhg Mac a' Mhaoilein
Assistant Coach: Bob Fieldhouse
Assistant Coach: Mateusz Rozankowski

Num     Pos     Player                  Age     Team                    Birthplace
Starting XIII
1	FB	Radoslaw Kordzielewski	25	Budowlani Ozorkow	Trzeszczyn, WP
2	RW	Curstaidh Nic'IlleChiar	24	Linlithgow Panthers 	Johnstone, CD
3	RC	Ruby Woodburn-Morris	29	Okehampton Warriors 	Kingswinford, BR
4	LC	Aibhlinn Nic An Fhailghigh 27	Castletown Crusaders	Castletown-Bearhaven, HY
5	LW	Miles Galbraith	        23	Twyford Rovers	        Brockhampton, BR
6	S-Off	Rachelle NicEòghainn	24	Castletown Crusaders	Airidh a'Bhruaich, CD
7	SH	Grégory Robin	        26	Beaumont-Saint-Gontrand Rugby Club (BSG)	La Chapelle-aux-Choux, AQ
8	P	Myrddin Kiley	        28	Twyford Broncos	        Ffynnonlwyd, CA
9	H	Lukasz Wilczuk	        30	Budowlani Ozorkow	Zbaszyn, WP
10	P	Eairdsidh MacIlleBheathain 22	Linlithgow Panthers 	Strathkinness, CD
11	S-row	Gordain Caimbeul        32	Linlithgow Panthers 	Lochwinnoch, CD
12	S-row	Brandon Lilley	        25	Winchelsea Rhinos	Twyford, BR
13	LF	Kyle Gillies	        27	Twyford Rovers	        Dundrennan, CD

Bench					
14	FB	Sam Blackmore	        22	Twyford Broncos	        Edenbridge, BR
15	W	Zuzanna Kobylinska	24	Budowlani Ozorkow	Szczebrzeszyn, WP
16	C	Julien Moly	        29	Beaumont-Saint-Gontrand Rugby Club (BSG)	Saint-Ours, AQ
17	Half	Nick Ellis	        28	Okehampton Warriors 	Okehampton, BR
18	P	Sikhumbuzo Nyakane	25	Winchelsea Rhinos	Mutawatawa, BW
19	H	Bernard De Jager	21	Winchelsea Rhinos	Geertruidenberg, HO
20	S-row	Graham Ross	        34	Castletown Crusaders	Kincraig, CD

AQ: Aquitaine-Languedoc
BR: Britannia
BW: Bangweulu Wetlands
CA: Cambria
CD: Caledonia
HO: Hollandia
HY: Hybernia
WP: Prussia East (Wschodnioprusy)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Scorers: Y
Choose Scoring Events: Y
Godmod Scoring Events: Y
RP Injuries to my Players: Y
Godmod Injuries to my Players: N
Godmod Other Events: Y

by **Elejamie** » Sat May 27, 2017 6:43 pm

Elejamian nation rugby league team
Selección de rugby a 13 de Elejamia
Elejam rubili tim

Style Mod: 0
Colours: Green, black and white

Rugby is the third most popular sport in Elejamie, just falling behind football (aka soccer; gridiron isn't really popular in Elejamie) and ice hockey. Although rugby union is the more popular of the two*, rugby league has a small yet loyal fanbase, especially those living inland. As such, the Elejamian Rugby Federation (ERF) has decided to send its best and its brightest from the Hinckley Bank Rugby League aka the HBRL (which replaced the old HBL, with the main change being that the tournament takes place in one year), which is the only rugby league league in Elejamie. Will they be able to bring a trophy home? Or will it be another tournament of disappointment. Let's find out...

* Rugby sevens isn't counted here because a) it's a variation of rugby union and b) the only rugby sevens tournament in Elejamie is the ERC Sevens,
which is more like a warm-up for the ERC (Elejamian Rugby Championship)

Head Coach: Mark Wallace (48)
Assistant Coach: Jonny Levitsky (44)
Physio: Tomo (Real name - Tomás Bolaño de Ribera; 37)

Captain: George McFarland
Vice-captain: Harry Rutledge

Starters:

No.	Name			Age	Position	Club
1	Jason Saunders		27	FB		Crown Manor Princes
2	Paul Webber		27	W		Murgon Power
3	Ryan Pritchard		25	C		Aldenport Vikings
4	George McFarland	34	C		Alvis Mechanics
5	Nathan Westerman	31	W		Woodsworth RLC
6	Paete AEtomir		28	SOH		Eden Rock Red Vees
7	Raul de Vargas		26	HB		Coventry Saviours
8	Harry Rutledge		30	P		Murgon Power
9	Brad Clement		25	H		Edgebaston Chariots
10	José Díaz Escobar	24	P		Davenport Blades
11	Liam Agar		25	SR		Iceland Foxes
12	Chris Broadrick		29	SR		Edgebaston Chariots
13	Justin Green		30	LF		Crown Manor Princes

Starting interchanges

No.	Name			Age	Position	Club
14	Tony Merrion		32	FB/W/C		Woodsworth RLC
15	Felipe Herrera		24	C/SOH/HB	Crown Manor Princes
16	Vítinho			31	P/H		Aloc RLT
17	Greg Navratil		28	SR/LF		Coventry Saviours

Reserves

No.	Name			Age	Position	Club
18	Sam Harwood		31	FB		Iceland Foxes
19	Fernandinho		35	C		Newford Comets
20	Diego Martínez		30	C/W		Alvis Mechanics
21	Mical Etane		27	SOH/HB		Aloc RLT
22	Carrera			27	P		Murgon Power
23	Jody Hirsch		22	H		Berlin Blue Bolts
24	Tim Mulley		32	SR		Woodsworth RLC
25	Nico Eberhardt		24	LF		Aldenport Vikings

Vítinho - Vítor Daniel Magalhães da Luz
Fernandinho - Tomás Dias Fernandes
Carrera - Felipe Carrera del Rosario

by **Vassiya** » Sun May 28, 2017 11:45 am

Style mod: +4

UNIFORMS
Vassiya wears Sky Blue jerseys as main uniform, and White jerseys as alternate uniform.

