Rugby Union World Cup 26-EVERYTHING

by **Darmen** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:55 am

Hello! Halorit! Welcome to Darmen for the 26th edition of the Rugby Union World Cup. This is the Everything Thread where you may post rosters (don't forget to include your style modifier, -5 for defensive teams, +5 for attacking teams, and anything in between) and roleplays for the tournament. Solely OOC posts should be placed in the Discussion Thread (link 1 above). You may wish to contribute some match officials to be used for the tournament in the Match Officials thread (link 3 above). Feel free to telegram me if you have any other questions/comments/concerns/dad jokes you wish to share.

Schedule
1/11/18-Group Draw
1/13/18-MD1 (2v5, 3v4, 1 bye)
1/14/18-MD2 (5v3, 1v2, 4 bye)
1/15/18-MD3 (3v1, 4v5, 2 bye)
1/16/18-MD4 (1v4, 2v3, 5 bye)
1/17/18-MD5 (4v2, 5v1, 3 bye)
1/18/18-Day Off
1/19/18-Round of Sixteen (A1 vs. D2, B1 vs. C2, etc.)
1/20/18-Quarterfinals
1/21/18-Semifinals
1/22 or 23/18-Final & 3PPO (the 22nd is the first day of the semester for me, so while I'll be aiming to scorinate on that day, I may push back scorination to the next if needed)
Cutoffs will be between 10-11pm Central US Time (4-5am UTC). Any delays will be communicated ASAP.

Pots & Ranks

14 Darmen;;3.59
 2 Neu Engollon;;7.91
 3 Abanhfleft;;7.72
 3 Nova Anglicana;;7.72
 5 Ko-oren;;7.37
 7 Hutanjia;;6.71
 8 Barunia;;6.23
11 Elejamie;;4.98

13 Lisander;;3.73
15 Alice Bay;;3.20
17 Mattijana;;3.04
19 United States of Devonta;;2.10
20 Savojarna;;2.08
23 Alpine Union;;1.79
27 Natanians and Nosts;;1.58
53 Apox;;0.67

69 South Covello;;0.40
71 Banija;;0.36
74 Vakolicci Haven and Celeria;;0.32
UR Filindostan;;0.00
UR Northwest Kalactin;;0.00
UR Daghvir;;0.00
UR The Kiaser Colonies;;0.00
UR New South Munster;;0.00

UR Tomure;;0.00
UR New Doltania;;0.00
UR Azadeshia;;0.00
UR Islana Lunigo;;0.00
UR Copper Cuprum;;0.00
UR Kita-Hinode;;0.00
UR Velstrania;;0.00
UR Latrovia;;0.00

UR United Republic Empire;;0.00
UR Nexus OD Corporations;;0.00
UR Xasnep;;0.00
UR United Vietussia;;0.00
UR Kopyk;;0.00
UR Kejri Islands;;0.00
UR Quantilia;;0.00
UR Aji No Moto;;0.00

Groups
Group A
Kita-Hinode
Kejri Islands
Darmen
Apox
The Kiaser Colonies

Group B
Vakolicci Haven and Celeria
Elejamie
Tomure
Aji No Moto
Savojarna

Group C
Abanhfleft
United Republic Empire
Filindostan
Latrovia
Mattijana

Group D
Quantilia
Northwest Kalactin
Alpine Union
Nova Anglicana
Copper Cuprum

Group E
Islana Lunigo
Lisander
Ko-oren
Daghvir
Nexus OD Corporations

Group F
New South Munster
Kopyk
Velstrania
Alice Bay
Barunia

Group G
Xasnep
New Doltania
Neu Engollon
Banija
United States of Devonta

Group H
Natanians and Nosts
South Covello
United Vietussia
Azadeshia
Hutanjia

EDIT 1: Don't forget your style modifiers! Also, Group Draw moved to Thursday.
EDIT 2: Groups & Rosters!

by **Darmen** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:55 am

Map

Recent History
Darmen has recently refounded itself after almost two decades of separation into twelve individual states. The Republic of Darmen was officially established on January 1st, 2037, when the country's constitution took effect. President of the Republic Tor Tong Lee - yes, the former international football star - has led the country since then, and is relatively popular. He is up for re-election next year.

Darmen's economy is slowly regenerating itself, but some major issues still exist. Local governments are extremely short of funding, and, depending on the happiness of the workers in the fishing industry, food prices can fluctuate widely. Darmen's economy is now mostly an agrarian one, either fishing along the coast or cattle/wheat farming in the southern plains.

Rugby Union in Darmen
Rugby Union is governed by the Darmeni Rugby Union (DRU). The DRU has 14 sub-unions, each of which provides one of the franchises that make up the National Rugby Championship, Darmen's fully professional competition. Outside of the NRC, rugby is played only by schools teams. Despite this lack of competition/players, Darmen is still a relatively strong team internationally, having reached the Round of Sixteen at the last World Cup before losing to the #1 seed, 32-0. Its a game we'd rather forget, and certainly not representative of our playing ability.

Transportation
Each team will be provided with two coach buses to transport its players and staff as necessary. For the most part this will include travel from Scott City International Airport/the Port of Scott City (where all teams should arrive unless other arrangements have been made with the Darmeni government) to their host city and, once there, from their hotel to the practice facility/stadium. Teams may go on additional sight seeing excursions if they choose, however, unions must pay for these trips themselves. All travel expenses related specifically to practice/matches which takes place within Darmeni borders will be covered by the DRU.

Hotels
Each team will be assigned a hotel in its host city for the duration of the Group Stage by the DRU, and will be reassigned to different hotels as necessary should they reach the knockouts. All hotels will be three star hotels, and the cost of stay will be split 50-50 between the DRU and the union of the respective team. For a traveling party of 40 players/staff, approximately 20 rooms will be needed, at a rate of $41 per room, or $820 per night. If this amount presents too much of a financial burden for your union, please contact the DRU as soon as possible to discuss a solution.

All hotels will be equipped with wi-fi and fitness/spa amenities will be made available to the team free of charge. Teams will not share hotels, each being assigned to its own.

Weather
Darmen's weather varies widely. During the period of this tournament, the northern coast (Liverpool to northern Aylesbury) can expect temperatures in the mid-60's to low-70's (all temperatures in Fahrenheit), with some occasional rain showers. Moving inland, the northern mountains (Windsor east of Chippewa across to Bledia Arba) will experience much cooler temperatures, perhaps reaching no higher than the low-50's, with occasional snowfall at nighttime.

Starting with the northeastern coast and heading south (southern Aylesbury to Rogerton, along the coast), temperatures will gradually get warmer as the climate becomes more tropical, with temperatures in the low-80's, occasionally reaching into the 90's further south. Rain can be expected just about each night/early morning and humidity will be present throughout the day.