Uniforms were made by Vassiyan brand Dominatori.

Starting XIII			
10	Laviniu Agarici (C)		Prop
9	Costinel Racoviță	Hooker
8	Valer Isopescu		Prop
12	Nicu Drăgoi		Second Row
11	Jean Pavel		Second Row
13	Valeriu Davidoglu	Loose Forward
			
7	Alin Florian (A)		Scrum Half
6	Aurel Stoica		Stand-off Half
5	Jean Robu		Wing
4	Fănel Giurescu		Centre
3	Cornel Corneanu		Centre
2	Tănăsel Stănescu	Wing
1	Emilian Kirițescu	Fullback
			
			
Interchange			
14	Răzvan Nistor		Back
15	Flavius Mironescu	Back
16	Gavrilă Kirițescu	Forward
17	Aurelian Ghiță		Forward
			
18	Petre Gaina		Back
19	Şerban Ghiță		Back
20	Leonard Loghin		Forward
21	Emanoil Adamache	Forward
			
	Casian Mureșan		Coach
	Denis Georgesco		Assistant

RP Permissions: Must not kill or severely injure. Any other idea is OK.

by **Poggers** » Sun May 28, 2017 12:30 pm

Coach Mark Ice

No. Position Name
63 Full Back Tim Brown
43 Right Wing Jonas Sammy
84 Right Center Dan Quni
89 Left Centre Sanders Ally
3 Left Wing Sprite Dune
17 Five-eighth Sponge Cran
82 Half-Back Spring Long
77 Prop Raven Bounce
33 Hooker Tin Ward
70 Prop Jordan Fern
92 Second Row Bob San
12 Second Row Olive Sammy
91 Lock Johnny Sue
Reserves
19 Tony Rose
54 Tiffany Donald
98 Carl Howard
11 Termal Supping
Extra Reserves
96 Tom Peace
73 James Quarter
29 Matt Dove

by **Lisander** » Sun May 28, 2017 1:11 pm

Lisander Rugby League team

Team Modifier:+2

About Rugby League in Lisander:
Rugby League is somewhat unpopular in the Principality. The sport is mainly played by Vassiyan Immigrants (8 players and both coaches of the team are Vassiyan-born). While Rugby Union have a Professional League and LRU have lots of sponsoring contracts, Rugby League have minimum public support by requirement. Lisander National Sports Confederation only accepted to support the team after Lisander accepted the duty of NSRB Vice-President.

Some players are Rugby Union players in amateur teams. The captain of the team, Ilie Scarlat, is a Vassian-born Lisanderian that plays Rugby Union for Hárpias de Grívnia, recently promoted to Lisander Rugby Union PRO12.

OOC: Lisander public oppinion and mass media will deliberately ignore this tournament and focus in Rugby Union Regional Tournaments. I'll probably focus on some Roleplay with Vassiya.

UNIFORMS
Lisander Rugby League team wears green and gold striped jerseys as main. Alternate jerseys are white.

Uniforms were made by Vassiyan brand Dominatori.

Starting XIII				
10	Stefan Diaconu		Prop	
9	Harry Carboni		Hooker	
8	Otto Weiser		Prop	
12	Sabrin Ursu		Second Row	
11	Georgică Grosu		Second Row	
13	Ovídio Ecker		Loose Forward	
				
7	Isaac Ventimiglia	Scrum Half	
6	Ilie Scarlat (C)	Stand-off Half	
5	Ricardo Saint Jacques	Wing	
4	Florentim Correia	Centre	
3	Leonício Monforzh	Centre	
2	Laviniu Drăgan		Wing	
1	Cesário Stunn		Fullback	
				
				
Interchange				
14	Bastian Valente		Back	
15	Elliott Taveira		Back	
16	Tănăsel Isopescu	Forward	
17	Clóvis Segall		Forward	
				
18	Samuel Șerbănescu	Back	
19	Dorel Sandu		Back	
20	Jude  Toloni		Forward	
21	Aureliano Caliari	Forward	
				
	Mădălin Ioniță		Coach	
	Dorel Tănăsescu		Assistant

RP Permissions: Must not kill or severely injure. Any other idea is OK.

by **The Iron Syndicate** » Sun May 28, 2017 1:28 pm

THE IRON SYNDICATE NATIONAL TEAM
The Black Arrows

The Iron Syndicate is a massive and futuristic country located in the Sea of Iron, between Rushmore and Esportiva and Atlantian Oceania, and that country is unique in that it's run by a large coalition of corporations that have banded together to bring a higher standard of life to their islands and to advance technological progress and prosperity. The country itself is made up of dozens of islands with varying climates, with the northern ones generally being warm, the southern ones generally being cool, and the middle ones being temperate. The nation has been self declared to be the Most Decadent Place On Earth, and is ruled by the Executive Board, an elected group of leaders that is responsible for all national decisions. The official leader of the country is the Chief Executive, and for now, that position is held by Augustus Darkstar, who is on his third term.

Rugby has always been popular in the Syndicate and they showed their true talent when they crashed the party at the 25th Rugby Union World Cup and left as champions despite having no rank to their name. But just because the rest of the world hadn't seen them didn't mean they didn't have skills, and they created several superstars and overcame adversity from the political sphere to take the crown after winning every match. That, however, is in rugby union. Rugby league is a different sport, one that's played in the territories and not the islands, and it's time for the Syndicate to prove themselves in that now. It's a whole new challenge. But if the other code of the sport is any indication, they'll be up to it.

THE TEAM
Information
Nickname: The Black Arrows
Colors: Blue, white, and black
Style Modifier: +2
Home Stadium: Bank of Portus Coliseum(145,000)
Fan Group: The Iron Guard is the number one supporter group for Syndicate sports, and can be spotted by the rowdy atmosphere they bring to every home and away game as well as their black and gold banners.

Roster

STAFF
Manager - Aiden Srsen - 56 - Black Isle Monsters
Assistant Manager - Tuur de Man - 49 - Zalium Miners

STARTERS
Fullback - Collin Rizzo - 26 - Black Isle Monsters
Wing - August Hrabe - 24 - Station Sixteen Chiefs
Wing - Eli Costa - 32 - Station Nineteen Dukes
Center - Everett Deelstra - 28 - Black Isle Monsters
Center - Ashley de Bruyn - 25 - Station Sixteen Chiefs
Stand Off - Kai de Boer - 30 - Isla Luna Demons
Srum Half - Carson Suchy - 27 - New Portum RFC
Loose Forward - James Brackman - 23 - Black Isle Monsters
Second Row - Kevin Lorenzo - 33 - New Portum RFC
Second Row - Ellie Brennan - 29 - Station Sixteen Chiefs
Prop - Dustin de Regt - 25 - Black Isle Monsters
Prop - Tiago Dijkstra - 21 - Isla Luna Demons

RESERVES
Back - Ethan de Jong - 31 - Black Isle Monsters
Back - Rowan Groote - 24 - Isla Luna Demons
Forward - Archer Loggia - 29 - New Portum RFC
Forward - Ibraham Allum - 23 - Zalium Miners

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Sun May 28, 2017 6:00 pm

The Kiaser Colonies Rugby League World Cup Roster

Coaches: Jonathan Inman, Ray Larkin, Gil Brooks
Captain: Jeff Bollinger
Nickname: The Second Sons
Style Modifier: +5

The Second Sons got their nickname from the fact that rugby league has always been the second sport to rugby union in the Kiaser Colonies. The more stop start fashion of the game that never quite grabbed the fans attention lead to teams playing super creative attacking rugby to draw in fans. The professional game in the Kiaser Colonies often takes on a frantic pace with loose defending and high scores. Clubs aren't afraid to take risks trying to make scores from anywhere on the pitch. In this sentiment, the national team features several young talents and the most impressive players in the GO! Rugby League Premiership.

No. Pos       Name		Age Club
1.  FB	Germain	Kearns		30  Southern Force
2.  W	Trent	Daugherty	18  Kaiserville Rabbitos
3.  C	Brett	Stubbs		33  Cronulla Storm
4.  C	Issac	Novak		25  Mallow Sea Eagles
5.  W	Alex	McElroy		18  Southern Force
6.  SO	Kurtis	Albrecht	25  Southern Force
7.  SH	Irwin	Hooks		22  Jindabyne Cats
8.  P	Gayle	Mark		19  Highroyds Raiders
9.  H	Jeff	Bollinger	32  Kaiserville Rabbitos
10. P	Rob	Bronson		24  Southern Force
11. SR	Elmo	Gallagher	20  Cronulla Storm
12. SR	Wyatt	Flood		28  Cronulla Storm
13. LF	Davis	Judd		23  Jindabyne Cats
14. B.	Will	Rock		30  Kaiserville Rabbitos
15. B.	Frank	McMahon		25  Cronulla Storm
16. F.	Wes	Lamont		25  Southern Force
17. F.	Jamie	Hull		26  Jindabyne Cats

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my Scorers: Y
Choose Scoring Events: Y
Godmod Scoring Events: Y
RP Injuries to my Players: Yes, but keep it reasonable, no deaths or loss of limbs.
Godmod Injuries to my Players: yes, but keep in line with the above.
Godmod Other Events: Yes, but if you're planning a big event like a terror attack, run it by me please.

by **Racao** » Sun May 28, 2017 7:00 pm

Racao national rugby league roster
Rugby in Racao
Rugby is currently one of the most popular sports in Racao, along with athletics and association football. It was originally introduced to Racao with British colonizers; army officers and soldiers would play the game during their off time. Although rugby has been consistently popular in Racao for the past seventy years, Racao has never fielded a rugby team of any sort due to the lack of funding and a lack of development of players. Most rugby played in Racao is informal and played in streets and alleyways, with however many players are available at any one time. As a result of this structure, most rugby players in Racao tend to lack what foreigners would call technique or finesse. However, they do have a considerable amount of raw talent and skill gained from years of experience. Only recently have academies opened to develop this talent into something on par with rugby teams in other nations. Because of this recent development, most of the players on Racao's roster are quite young, with many younger than 24.

There is a rugby union league in Racao, with 8 teams, founded about a year ago. Voanorova Valiant was crowned champion, with Port Louis Liberty only one point behind in the standings. Several of Racao's sevens players currently play in this league. Plans are currently in progress to establish a small sevens league. Sevens rugby in Racao is a little smaller than union and league rugby, but because its smaller structure is more entertaining and exciting and less time-demanding, it is on track to grow to be the most popular form of rugby in Racao. The Racao Rugby Federation hopes to achieve success at this rugby tournament, and hopes that this success will further prompt development of rugby in Racao.