The southern portion of the country (a triangle from Hendricks to southwestern Kalenda to Western Chuckio) can be fairly warm, but precipitation occurs fairly less often than on the coast. temperatures will be in the low to mid-70's.

Language
English is spoken by 95.17% of the population, so if you are an English speaker, you should be able to communicate quite easily. In the Southeast (for this tournament that would mean Rogerton), Spanish will be the predominant language, spoken by 70.44% of that region's population. The third language of note is Legonian. If you're looking to make this trip a little more exotic, then trying your hand at speaking Legonian may do the trick. Be aware though, Legonian is an extremely difficult language to learn, and often makes no sense from a linguistic standpoint, even to those who do speak it well.

English                     Legonian
Hello                       Halorit
Goodbye                     Soneyedersehen
Yes                         Ja
No                          Non
Thank you.                  Tanknasaghabhál du.
Excuse me.                  Encsedigen mech.
Sorry.                      Sotscuroran.
My name is...               Mone name isté...
What is your name?          Wat isté dor name?
I am... years old.          Ic un... rarsa oltos.
Where are we?               Worces arnd wirmid ag?
Where is the train station? Worces isté den tran stason?
Where is the hotel?         Worces isté den hotellet?
What time is it?            Wat tidt isté sen?
I don't speak Legonian.     Ic nocht sprekert Legonian.

Rugby Union                 Rugby Unons
World Cup                   Worten Cupse

Prop                        Propisitt
Hooker                      Hooker
Lock                        Lossren
Flanker                     Flanker
Number Eight                Numner Ochtt
Scrum-half                  Scrum-halfte
Fly-half                    Fli-halathfte
Winger                      Wingerspieler
Center                      Senterm
Fullback                    Fullbackger

Referee                     Resrichter

Drop Goal                   Sropen Soric
Goal                        Soric
Kick                        Kickkel
Knock on                    Knocfen af
Line Out                    Line As
Offsides                    Offsidesugh
Pass                        Passerren
Penalty                     Ptoter
Ruck                        Ruck
Scrum                       Scrumnge
Tackle                      Tacenglec
Try                         Tsuchen

Currency
Darmen uses the Universal Standard Dollar (USD $/¢) as its currency. The Dollar is divided into 100 sub-units called cents. Coins are minted in the following denominations: ¢5, ¢10, ¢25, ¢50 and ¢100. Bills are printed in the following denominations: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. The Darmeni versions of the coins and bills all have past Darmeni leaders or other historically important persons shown on them. Non-Darmeni versions of the Universal Standard Dollar will also be accepted.

Stadiums & IC Schedule

Group A will be played in Scott City (population 2,710,066) at the newly built City Stadium (capacity 37,100).
Group B will be played in Liverpool (population 444,540) at Wolves Park (capacity 29,500).
Group C will be played in Romanopolis (population 95,270) at the Colosus Romanopolis (capacity 65,000).
Group D will be played in Scott City (population 2,710,066) at King's Park (capacity 35,000).
Group E will be played in Chuckio (population 87,153) at the Olympic Stadium (capacity 28,000).
Group F will be played in Rogerton (population 317,648) at Kalenda Stadium (capacity 45,000).
Group G will be played in Johnho (population 115,507) at Stadio Rushmore (capacity 70,000).
Group H will be played in Eau Claire (population 99,764) at Lyons Stadium (capacity 27,157).

Feel free to ignore/adjust the IC schedule as needed to fit your timeline.

Date Time Event Location
Saturday, September 8, 2040 6:00 PM Opening Ceremony City Stadium, Scott City
Saturday, September 8, 2040 7:30 PM Darmen vs. Apox City Stadium, Scott City
Monday, September 10, 2040 5:00 PM Lisander vs. Nexus OD Corporations Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Monday, September 10, 2040 7:30 PM Kejri Islands vs. The Kiaser Colonies City Stadium, Scott City
Ko-oren vs. Daghvir Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Tuesday, September 11, 2040 5:00 PM Elejamie vs. Savojarna Wolves Park, Liverpool
Kopyk vs. Barunia Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Tuesday, September 11, 2040 7:30 PM Tomure vs. Aji No Moto Wolves Park, Liverpool
Velstrania vs. Alice Bay Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Wednesday, September 12, 2040 5:00 PM United Republic Empire vs. Mattijana Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
New Doltania vs. United States of Devonta Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Wednesday, September 12, 2040 7:30 PM Filindostan vs. Latrovia Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
Neu Engollon vs. Banija Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Thursday, September 13, 2040 5:00 PM Northwest Kalactin vs. Copper Cuprum King's Park, Scott City
South Covello vs. Hutanjia Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire
Thursday, September 13, 2040 7:30 PM Alpine Union vs. Nova Anglicana King's Park, Scott City
United Vietussia vs. Azadeshia Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire

Date Time Event Location
Monday, September 17, 2040 5:00 PM The Kiaser Colonies vs. Darmen City Stadium, Scott City
Nexus OD Corporations vs. Ko-oren Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Monday, September 17, 2040 7:30 PM Kita-Hinode vs. Kejri Islands City Stadium, Scott City
Islana Lunigo vs. Lisander Olympic Stadium, Scott City
Tuesday, September 18, 2040 5:00 PM Savojarna vs. Tomure Wolves Park, Liverpool
Barunia vs. Velstrania Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Tuesday, September 18, 2040 7:30 PM Vakolicci Haven and Celeria vs. Elejamie Wolves Park, Liverpool
New South Munster vs. Kopyk Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Wednesday, September 19, 2040 5:00 PM Mattijana vs. Filindostan Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
United States of Devonta vs. Neu Engollon Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Wednesday, September 19, 2040 7:30 PM Abanhfleft vs. United Republic Empire Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
Xasnep vs. New Doltania Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Thursday, September 20, 2040 5:00 PM Copper Cuprum vs. Alpine Union King's Park, Scott City
Hutanjia vs. United Vietussia Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire
Thursday, September 20, 2040 7:30 PM Quantilia vs. Northwest Kalactin King's Park, Scott City
Natanians and Nosts vs. South Covello Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire

Date Time Event Location
Monday, September 24, 2040 2:00 PM Lisander XV vs. Southwestern Blue Tigers* Southwestern RFU Practice Field #3, Chuckio
Monday, September 24, 2040 5:00 PM Darmen vs. Kita-Hinode City Stadium, Scott City
Ko-oren vs. Islana Lunigo Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Monday, September 24, 2040 7:30 PM Apox vs. The Kiaser Colonies City Stadium, Scott City
Daghvir vs. Nexus OD Corporations Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Tuesday, September 25, 2040 5:00 PM Tomure vs. Vakolicci Haven and Celeria Wolves Park, Liverpool
Velstrania vs. New South Munster Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Tuesday, September 25, 2040 7:30 PM Aji No Moto vs. Savojarna Wolves Park, Liverpool
Alice Bay vs. Barunia Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Wednesday, September 26, 2040 5:00 PM Filindostan vs. Abanhfleft Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
Neu Engollon vs. Xasnep Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Wednesday, September 26, 2040 7:30 PM Latrovia vs. Mattijana Colosus Romanopolis, Rushmore
Banija vs. United States of Devonta Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Thursday, September 27, 2040 5:00 PM Alpine Union vs. Quantilia King's Park, Scott City
United Vietussia vs. Natanians and Nosts Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire
Thursday, September 27, 2040 7:30 PM Nova Anglicana vs. Copper Cuprum King's Park, Scott City
Azadeshia vs. Hutanjia Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire
*Practice Match, not part of World Cup (two 30 minute halves, unlimited substitutions)

Date Time Event Location
Monday, October 1, 2040 5:00 PM Kita-Hinode vs. Apox City Stadium, Scott City
Islana Lunigo vs. Daghvir Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Monday, October 1, 2040 7:30 PM Kejri Islands vs. Darmen City Stadium, Scott City
Lisander vs. Ko-oren Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Tuesday, October 2, 2040 5:00 PM Vakolicci Haven and Celeria vs. Aji No Moto Wolves Park, Liverpool
New South Munster vs. Alice Bay Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Tuesday, October 2, 2040 7:30 PM Elejamie vs. Tomure Wolves Park, Liverpool
Kopyk vs. Velstrania Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Wednesday, October 3, 2040 5:00 PM Abanhfleft vs. Latrovia Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
Xasnep vs. Banija Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Wednesday, October 3, 2040 7:30 PM United Republic Empire vs. Filindostan Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
New Doltania vs. Neu Engollon Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Thursday, October 4, 2040 5:00 PM Quantilia vs. Nova Anglicana King's Park, Scott City
Natanians and Nosts vs. Azadeshia Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire
Thursday, October 4, 2040 7:30 PM Northwest Kalactin vs. Alpine Union King's Park, Scott City
South Covello vs. United Vietussia Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire

Date Time Event Location
Monday, October 8, 2040 5:00 PM Apox vs. Kejri Islands City Stadium, Scott City
Daghvir vs. Lisander Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Monday, October 8, 2040 7:30 PM The Kiaser Colonies vs. Kita-Hinode City Stadium, Scott City
Nexus OD Corporations vs. Islana Lunigo Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Tuesday, October 9, 2040 5:00 PM Aji No Moto vs. Elejamie Wolves Park, Liverpool
Alice Bay vs. Kopyk Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Tuesday, October 9, 2040 7:30 PM Savojarna vs. Vakolicci Haven and Celeria Wolves Park, Liverpool
Barunia vs. New South Munster Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Wednesday, October 10, 2040 5:00 PM Latrovia vs. United Republic Empire Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
Banija vs. New Doltania Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Wednesday, October 10, 2040 7:30 PM Mattijana vs. Abanhfleft Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
United States Devonta vs. Xasnep Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Thursday, October 11, 2040 5:00 PM Nova Anglicana vs. Northwest Kalactin King's Park, Scott City
Azadeshia vs. South Covello Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire
Thursday, October 11, 2040 7:30 PM Copper Cuprum vs. Quantilia King's Park, Scott City
Hutanjia vs. Natanians and Nosts Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire

Date                          Time    Event                                       Location
Monday, October 15, 2040      5:00 PM Round of Sixteen Match 1 (A1 vs. D2)        City Stadium, Scott City
Monday, October 15, 2040      7:30 PM Round of Sixteen Match 2 (B1 vs. C2)        Wolves Park, Liverpool
Tuesday, October 16, 2040     4:00 PM Round of Sixteen Match 3 (C1 vs. B2)        Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
Tuesday, October 16, 2040     6:30 PM Round of Sixteen Match 4 (D1 vs. A2)        King's Park, Scott City
Tuesday, October 16, 2040     9:00 PM Round of Sixteen Match 5 (E1 vs. H2)        Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Wednesday, October 17, 2040   4:00 PM Round of Sixteen Match 6 (F1 vs. G2)        Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Wednesday, October 17, 2040   6:30 PM Round of Sixteen Match 7 (G1 vs. F2)        Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
Wednesday, October 17, 2040   9:00 PM Round of Sixteen Match 8 (H1 vs. E2)        Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire

Date                          Time    Event                                       Location
Monday, October 22, 2040      5:00 PM Quarterfinals Match 1 (Ro16 M1 vs. Ro16 M2) King's Park, Scott City
Monday, October 22, 2040      7:30 PM Quarterfinals Match 2 (Ro16 M3 vs. Ro16 M4) Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Tuesday, October 23, 2040     5:00 PM Quarterfinals Match 3 (Ro16 M5 vs. Ro16 M6) Wolves Park, Liverpool
Tuesday, October 23, 2040     7:30 PM Quarterfinals Match 4 (Ro16 M7 vs. Ro16 M8) Lyons Stadium, Eau Claire
Monday, October 29, 2040      5:00 PM Semifinals Match 1 (QM1 vs. QM4)            City Stadium, Scott City
Monday, October 29, 2040      7:30 PM Semifinals Match 2 (QM2 vs. QM3)            Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
Friday, November 2, 2040      7:00 PM Third Place Playoff (LSM1 vs. LSM2)         Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
Saturday, November 3, 2040    7:00 PM Final (WSM1 vs. WSM2)                       Stadio Rushmore, Johnho

by **Darmen** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:56 am

The Darmeni National Rugby Union Team
presented by the
Darmeni Rugby Union

Style Modifier: +2

Head Coach: Marcel MacLeod
Assistant Head Coach: Arn Bonnay
Forwards Coach: Élie Sheach
Backs Coach: Amos Roche
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Wilfrid Weber
Team Doctor: Brian Jewel
Trainer: Gruffydd Arthur

Willoughby Abarca is the Captain.  Usuall substitutes marked with *.

Pos Name                 Age NRC Franchise
FB  Nicholas Ó Ceallaigh 29  Metropolitan RFU
RW  Keir Darrell         25  Northeastern Sharks
OC  Hariwald Abrahams    27  Western Border Warriors
IC  Willoughby Abarca    34  Brham Titans
LW  Fiete Giles          27  Metropolitan RFU
FH  Loyd Short           27  Western Border Warriors
SH  Abimael Leonard      24  Liverpool RFU
N8  Raymund Albinson     23  Johnho RFU
OF  Callahan Moles       24  Metropolitan RFU
BF  Griogair MacAslan    26  Springfield RFU
RL  Aurèle Gladwyn       25  Northwestern RFU
LL  Humbert Ivers        31  CFR United Cotdelapomais
TP  Wendelin Oliver      33  Liverpool RFU
HK  Bruce Schubert       32  Menomonie RFU
LP  Tyson Lewis          25  Northeastern Sharks