Roster
FB Gabriel Rakotonirina (29)
FB Andry Ramanda (22)

LW Rémi Rajaoarison (24)
LW Louis Andraina (18)
RW Joseph Rakotozafy (27)
RW Marc Andraina (21)

C Safi (26)
C Luke Ikalimalaza (19)
C Hery Rajemisa (26)
C Alan Anjoaty (25)

FE Jack Korao (21)
FE Edward Rajonah (23)

SH Benji Rafiringa (21)
SH Isaac Ravaronga (20)

P Achilles Velo (25)
P Ajax Zakandrainy (22)
P Barijoana Raiko (29)
P Daniel Ramanda (27)

H Hassan Aly (28)
H Islam Andramasoa (29)

SR Patrice Mana (26)
SR Jean-Luc Rabekoto (28)
SR Fabian Remahita (27)
SR Leriva Manahirana (29)

LF Christian Rasoamarivo (24)
LF Henri Sebany (20)

A note on names: Racaoan names often have the prefix "Ra", which is equivalent to the English "Mister"; English-speaking colonizers colonized most of Racao, and French-speakers colonized some of it, so many Racaoans have English and French names, as well as traditional Racaoan names

Style Mod: +3
RP Permissions: No killing/career ending injuries. Otherwise be creative.

by **Spaam** » Mon May 29, 2017 4:49 am

Emlynn Pumped For World Cup

Skaganes Dogs Second-Rower Emlynn Thegolor is pumped for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup as Spaam prepares to compete for this first time. With the SRL finally running a national competition, hard-working Rugby League players have finally been given the opportunity to compete at an elite level, earning professional wages for the first time. Emlynn is one of those players, starring in her teams run to third place in the inaugaral competition. "To play this game your whole life and to be given the opportunity to dedicate all your time to it, is literally my dream. I get to travel 'round the country, clashing with the best players in the nation, and finally giving the fans the spectacle they deserve."

One of the reasons that the competition was finally started was the opportunity to field team in the World Cup, and the newly formed and highly funded SRL made sure to move quickly. What was without question was that the first season was an incredible success, with an average of 40,000 spectators per game. The Dogs were one of the teams that benefited from this popularity, in conjunction with their much hyped rivalry with the Paatukar Cats. "The games against the Cats were definitely the highlight of the season, and we got some of our biggest crowds at those games. To have the first two finish in draws just showed how close we were during the regular season."

With the best players in the nation on show, this allowed the Ministry of Sport selectors the ability to pick and choose the best in the country, and to find talent that otherwise might've gone without notice. Emlynn was one of those stars, as she blossomed throughout the season with the ability to focus completely on her game. Along with her teammate, prop Samrian Sylmenor, their ability to both break through and make tackles caught the eyes of team organisers, and earned them the call-up to the national team. "To represent your nation, in anything, is the highest honour. I am so excited to be playing in the Kiaser Colonies, and to be watched by all the fans back home. And I just hope that I can do them all proud. No matter what, it's about time we showed the world how good we are, and how far the Spaamanian spirit can take us."

Spaam's first match is a highly anticipated matchup against the Free Republics on Tuesday, and will be streamed live on Kit Sports 1.

works? · by **Abanhfleft** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:01 am

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ABANHFLEFT
National rugby league team

This will be the fourth time that Abanhfleft will be participating in the Rugby League World Cup. They finally won a few games and even a second-place trophy in the last edition and of course the team hopes to improve their position in this tourney. But when you've been at the top, there's nowhere to go down but down, right?

BASIC INFORMATION
Name of nation: Democratic Republic of Abanhfleft
Demonym: Fleftic
Official history: This will be the fourth time that Abanhfleft will be participating in the official Rugby League World Cup.
Team colors: Blue, orange, and green
Style modifier: +3. Offense will be the team's focus.

STARTING FIFTEEN
Key: Number, name, position, age
#1 Jamison Bell (Fullback, 25)
#2 Kenny Klemp (Right Wing, 27)
#3 Clayton Warren (Right Center, 22)
#4 Ethan Alfaro (Left Center, 24)
#5 Clinton Aguinaga (Left Wing, 23)
#6 Anthony Kress (Standoff Half, 26)
#7 Bradford Perham (Scrum Half, 25)
#8 Lyle Kriner (Prop, 25)
#9 Herschel Parrales (Hooker, 30)
#10 Lonnie Esses (Prop, 24)
#11 Fletcher Martinez (Second Row, 23)
#12 DeWayne Fury (Second Row, 25)
#13 Todd Proulx (Loose/Lock, 26)

RESERVES
#14 Johnson Kintz (29)
#15 Tim Rabe (30)
#16 Darren Dobby (31)
#17 David Cruikshank (24)
#18 Sid Rakowski (26)
#19 Nicholas Brett (23)
#20 Forrest Aumann (28)

RP PERMISSIONS
Everything except killing my players is fair game.

by **Free Republics** » Mon May 29, 2017 1:01 pm

Free Republics National Rugby League Team

Style Modifier: -2.2
Colors: Blue and White
Head Coach - Salikh Masaev
Conditioning Coach - Matthias Pfaff
Kicking Coach - Kevin Brauer
Scrum Coach - Tomi Kilkka
Assistant Coach - Milos Blazevic
Assistant Coach - Dragutin Novakovic
Assistant Coach - Wen Ch'eng
Assistant Coach - Janek Wojciechowski
Assistant Coach - Eino Tikkanen