FB* Remus Power          25  Coastal Golden Chiefs
RW  Gonzalo Hafner       22  Rogerton Blues
OC* Stian Ellis          26  East Coast Black Knights
IC* Art Ilbert           33  Northeastern Sharks
LW  Gunnar Deasmhumhain  24  Western Border Warriors
FH  Hirsh Halloran       27  Southwestern Blue Tigers
SH* Cyrille McNab        34  CFR United Cotdelapomais
N8* Nickolas Savege      33  CFR United Cotdelapomais
OF* Fergal Wörner        26  Northwestern RFU
BF* Nic Kästner          29  Northeastern Sharks
RL  Theo Scrivener       23  Coastal Golden Chiefs
LL  Julian Magorian      21  Northeastern Sharks
TP  Sly Townsend         18  Northwestern RFU
HK  Zaccharias Whittle   32  Liverpool RFU
LP* Tranter Evelyn       27  Southwestern Blue Tigers

UT  Anselm Ryder         20  Northwestern RFU

RP Permissions: Whatever you like, just no killing or other serious life altering events please. Have fun!

by **Union of Socialist Alpine Republics** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:10 am

Union of Socialist Alpine Republics National Rugby Union Team

Reprezentacja Alpejski w Rugby Union

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

Sgioba Nàiseanta Aonadh Rugbaidh na Aonadh Sòisealach Ailpeach Poblachdan

Full nation name: Union of Socialist Alpine Republics
Short nation name: Alpine Union
Trigramme: UAR
Demonym: Alpine
Nicknames: Alpine Union, Alpines, Bisons, Reprezentacja Alpejski

Kits (designed by Valls Rugby from Lisander):

Home (left) ; Away (right)

History:

Prusy Krolewskie participated in the Rugby Union World Cup 23 and finished 2nd in group H behind Ko-oren and ahead of The Sword Bloke and Québécois Commonwealth. The Reprezentacja Pruski beat Apox in the round of 24 but lost 25-15 against Abanhfleft in the round of 16.

Prusy Krolewskie skipped the World Cup 24. Then all North Eurasian nations but Pays den haut united together to form the Union of Socialist Alpine Republics. The U.S.A.R. participated in the world cup 25 but finished 5th in Miktondo Flip Group and missed the playoffs.

All time record: 5-0-7 (including games played as Prusy Krolewskie)

Schedule:

The team:

Head Coach: Maolmuire GilleChrìost
Assistant Coach: Wlodzimierz Szabakiewicz
Assistant Coach: Björn Skrzybski

Kicker: Philipp Schweinsteiger
Captain: George Thompstone
Ass Captain: Philipp Schweinsteiger
Ass Captain: Serge Dusautoir

Num     Pos             Name                    Age     Team                            Birthplace
1	L. Prop	        Nicola Lazzaroni	27	Benedetto Rugby 	        Porto Santa Margherita, AC
2	Hooker	        Luke Chisholm	        26	Marriot's Rugby Club	        Holybourne, BR
3	T. Prop	        Ryszard Owczarzak	32	Legia Puck	                Dulkowszczyzna, WP
4	Lock	        Ogilhinn Flimean	29	Linlithgow Warriors	        Stronachlachar, CD
5	Lock	        Krzysztof Szerszenowicz	27	Waddington Athletic Club        Szczawnica, WP
6	Flanker	        George Thompstone	32	Winchelsea Tigers 	        Winchelsea, BR
7	Flanker	        Raghallaigh Ó Conghalaigh 28	Castletown-Bearhaven Rugby      Creggaballagh, HY
8	Number 8	Serge Dusautoir	        30	Stade tournubertais	        Soulac-sur-Mer, AQ
9	Scrum Half	Philipp Schweinsteiger	33	Roxburgh Rugby	                Mönchenholzhausen, AM
10	Fly Half	Fiona Mac Leoid	        24	Marriot's Rugby Club	        Glengarnock, CD
11	Left Wing	Finn MacArthur	        27	Linlithgow Warriors	        Dail an Leigh Dalelia, CD
12	Ins. Center	Katie Gilmour	        31	Twyford Rugby	                Twyford, BR
13	Outs. Center	Jack Banahan	        29	Cwmffrwd Blues	                Monkton Wyld, BR
14	Right Wing	Alasdair MacIlleMhìcheil 30	Roxburgh Rugby	                Roxburgh, CD
15	Fullback	Nick Ford-Robinson	28	Saracens F.C. 	                Bearsbridge, BR
					
16	Prop	        Zdzislaw Budziszewski	29	RzKS Juvenia Miedzyzdroje       Rzodkiewnica, WP
17	Hooker/Prop	Will Moon	        34	Winchelsea Tigers               Southminster, BR
18	Lock	        Julien Legrain	        31	Budowlani Ozorkow	        Poisson, AM
19	Flanker	        Fergus McFarlane	25	Marriot's Rugby Club	        Kinlocharkaig, CD
20	Half	        Nairn Lawrie	        31	Stade tournubertais	        Braehead, CD
21	Center	        Arkadiusz Prusinowski	30	Budowlani Ozorkow	        Trzeszczyn, WP
22	Wing/Fullb	Catriona Dunbar	        30	Benedetto Rugby 	        Rossdhu House, CD
23	Wing	        Kyle O'Donnell	        27	Oglethorpe Harlequins	        Chesterfield, CH

AC: Amalfi Coast
AM: Alsace-Mecklenburg
AQ: Aquitaine-Languedoc
BR: Britannia
CD: Caledonia
CH: Chattahoochee
HY: Hybernia
WP: Wschodnioprusy (Prussia East)

Choose My Scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
Injure my players: Y
Godmod injuries: N
Sin Bin my players: Y
Red Card my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

by **Azadeshia** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:48 am

Democratic Republic Of Azadeshia
Motto
In English: "Truth Always Victorious"
In Telugu: "Trut Ellappudu Viyayavantamainadi"
In Hindi: "Saty Hamesha Vijayee Hai"
In Niklamese: "Ωåüœĥ_Æšẅæ≤µ_§≠çœōå≠ōüµ"

RP Permissions
Anything except killing my players and godmod other events.

Style Modifier: +3.6

Staff
Manager: Vikas Nayar
Captain: Srijan Bhagat
Head Coach: Mohun Kamal
Assistant Coach: Hakam al-Vohra
Fitness Coach: Elam Backer

Players

Name	Position	Age	Birthplace	#Number	Team
Srijan Bhagat	Tighthead Prop	28	Kosala, Azadeshia	#36	Kosala Rugby Club (KRC)
Zaaid Sabet	Loosehead Prop	24	Bandinagar, Azadeshia	#50	Rugby Club of Bandinagar
Ayaan Dheer	Hooker	19	Halapur, Azadeshia	#45	Halapur Rugby
Teja Galhar	Lock	24	Aniludana, Azadeshia	#66	Aniluanan Rugby Club
Ravi Shevade	Lock	25	Dhalapur, Azadeshia	#7	Dhalari Association of Rugby
Amar Lata	Blindside Flanker	20	Niklam, Azadeshia	#87	Niklamese Rugby Club
Anil Bajpai	Openside Flanker	22	Panicul, Kejri Islands	#12	Panicul Rugby Club
Vishnu Hegadi	Number 8	21	Halapur, Azadeshia	#49	Halapur Rugby
Manas Sarkar	Scrum Half	26	Kapalipuram, Azadeshia	#69	Kapli Rugby Club
Jaswant Navathe	Fly Half	27	Durgapur, Azadeshia	#71	Durgapur Rugby Association
Om Chitanis	Left Wing	19	Kosala, Azadeshia	#16	Kosala Rugby Club
Vineet Vad	Inside Centre	25	Halapur, Azadeshia	#2	Halapur Rugby
Harsh Anagal	Outside Centre	23	Durgapur, Azadeshia	#58	Durgapur Rugby Association
Sumit Ganapuli	Right Wing	19	Bandinagar, Azadeshia	#92	Rugby Club of Bandinagar
Javad Shahi	Full Back	20	Mohemana, Azadeshia	#5	Mohemana Rugby Club

by **Banija** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:33 pm

Banija National Rugby Team

While the giridiron & association codes are popular on the mainland, rugby is King on the Busoga Islands. They are two islands off the western coast of Banija, that have long been seen as culturally distinct form the rest of the nation. Over 90% of their population is Muslim, while the nation as a whole is 87% Mormon and 9% Muslim. Consequentially, They developed quite differently on a cultural basis, and this squad consists entirely of those from the Busoga Islands.

Head Coach: Shahram Diba. 59 years old.
Assistant Coach: Sasan Kasebi Sr. 49 years old.
Kicker: Qobad Kaviani
Captain: Hamid Moshiri.

1 L. Prop - Sasan Kasebi Jr. 29 years old. Son of the Assistant Coach.
2 Hooker - Heydar Vahdat. 22 years old.
3 T. Prop - Habib Aslani. 31 years old.
4 Lock - Hamid Yeganeh. 27 years old.
5 Lock - Habib Sehat. 24 years old.
6 Flanker - Mehrdad Vahdat. 28 years old.
7 Flanker - Amir Mozafari. 29 years old.
8 Number 8 - Hamid Moshiri. 31 years old. Captain.
9 Scrum Half - Qobad Kaviani. 34 years old.
10 Fly Half - Latif Torabi. 22 years old.
11 Left Wing - Latif Hamzah. 24 years old.
12 Ins. Center - Ferdous Kashkouli. 25 years old.
13 Outs. Center - Mansour Raad. 29 years old.
14 Right Wing - Bairam Taghipour. 30 years old.
15 Fullback - Jallal Meskini. 21 years old.

RP Permissions
Yes to everything besides injuries/deaths. As you see, there is not a large player base in Banija of rugby players, so I can't exactly replace people on the fly... But as long as nobody gets hurt, do whatever the heck you well please. Creative imaginations are a good thing.

by **Elejamie** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:32 pm

Elejamian national rugby union team
Selección de rugby de Elejamia
Elejam rubi tim

Style mod: 0

Rugby is the third most popular sport in Elejamie, behind ice hockey and football (apologies for the retcon). While rugby league has a small but loyal fanbase and the ERC Sevens (held before the start of the ERC season) is a massive success, it's rugby union that reigns supreme in Elejamie. With the ERC being very successful since its inaugural season in 1978/79, the ERC Grand Final being one of the most-watched sporting events in the country and the Elejamian Universities XV (an all-star team made up of the best players from universities around the country) having an annual tour that tends to sell very well, as well as a plethora of talent over the years, it's safe to say that rugby union will be popular in Elejamie for years to come.

In the last tournament, they didn't do as great as their first tournament. They had a good group run, winning all but one of their games (a 17-15 loss to Nova Anglicana on the penultimate day), grabbing two bonus points and finishing second in the RepublicSoft Group, just three points behind the aforementioned Nova Anglicana, who managed to sweep the group. And indeed they were the favourites going into their Round of 16 game against Lisander, albeit by a slim margin. However, the match they were down 5-0 at half-time thanks to an unconverted try; although Adam Gates managed to level the scores and a conversion from Doug Westwood put Elejamie ahead, a drop goal from Matthew Gear gave Lisander an eventual 8-7 win to dump Elejamie out of the tournament (Lisander would be eliminated in the quarter-finals after a 16-6 loss to the Fair Republic).

And now they're back and looking for revenge. Apart from a couple of changes, the entire line-up is the same one as the team that took part in the Free Republics. Paul Debenham starting and EUXV alumnus Guinho both standing in for the injured Westwood, as well as former Davenport University player Logan Mankiewicz replacing the now-retired Gregory Miller as a substitute lock. Will they be able to cast off their poor performance and make it to the quarter-finals? Or will they unceremoniously fall again? Only time will tell...

Head Coach: Pablo Cartagena (48)
Assistant Coach: Robert Mackay (37)
Physio: Adam Mulhavey (27)

Captain: Ben Oldaker
Vice-captain: Bruce Hernández

No.	Name				Age	Position	Club
1	Esteban Moreno			32	P		Coventry Wyverns
2	Dan Mitchell			29	H		Murgon Bullfrogs
3	Dominic Devries			25	P		Elejamie City Eagles
4	Chris Morgan			32	L		Alvis Rams
5	George Finney			24	L		Avon Knights
6	Bruce Hernández			33	F		Coventry Wyverns
7	Chris Onuoha			33	F		Coventry Wyverns
8	Haruo Ikarashi			28	8M		Avon Knights

9	Ben Oldaker			31	SH		Rosetta Sparrows
10	Paul Debenham			29	FH		Coventry Wyverns
11	Armando Tavarez			24	W		Auckhampton Birch Trees
12	Brandão				24	C		Davenport Commandos
13	Eddie Campbell			28	C		Rosetta Sparrows
14	Diego Peguero			29	W		Auckhampton Birch Trees
15	Adam Gates			24	FB		Iceland Panthers

Subs

No.	Name				Age	Pos		Club
16	Roberto Peralta			32	H/P		Auckhampton Birch Trees
17	Ryan Morris			26	P		Murgon Bullfrogs
18	Adrian Drew-Ciobanu		24	P		Avon Knights
19	Logan Mankiewicz		22	L		Davenport Commandos
20	David White			29	F/8M		Alvis Rams
21	Guinho				23	SH/FH		Rosetta Sparrows
22	Phil Holloway			31	C/W		Iceland Panthers
23	Terry Huang			23	FB		Elejamie City Eagles

Brandão - Brandão Guerreiro Barros
Guinho - Tiago Sebastião Mendonça Álvarez

P - Prop
H - Hooker
L - Lock
F - Flanker
8M - Number eight (or “eightman” as they’re called in Elejamie)
SH - Scrum-half
FH - Fly-half
W - Winger
C - Centre
FB - Fullback

by **Northwest Kalactin** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:21 pm

UNIFORMS
Nortwestern Kalactin uniforms were produced by Valls Rugby.