Roster

Starting Lineup

Fullback - #1 Rudolph Bazarov (23)
Right Wing - #2 Albert Bang (25)
Right Center - #3 Savely Alekseyeva (22)
Left Center - #4 Admir van Empelen (23)
Left Wing - #5 Hui T'ao (24)
Stand-off - #6 Hsin Ho (25)
Scrum-half - #7 Ning She (25)
Right Prop - #8 Stig Lehtinen (25)
Hooker - #9 Durgali Karataev (21)
Left Prop - #10 Svetoslav Stolar (20)
Right Second-row - #11 Troy Ferland (22)
Left Second-row - #12 Andreas Ritter (24)
Loose forward - #13 Anas Brown (24)

Bench

Forward - #14 Armas Petaja (22)
Forward - #15 Pavel Kroupa (22)
Forward - #16 Steve Moser (21)
Forward - #17 Daniel Balog (21)
Back - #18 Isamu Okumura (24)
Back - #19 Ray Curci (23)
Back - #20 Jens Kluge (19)
Back - #21 Jiri Smolka (21)

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: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

by **Free Republics** » Mon May 29, 2017 7:12 pm

Sporting World

The FFR has a National Rugby League Team now!
by: Salikh Masaev

Tomorrow is a historic day in the history of Republican sports as the National Rugby League Team will fly the Blue and White flag for the first time against the team from Spaam, which is also making its debut. Of the 24 teams competing in the 17th World Cup, only nine come into this tournament ranked. Two of them are in our group, Devonta and Abanhfleft. We will also face Aquitayne and POGGERS before our pool is through. I'm expecting this opening match tomorrow to be one of our most difficult because the Spaam team looks very strong in practice so far, or so our scouts have informed me.

Upon my return to the nation of my birth 6 months ago, I was surprised to discover that rugby is not popular here and that rugby league is even less popular than union. In Sudernius, rugby league is the most popular sport but due to the difficulty involved in securing permission from all of the various road owners for foreigners to enter Sudernius, international sports is simply not a profitable enterprise in that nation. Besides, Sudernians have little national identity as most of them instead identify themselves with the cause of their Global Revolution against all forms of socialism and statism. Even after realizing that I could not find rugby league players in the FFR, I still nevertheless decided that a Republican National Team would be more viable than a Sudernian National Team as a business enterprise, so I revised my plan of action accordingly.

To build a Rugby League team, I recruited 21 of the most college gridiron players from across the Federation and I brought in a staff filled with successful rugby league coaches from Sudernius to teach these players a crash course in rugby league. I looked specifically for players that were athletic enough to play both ways since the typical quarterback, kicker or lineman is not going to be able to handle the rigor of a rugby match and fortunately I was able to find quite a few two way players from Division IV schools and community colleges. Over the past few months, these players trained extensively in rugby league and played exhibition matches against Sudernian teams before small crowds at high school stadiums across Malifornia. Now, as the World Cup is ready to begin, I believe that these kids are ready to prove themselves on the international stage.

You can watch the National Rugby League Team's games live on Freedom Sports Eleven. Other games from the Rugby League World Cup will air on tape delay throughout the day across the Freedom Sports family of networks. Be sure to tune in and watch us as we play to bring glory to the Greatest Nation in the Multiverse!

Salikh Masaev is the coach of the Republican National Rugby League Team. Mr. Masaev developed a love of rugby league while growing up in Sudernius. Living abroad in Sudernius, he would become a successful coach at the youth level, becoming just the 4th coach to win both the Sudernius Youth Rugby League Championship and the National Youth Rugby League Championship in the same year. Due to the anarchic nature of Sudernian society, there is no single sports organizing body in the country and the different youth leagues use slightly different rules. After the political situation stabilized in the FFR, he decided to return to the nation of his birth and found a National Rugby League Team.

by **Neu Engollon** » Tue May 30, 2017 8:36 am

NEU ENGOLLON NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE SQUAD 'Goats'

by **Hutanjia** » Tue May 30, 2017 8:45 am

HUTANJIAN RUGBY LEAGUE SQUAD
'The Spiders'

Coach: Jaunders Malaptra
Assistant Coach: Bentley Reraptke
Trainer: Giancarlo Wziputala

Starting XIII:
# - Name - Position

1. Benson Vitagu - Fullback
2. Harold Nepedku - Right Wing
3. Samson Wakala - Right Centre
4. Antoni Gjemeru - Left Centre
5. Janson Paqate - Left Wing
6. Vladimir Sokota - Stand Off Half
7. Monterrey Apegku - Scrum Half
8. Jean-Luc Tarepka - Prop
9. Francis Yosepgka - Hooker
10. Emmett Jelego - Prop
11. Manuel Edeptka - Second Row
12. Harrison Fengelu - Second Row
13. Stephenson Kaulanga - Lock/Loose Forward

Reserves:
14. Johannes Charopa - back
15. Mitchell Zangaka - back
16. Grendel Lintanu - back
17. Rhys Pentagke - forward
18. Townsend Vagatu - forward
19. Matthew Pitaga - forward
20. Weston Ketsangu - half

by **Neu Engollon** » Tue May 30, 2017 8:54 am

An Alpen Man in Wishtonia

So, this is my first attempt at something like this. A blog, I guess they call it. This is different for me. I’m sometimes at a loss when it comes to civilian uses of technology. I never saw much use for it until I joined the military. I know that’s kind of far from the rest of my generation, but, that’s just how I am. I’m still amazed at how cell phones work.