Style modifier: +1.90

RP info
choose my point scores:Yes
choose my lineup :no
godmode scoring events :no
rp injuries to my players:yes
eject my players:no
godmode other events No

coaches
Head coach: Frank miller
Asst coach: Walter cox
Trainer: Joe smith

Props
Darrell Barnes
Marshal Rogers 

Hookers
James Reynolds 
Lamar west

Locks
Trevor Carson 
Grant banks

Number eight 
Martin Delgado 
Adam cannon

Flanker
Tomas McCarthy 
Devin hart

Scrum half’s 
Levi colon
Taylor carter

Fly half’s 
Drew Nelson 
Troy walker

Wingers 
Max mills
Wayne Dunn 

Centers 
Jason hall
Sam Alexander 

Fullbacks
Keith Rivera 
Harold Washington

by **Savojarna** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 6:15 am

SavojarSports.sj - inside reports from all Savojarna
Rugby World Cup 26 - Savojarna's roster is revealed

PLAYSTYLE

Savojarna's players are comparatively tall and strong, and many have good physical training from early on. However, while they excel at power, stamina and in some cases also speed, their technique usually isn't the best. The team is rather conservative, but not afraid from attacking. Because rugby is not a professional sport in Savojarna, the team is not expected to do extremely well. Following a bit of success on the Sevens circuit, which is the most popular code of Savojar rugby, with Union being somewhat minor in popularity but bigger in terms of league activity, and League practically non-existing, the SSA took it more serious and diverted some funding towards rugby, however it remains a semiprofessional sport with exceptionally little transferring, making for an interesting league structure.

STYLE: -1

SQUAD

COACH: Sigurdur Olausson (52), Göran Svensson (47)

#1 Valeri Kravchuk (24, Pawlograd)
#2 Simon Hjalmarsson (30, Landsmark)
#3 Jacob Bengtsson (32, Linder)
#4 Terje Nilsson (24, Frisks)
#5 Valtteri Ojanen (29, Hovikkära)
#6 Johan Kristensen (25, Sjoedrhavn)
#7 Kjell Arndtsen (29, Thorsborg)
#8 Sergey Borisov (30, Savojagrad)
#9 Alexander Newarov (25, St. Andrei)
#10 Kristjan Niskanen (28, Virkaja)
#11 Rolf Eythorsson (22, Storevik)
#12 Fridtjof Lindberg (21, Thorsborg)
#13 Mika Ranttanen (19, Virkaja)
#14 Harald Akeson (31, Kjefla)
#15 Lars Neyman (28, Jarnstad)
Substitutes
#16 Grigori Smichov (27, Pawlograd, Prop)
#17 Aksel Johanson (26, Thorsborg, Scrum-half)
#18 Jesper Groen (33, Sjoedrhavn, Hooker)
#19 Petter Alexandersson (24, Landsmark, Wing)
#20 Victor Lundholm (25, Sjoedrhavn, Lock)
#21 Ivan Lavrov (21, Savojagrad, Flanker)
#22 Denis Milvanen (20, Orjalahti, Fullback)

KITS
designed by Meski

RP PERMISSION

Choose My Scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: N
Injure my players: Y - no life-threatening injuries, and ask for permission before a career-ending one. Everything else is fair game.
Godmod injuries: N
Sin Bin my players: Y
Red Card my players: Y
Godmod other events: N

by **Tomure** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:18 am

Tomure roster place holder

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 3:54 pm

The Kiaser Colonies 31 Man Rugby World Cup Squad

KITS
The Kiaser Colonies uniforms were produced by Valls Rugby.
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Head Coach: Angus Foley
Forwards Coach: Lesley Parrot
Backs Coach: Ryan Jackson
Attack Coordinator: Dean Mackenzie
Defense Coordinator: Conor O'Hara

STYLE MODIFIER +3

Props:
Philip Robinson - 29
Lawrence Hill - 32
Todd Stewart - 24
Hohepa Parata - 19
Sean Wood - 33
Geoff Brooks - 27

Hookers:
Nick Jackson - 30
Joshua Bailey - 26

Locks:
James Watson - 20
Kauri Jones - 27
Dural Cole - 29 (C)
Noah Robertson - 33

Backrow Forwards:
Liam Ella - 23
Shaun Fox - 28
Ethan Waltz - 24
Warragul Addams - 29
Cooper Garvey - 31

Scrum Halves:
Ken Ainsely - 28
Levi Beck - 22

Flyhalves:
George Beale - 24 (K)
Hugo Moore - 27

Centres:
Corey Barnett - 23
Bambam Malangi - 28 (VC)
Michael Archer - 33
Ben Reid - 25

Outside Backs:
Seta Naisarani - 29
Heath Newsome - 22
Lachlan Hewitt - 24
Sione Tu’ivakanō - 32
Matt Simmons - 25
Rob Hanson - 27

Starting XV:

RP Permissions:
Don't permanently injure or kill anyone. Please TG me if you'd like to give a red card.

by **New South Munster** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:13 pm

New South Munster 31 Man Rugby World Cup Squad

Head Coach: Willie Britz
Forwards Coach: Conor Tobin
Backs Coach: Peter Walsh
Attack Coordinator: Dan Maher
Defense Coordinator: Colm Gleeson

STYLE MODIFIER 0

Props:
Sam Casey - 33
Liam Cronin - 27
Bill Johnston - 30
Martin Collins - 22
Sean Gallagher - 26
Marcus O'Sullivan - 24

Hookers:
Simon Marsh - 27
Cian Keane - 25

Second Rows:
Frank Mulholland - 31
Padraig O'Connell - 30 (C)
John Dineen - 23
Ciaran Crowley - 28

Backrow Forwards:
PJ Nolan - 22
Keith Murray - 28
Jeremy Lynagh - 30
Jack O'Callaghan - 25
Stephen Flannery - 24

Scrum Halves:
John Sherry - 27
Seamus Cahalan - 23

Flyhalves:
Joseph Egan - 30 (K)
Ronan O'Donnell - 23

Centres:
Stephen Wootton - 27
Dave Holland - 25
James Coleman - 29
Tom Cronin - 22

Outside Backs:
Brian Keatley - 26
Niall Sweetnam - 20
James Hanrahan - 25
Ross Scannell - 24
Fionn Tobin  - 22
Paul Earley - 31 (VC)

Starting XV:

RP Permissions:
Don't permanently injure or kill anyone. Please TG me if you'd like to give a red card.

by **Natanians and Nosts** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:09 pm

Natanians and Nosts roster for the World Cup of Rugby 25
Nickname:The Blue Sharks