You’re probably wondering who I am. My name is Sylvain Renkart. I grew up in a suburb of Schwartzgarten, a bit city in Neu Engollon. Now, as you can probably tell from the title, I no longer reside in the Confederacy. I did well enough in school, then did my mandatory service in the NEDF, specifically, in the Militia. I made it into one of the Alpen Regiments, although that’s not that hard. Half the regiments in the Militia are Alpen, but I guess they’re still considered more elite than regular infantry because you add in those mountaineering skills. The 34th Alpen was my unit, and, as with a lot of other former Neu Engollian soldiers, I didn’t want to give up the lifestyle, so I did another term of service. Then, as many of my countrymen have also done, I decided that I wanted to be paid quite a bit more for my dedication to the military life and also have a chance to see real action. That’s not really very likely in a small neutral democracy. That’s when I walked into the Uli Schwyz recruiting office one fine autumn day.

I ended up in Hutanjia for the War and to help fulfill the USG contract for the Hutanjian government, and there I stayed to find employ with the Hutanjian Republican Army as a company commander. I will get into that, but I thought I’d start off with a simple, fun topic: Cursing in Wishtonian.

Wishtonians are generally considered to be people from The Cardwith Islands, Hutanjia and Kenega. There are a few other nations that border the Wishton Sea and even share some culture and heritage, but usually when people talk about Wishtonians, they’re talking about citizens from these three countries.

Hutanjians are Polynesian in appearance or racial character. Slightly Asiatic features with lighter brown skin. Cardwithians are for the most part Melanesian, that is of a more darker cast than your typical Polynesian and with tighter, curly hair as opposed to straight. There is some blending and you can see some people in both countries that seem of mixed heritage. Kenega has people of both Melanesian and Polynesian heritage, but the majority of them are also of mixed blood with European/Westerner ancestry, courtesy of the Gaulic and Erlenic colonists that settled the island. Kenega has the highest percentage of mixed Westerner heritage in the Wishton Sea. Kenega, it should also be mentioned, is a commonwealth and still is subservient to the Erlenic Union. We’ll get into the details of Kenega in a later blog post.

There are three main islands in the Cardwiths, simply named North, East and West Cardwith. There are two main islands in Hutanjia, Nesselberg, which is the Western island, and Nevorn, which is the Eastern island. Kenega is just one little island. One might point out that Nesselberg, Cardwith and Nevorn, not to mention some city names, are odd, Anglo-sounding names for a Polynesian culture, and you’d be right. They were named by the Erlenic colonists who arrived in the early 19th century and none of the Wishtonian nations have bothered to change the names back to the earlier native names, although you still see them used on some documents.

Those that go on to secondary and higher education, which still isn’t a lot in any of these countries, pride themselves on speaking the King’s English. The lower classes speak patois, a mix of native, Gaulic French and English words. That’s why they have some of their own cuss words.
I don’t really know their origins, but here are some of the top ones you’ll hear, and when you are there longer than your typical tourist, you’ll hear them A LOT!
So yeah, here goes:

Fideh - This word means ‘fuck’ basically. Depending on usage, it’s a verb, a noun, an adjective, just like our F bomb in English/Common. I hear it pretty casually used to the point that I forget to upbraid my soldiers on using it in public. It’s way too common for a cuss word that it’s probably lost much of its bite.

Pono - Phallus. Yep, the male member. Also pretty casually used. Recently it was allowed to be used on primetime network and cable television in Hutanjia. Interesting side note, the tribal warrior dance that is performed prior to rugby matches and during other important ceremonies is called the Panehu. That’s no accident as to how similar are the two words. The early incarnations of the Panehu were about showing off your manhood in order to prove you were the superior warrior. I have never seen a version of this and being a heterosexual guy, I’m not that eager to, but some groups still perform it for cultural heritage purposes.

Sapa - Feces. Scat. Shit. Honestly, I don’t hear this much. More often they opt for the English slang words for shit, but if you go deep into the jungles in the hinterlands of southern Nevorn and on Nesselberg, and in the southern fishing villages of the Cardwiths, you’ll still hear it.

Kupos - The female parts. The C word. See You Next Tuesday. A bit more taboo in many circles. Worse than any of the above.

There’s a few others, but nothing really worth noting that’s in heavy usage. A lot of it has to do with context and phrasing, which boggles me and I couldn’t possibly explain here in one little blog posting. The Wishtonians, and especially Hutanjians, can get very elaborate with their colorful phrases when ripping someone down.

Please don’t send me angry emails, not that there’s probably many of you reading this. I know they’re cuss words. I just thought it would be a light, funny, simple way to begin my unique intro to the Wishtonian area and culture. Funny as I can be, anyway. I have more blog entries coming and I look forward to your constructive comments. Thanks.

Syl Renkart.

by **The Iron Syndicate** » Tue May 30, 2017 10:24 am

Gorilla Marketing

Chapter One

“This, is an absolute fucking disaster!” shouted Elias Marino, the Commissioner of the Territorial Championship, as he walked into the board meeting while being flanked by several other high ranking suits that were a part of the front office of the biggest rugby league competition on the islands. “We’re getting beat in every field and on every front and unless you can come up with some solution to fix it, we’re going to get beat on our own turf, too. You probably expected another calmly worded meeting where nobody raises their voices and where nobody gets held accountable, but you are NOT getting what you expected this time! You all haven’t earned that! Not after letting the ratings for our offseason coverage tank at a historical level like this!”

“Calm down, the season hasn’t started-”

“I will not calm down as long as our product is viewed as a massively inferior one, and as long as the Rugby Syndicate continues to try to monopolize our game into a single code! You want me to calm down right now? Really? You think the offseason ratings don’t matter, is that what it is?”

“I’m saying that we had the better regular season than the Rugby Syndicate and that we need not be worried because they’re getting a little boost from their team winning their World Cup,” stated the board member who had spoken up, causing Elias to get even more enraged.

The man’s face was red, his nostrils were flaring, there was a sweat running down his forehead; every physical sign indicated his anger, and he did nothing to hold it back. “A little boost? You must have your head in the sand to think that this is just a little boost that will go away once the regular season starts! They may have had a worse season but it doesn’t matter because perception is reality and everyone perceives them as being the best competition in rugby! Nobody will know that we have more parity and a more exciting title race if they never give us a chance and they never tune into the coverage and the matches! They don’t want to see an exciting battle for the title that spans all of the territories! What they want is to see Highlanders or Central or Independent or the Kingfishers dominate week in and week out with their flashy star studded lineups that are filled with World Cup players, something that we can’t compete with them in!”

“That’s your job to market players, not ours. If they don’t think that our players are stars, we can’t do much about it other than ask the league to run more commercials and use more compelling coverage to get people to watch,” Aiden Srsen, the manager of the Black Isle Monsters and one of the coaches in attendance, pointed out.

“Are you saying that the problem is on us and on our coverage? Because you’re damn wrong,” said Manaaki Esposito, the CEO of Black Isle Broadcasting, the main television affiliate of the Territorial Championship. “Our coverage may not have been the most hot thing on TV, but everyone who did tune in gave us good ratings and said that we were the best keep secret in sports, compared to the Rugby Syndicate, which is reaching oversaturation after their World Cup popularity surge. Just wait, this storm will pass-”

“Being the best kept secret on TV is a problem!” shouted Elias, gesturing for emphasis. “If we’re the best kept secret, then that means that nobody is watching! The quality of coverage doesn’t matter if people don’t watch it in the first place, and the ratings don’t say how good anything is, only how many TV sets were tuned to it! I don’t care what the reviews say, all I want is TVs turned to our broadcasts and asses in the seats in the stadiums, and so far, we’re holding up with the stadiums part but not with the broadcasts part!”

“What would you suggest to fix the problem, then? We’re already giving the Championship the priority over all of our other properties, including racing, National League football, Developmental League football, and basketball. What more are you asking from us? If you want more people to tune in, then you need to put a product out that can attract more viewers. Because we can’t give you any more time on TV and any more coverage, we’re already giving you a great deal of that and we still have other clients to deal with.”

“I don’t care who comes up with the solution. What I want is for someone to find or make a way for us to catch the Rugby Syndicate and get our own national team to get the same popularity as them. They win their World Cup, we’ll give it our best shot in ours, but we need more than that. They were beating us badly even before the World Cup and all that tournament did was turn a beating into a murder. I’m not biased in where I find my solutions! All I want is numbers and I don’t care if it’s BIB that gives me those numbers or if it’s the coaches or the players or if it’s someone else! And you know what? Because I’m not biased, I’m bringing in some help to fix this crisis of ours before it gets out of hand, since you all are clearly incapable of handling it by yourselves like you’re supposed to.”

There was silence in the room until Elias pointed to one of the men that was flanking him, who gave a brief nod in acknowledgement and removed the shades that he had been wearing, to reveal a bit more of his face. “Meet Tim Gold, the head of the Gorilla Marketing Firm. He will be in charge of marketing from now on and you all have been brought here to learn that you will be listening to his every order. This is the man behind the rise of some of the biggest Formula S stars in recent memory and the rise of some of the biggest gridiron stars we’ve seen, and now, he’s taking on his biggest job and helping us compete with our rivals from the islands. The name of his firm is intentional. His methods may be unconventional, but so far they have worked. And now, you can call him your new boss because of it. If anyone has questions, ask them now. If you have complaints, you can leave. The decision has already been made. You all made your bed, you know. From now on, you’re going to have to lie in it.”

by **Poggers** » Tue May 30, 2017 3:10 pm

RP settings: The only thing you are not allowed to do is kill my players or give them a major injury

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Tue May 30, 2017 3:59 pm

Opening Ceremony Footage, Live from the National Rugby Stadium, Highroyds

"And finally we have native aboriginal dancers representing the host nation, the Kiaser Colonies. This dance in particular is a variation on a traditional coming of age performance for many communities. In this sense it symbolises the coming of age of the Kiaser Colonies bridging the gap from competing to hosting international tournaments and welcoming other nations to ours. It also stands for the coming of age or beginning of a new era for the Kiaser Colonies rugby league teams. And with a final flurry of fireworks, thus concludes the opening ceremony for Rugby League World Cup Seventeen. And now we move on to the opening match between the Kiaser Colonies and Lisander, kick-off is five minutes away. We turn now to our panel for a final preview of the game."

"The Kiaser Colonies and Lisander are both new to the world cup set up and have varying styles of play. By and large, both sides favour attacking rugby but the Kiaser's definitely lack for something in defence. They are stronger in loose play and when trying to create something off the cuff. If they are going to win today, there best chance is to outscore Lisander. The key things here will be the battle for possession and seeing which side is more clinical in attack. Missing a chance in this game in a world cup could be crucial, and a slow start here could be a dent in both sides hopes. Honestly, we think this is a pretty tough one to call but hopefully the Kiaser's can use the energy of the crowd for the occasion to see this one home."