# Name position age
Starters

1	Mihai Carolus César     	prop            25
2	Gheorghe Ion da Silva         	hooker          26
3	Caeso Paulus Augustus	  	prop          	29
4	Mihai Cláudius Enderssen	second-row	30
5	Ion Viktor dos Santos		second-row	28
6	Gabriel Júlio Augustus	  	flanker      	23
7	Cáius Március Moura	  	flanker      	26
8	Octavius Caeso Numésio	   	number 8	23
9	Mihai Kaeso Marão	  	scrum-half	25
10	Mihai Ricardus Varro	  	fly-half	30
11	Márcus Ion Hûs	    	  	winger      	25
12	Samuel Rog Ionescu	  	five eighths  	25
13	Iohannis Carolus da Silva	centre       	25
14	Gheorghe Márcus dos Santos	winger      	26
15	Cáius Mihai Souza	  	full-back	28

Captain's name is in blue

Bench:

16	Ion Mihai Gheorghenescu      	prop	22
17	Gaius Cáius Tralito     	hooker	30
18	Luís Júnio Gomes       	second-row     	26
19	Iulius Júlio Mihailescu	back-row	21
20	Hermenegildo Astrogildo Pesvić	fly-half/scrum-half	23
21	Aleksiei Fjodór Martinescu	scrum-half	24
22	Márcus Victor North	centre       	25
23	Márcus Carolus Sousa	outside back	30

Should my opponent RPs first, he/she may do the following:
Choose my scorers:Yes
godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
godmod injuries to my players: No
Sin bin my players: Yes(only two per match)
Send my players off: No
godmod other events: No

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:29 pm

The Turnover
The Story of Rugby World Cup 26

1

OPENING

1

FADE IN:

Various shots of players in camp , e.g in dressing room preparing for a game, stretching . Low sounds of general trainingoise, lockers closing, clatter of boots on concrete, whistle blowing etc. A voice over of a team talk by former World Cup winning coach Michael Connors plays during this.

CONNORS:
There's only one thing I want you all to be today, and that's hungry. Some people
will tell you to be calm, to be focused, to be careful, or to be aggressive. Others
would tell you to be accurate. But fortune doesn't favour the calm, the careful
or the accurate. This is a game of rugby. You're going to make mistakes. The ball
will be knocked on, tackles will be broken and penalties will be given. If you
spend the whole game trying to be accurate, you'll lose sight of the bigger picture.
You won't see the man rushing you as you try to pass, you won't see the support
runner and you will get rattled. But if you're hungry for success, you won't care
about the individual errors. If you make one, you'll do everything in your power to
get the ball back. If you need that ball at the bottom of the other teams ruck like
your next breath, you'll push anyone out of the way for it. If it's a race to line and
your next meal depends on it, you are not going to let the other man win. If you go
out on to that pitch and you want to win more than anything else, if each and
everyone of you hungers for that trophy, you will fight tooth and nail for every inch,
hit harder, run faster and you will win.

Cut to current team cheering in a huddle in a dressing room. They make their was into the tunnel. The camera gets close ups of players faces, their boots as they walk past the camera. Sound of the crowd in the stands begins to grow as the players walk towards the exit. Cut to title screen.

DISSOLVE TO:

2

INTRO

2

INT. TKCRU CONFERENCE HALL - EVENING

Players, media and guests enter room and take seats in the hall for the official jersey presentation ceremony. The scene is intercut with brief interviews/monologues from various people. Their names and positions fade in in text to the bottom right.

KAURI JONES:
Ah, we're just coming in now to do the jerseys. It's a fairly routine thing going off
what some of the older guys in the squad are saying, the ones that have been here
before in world cup squads. This is a first for me and most of the boys so it's an
exciting moment for sure.

ROB HANSON:
Yeah, I'd say this is a pretty big moment alright. I was in and out of the squad for
about 3 years before I became a regular over the last two. There's some big days
out like first tests, grudge matches and so on. This is the first time I've been in a
world cup squad so it's right up there already.

Cut to TRENT MORGAN, President of the TKCRU, and ANGUS FOLEY, head coach of the squad taking the stage.

MORGAN:
Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed guests, members of the media and player, I'd
like to welcome you all to this evenings presentation of the jerseys to the players
of the Kiaser Colonies 26th Rugby World Cup squad. This is the first official step in
our World Cup campaign before the team fly out to Darmen next month. Few could
forget about our history with rugby World Cups in Darmen, when Michael Connors
lead us to the title. Hopefully the man I'm about to hand you over to can do the
same with this group of players. Please welcome, head coach Angus Foley.

Foley approaches the stand to the applause of the crowd and shakes Morgan's hand.

FOLEY:
Thank you. Thank you. I'd like to begin with the presentation and give a few words
after. Our props for the 26th Rugby World Cup...

Some highlights of names being read, players coming up and receiving a jersey from Trent Morgan plays. End with the name of the captain. Shots of players posing for photographs.

DURAL COLE:
Ah it's such an honour really. I missed out on this last time round with a neck injury
so it's been tops to get up there and receive a jersey. Doubly special to be
captaining my country to a World Cup.

HOHEPA PARATA:
I'm absolutely delighted. I know for myself, I haven't been in the professional game
for very long so to me it means a lot that the coach has the faith to put me in the
team for the biggest stage in rugby. Then you've got the other guys like Woody and
Si who have been at this a long time, true veterans of the game here, that have
earned their place through years of hard work and it's great to be here with them.

DISSOLVE TO:

3

ARRIVAL

3

INT. ARRIVAL GATE SCOTT CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DAY

The Kiaser Colonies team enters to some cheering from a small crowd of travelling fans and expats that have come to greet the team at the airport. Shots of players signing objects, taking selfies and chatting with fans. Clips of interviews with fans follow.

DAVID THURSTON:
My wife and I have been living here in Darmen for about 10 years now. Still as big
fans as we were before we left so we had to make the trip over from Liverpool to
meet the boys when they landed here in Scott City. We've got our tickets to the big
game against the hosts sorted and we'll be looking forward to that. Hopefully we
can get a result there or so I can head into work with the bragging rights after

JULIE KERR:
I traveled over the day before from Highroyds. Here since about 11, waiting the
hour and a half to see the team. Well worth it though. They're a great bunch so I
hope they can go all the way, give me a reason to go looking for finals tickets
(Laughs)

EXT. AIRPORT - DAY

Players getting onto team bus as fans watch on from path.

BAMBAM MALANGI:
It's really fantastic to see the fans coming out this early. There aren't too many
times when you get a greeting party when you arrive in another country. You've
got people who've given up a lot of time and come a long way, either from home
or that have been living here in Darmen for a while and this really goes to show
what this World Cup means to them. Just makes a big difference for us that
we've got a big following behind us for it.

The team bus honks at the crowd as it pulls away. The players wave from the windows and the fans cheer and wave flags back as it drives off into traffic, headed to the The Great German Shepherd Hotel in Scott City.