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Tue May 30, 2017 4:00 pm

- RP Cutoff MD1-
Scores to follow shortly.

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Tue May 30, 2017 5:34 pm

Results - Match Day 1

Pool A
Neu Engollon 25–4 The Valhallan Union
Elejamie 10–0 Sha Mobutia
The Iron Syndicate 30–10 Balkvla Islands

Pool A                                   Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Neu Engollon                             1   1  0  0   25   4 +21    2
2 The Iron Syndicate                       1   1  0  0   30  10 +20    2
3 Elejamie                                 1   1  0  0   10   0 +10    2
4 Sha Mobutia                              1   0  0  1    0  10 −10    0
5 Balkvla Islands                          1   0  0  1   10  30 −20    0
6 The Valhallan Union                      1   0  0  1    4  25 −21    0

Pool B
Ko-Oren 16–2 Vassiya
Racao 20–6 Natanians and Nosts
Mattijana 13–1 Tobiasia

Pool B                                   Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Racao                                    1   1  0  0   20   6 +14    2
2 Ko-Oren                                  1   1  0  0   16   2 +14    2
3 Mattijana                                1   1  0  0   13   1 +12    2
4 Tobiasia                                 1   0  0  1    1  13 −12    0
5 Natanians and Nosts                      1   0  0  1    6  20 −14    0
6 Vassiya                                  1   0  0  1    2  16 −14    0

Pool C
United States of Devonta 8–6 POGGERS
Abahnfleft 35–11 Aquitayne
Free Republics 8–14 Spaam

Pool C                                   Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Abahnfleft                               1   1  0  0   35  11 +24    2
2 Spaam                                    1   1  0  0   14   8  +6    2
3 United States of Devonta                 1   1  0  0    8   6  +2    2
4 POGGERS                                  1   0  0  1    6   8  −2    0
5 Free Republics                           1   0  0  1    8  14  −6    0
6 Aquitayne                                1   0  0  1   11  35 −24    0

Pool D
Hutanjia 10–6 Union of Socialist Alpine Republics
Darmen 8–10 Xanaxstan
The Kiaser Colonies 14–6 Lisander

Pool D                                   Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 The Kiaser Colonies                      1   1  0  0   14   6  +8    2
2 Hutanjia                                 1   1  0  0   10   6  +4    2
3 Xanaxstan                                1   1  0  0   10   8  +2    2
4 Darmen                                   1   0  0  1    8  10  −2    0
5 Union of Socialist Alpine Republics      1   0  0  1    6  10  −4    0
6 Lisander                                 1   0  0  1    6  14  −8    0

by **Spaam** » Wed May 31, 2017 5:54 am

Spaam Gets Perfect Start

The Spaamanian National Rugby League team got the perfect start to the World Cup with a two try to one win over the Free Republics at Lomond Park. Paatukar Cats captain Quosan Xyrna got the team off to a great start in the first half, scoring off a offload from fullback Meira Lianelis on the right side of the uploads, then converted his own try to send Spaam to a 6-nil lead after 16 minutes. But the lead didn't last long, with an 80 metre run by Free Republics fullback Rudolph Bazarov ten minutes later, which they also converted to tie the game up. A careless penalty by second-rower Emlynn Thegolor in front of her own try-line gave her opponents a chance at a penalty goal, which they took to go into the break with a two point lead.

The second half saw both teams trying to arm-wrestle the game from each other, with a number of players sent off for concussion tests, and co-captain Ruven Vana will face an anxious wait as he failed his test after coming off in the 60th minute. Spaam finally got points back on the board with their own penalty goal to tie up the game, and then scored shortly after, after a repeat set following the restart, with East Spaam Bears winger Conred Holacaryn taking a towering bomb off Quosan Xyrna in the left corner of the try zone. Xyrna converted again to give them a handy lead with 13 minutes left in the game, and the defense stayed strong to ensure that they came away with the win.

Spaam next face Poggers, who showed a lot of strength to keep the 5th ranked United States of Devonta down in a low-scoring match.

Spaam          14 Tries: Xyrna (15) Holacaryn (66) Goals: Xyrna (16, 60, 67)
Free Republics  8 Tries: Bazarov (25) Goals: She (26, 36)

Around The Grounds

Pool A
World Number Three Neu Engolon had an easy win over the Valhallan Union to top the pool table after one game, but they are only just ahead of the Iron Syndicate, who had an almost as impressive win over the Balkvla Islands. In third place is 9th ranked Elajamie, who showed dangerous defense with a shut out of Sha Mobutia.

Pool B
2nd ranked Ko-Oren and 15th ranked Racao share the top of the table with 14 point wins over Vassiya and Natanians and Nosts respectively. Meanwhile Mattijana almost shut out Tobiasia, who scored a field goal in the dying minutes to grab some dignity back.

Pool C
There was no surprise as 9th ranked Abanhfleft had a six try to two win over Aquitayne to start at the top of the table, while Spaam's win managed to get them a surprising second place position after their game against Free Republics. Meanwhile, world number five United States of Devonta had a scare against Poggers, who almost caused the upset of the round by only going down by two points.

Pool D
Hosts the Kiaser Colonies had the best start to the competition, by taking care of Lisander by two tries to one, while the worlds best team Hutanjia only just managed to beat the Union of Socialist Alpine Republics by an unconverted try. However, it was 8th seed Darmen who were at the end of the biggest upset as the unranked Xanaxstan got up against them by 10 points to 8.

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