CUT TO:

[To be continued from Scene 4]

by **Kopyk** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:56 pm

Kopyk Rugby World Cup Squad Announced

Style Modifier: -2

Kit (Sponsored by Kukri)

Staff

Head Coach: Alexander Seifursson (56)
Forwards Coach: Olaf Nílsson (44)
Backs Coach: Mikkel Lùkasson (48)
Physiotherapist: Gael Gunnarsdottír (34)

Player Roster

1 - Harald Torfisson (31), Orssovík Konungar
2 - Bjorn Vilmarsson (24), Ulfjörður Uppreisn
3 - Finni Solberg (27), Orssovík Konungar
4 - Halfur Ogrísson (29), Goðistapi Hrútar
5 - Reidar Þòrsson (24), Orssovík Konungar
6 - Kár Brynjasson (23), Goðistapi Hrútar
7 - Adolf Pederssen (30), Brúnshöfn Birnir
8 - Natan Arnarsson (22), Goðistapi Hrútar
9 - Lars Bjornsson (28), Alvabaer Pykar
10 - Mikhail Wolfe (29), Orssovík Konungar 
11 - Magnús Leifursson (30), Orssovík Konungar
12 - Stefán Steingrímsson (26), Ulfjörður Uppreisn
13 - Benedikt Meldgaard (33), Annarborg Styrkur
14 - Hrafnkell Árnisson (22), Orssovík Konungar
15 - Geir Kristoffersson (35), Ulfjörður Uppreisn
Substitutes
16 - Dagnýr Gunnarsson (21), Goðistapi Hrútar (Outside Center)
17 - Erík Rolfsson (26), Ulfjörður Uppreisn (Flanker/Eightman)
18 - Jaki Jaggersson (27), Brúnshöfn Birnir (Inside Center)
19 - Örn Pálsson (23), Elháls Vindur (Prop/Hooker)
20 - Baldur Sigmarsson (34), Annarborg Styrkur (Prop)
21 - Aaron Lindberg (31), Annarborg Styrkur (Lock)
22 - Falki Ragnarsson (24), Ulfjörður Uppreisn (Lock)
23 - Karl Mánisson (24), Orssovík Konungar (Winger)

Kicker: Mikhail Wolfe or Magnús Leifursson
Captain: Mikhail Wolfe

RP Permissions:
Choose my lineup: Y
Choose my scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
Injure my players: Y, just nothing life-threatening or death
Sin Bin my players: Y
Red Card my players: N

works? · by **Abanhfleft** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:23 am

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ABANHFLEFT
National rugby union team

This will be the fifth time that Abanhfleft will be participating in the Rugby Union World Cup. Rugby union is the fourth most popular sport in the Democratic Republic; behind basketball, association football, and baseball. The team is composed of players that had been judged by an impartial body to be the best players in the Fleftic Rugby Union Super League (FRUSL) and the recently formed Rugby Coalition. And as you can see above you, Abanhfleft has introduced a new flag. Further details will be released later.

BASIC INFORMATION
Name of nation: Democratic Republic of Abanhfleft
Demonym: Fleftic
Official history: This will be the fifth time that Abanhfleft will be participating in the Rugby Union 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 Adam Jaden Sforza (Loosehead prop, 28, vice-captain)
#2 John Borisov (Hooker, 30)
#3 Scott Butt (tighthead prop, 21)
#4 Moritz Zilner (Lock, 26)
#5 Radomir Rakitic (Lock, 27)
#6 Kirk Wahlberg (Blindside flanker, 30)
#7 Joaquin Hope (Openside flanker, 32)
#8 Julio Ortega (Eight-man, 30)
#9 Abdulrahman al-Thabsi (Scrum half, 31)
#10 Marouane Mahout (Fly half, 25)
#11 Saladin Nursaladinov (Left wing, 23)
#12 Jack Wiley (Inside center, 30)
#13 Dixon Cochabamba (Outside center, 31)
#14 Dev Nasuggi (Right wing, 32, captain)
#15 Abd al-Latif bin Khalifa (Fullback, 32)

RESERVES
#16 Alfred Bang Si-hoo (23)
#17 Cecil Svenson (31)
#18 David Paras (32)
#19 Hashem Batal Amir (22)
#20 Jake Pascale (22)
#21 James Porterhouse (21)
#22 Carlos Delgado (24)
#23 Barry Wilmington (24)
#24 Paracelso Adhikain (22)
#25 Paul Peter Parkinson (21)
#26 Oliver Bartholomews (27)
#27 Oleg Mazikov (23)
#28 Lee Jae-sang (18)
#29 Moon Kang-woo (20)
#30 Bradley Votaw (22)

RP PERMISSIONS
Everything except killing my players is fair game.

by **Copper Cuprum** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:46 am

THE CHIEFDOM OF COPPER CUPRUM
NATIONAL RUGBY UNION TEAM

This is the first time that Copper Cuprum will be participating in an international rugby sevens competition, as well as the AVBF Sevens. Rugby is the most popular sport in Copper Cuprum, and although rugby league is the more popular code in the Chiefdom, both rugby union and rugby sevens still have a decent following. Copper Cuprum had been long isolated from the international community since it is a small island archipelago located deep in the middle of the Lazarus Ocean, far from any regular shipping lanes since man first sailed ships. The nation was only discovered by the Fleftic Navy in 1914, when they were searching for the daughter of President Rufus Wole Mensah, whose ship was wrecked in the general vicinity of the islands. Arriving in the capital of the islands, they discovered that Chief Zed had made the President's daughter his queen, generating a sudden alliance between the two countries. And Copper Cuprum was also rich in copper, so that was a good thing for Abanhfleft too...

BASIC INFORMATION
Name of nation: The Chiefdom of Copper Cuprum
Demonym: Copperite
Kits: Initially, the Copperite national rugby sevens team was not supposed to wear any kits as ordinary people know them. Instead they would have played wearing only white loincloths and nothing else. However, in the interests of modesty and compliance with the international standard, the Copperite team has elected to choose a new uniform with alternating black and white hoops and white shorts.
Team colors: Black and white
Style modifier: +1.00 (A balanced team with a slight focus on offense)
Head coach: Count Tumale Boweba (47 y/o, Copper Cuprum)
Notes: It is Copperite tradition to slit the throat of a live chicken before a game and then spread the spilled blood on the field. This is the Copperites' version of the haka.

STARTING FIFTEEN
Key: Number, name (in boldface), position, age
#1 Mabuda Oweda (Loosehead prop, 25)
#2 Satusa Heyedy (Hooker, 25)
#3 Homeka Omega (Tighthead prop, 24)
#4 Hiram Massoudoglu (Lock, 23)
#5 Omoro Bitabu (Lock, 27)
#6 Banraku Bayatab (Blindside flanker, 20)
#7 Serobo Bintanek (Openside flanker, 23)
#8 Ismail Govore (Number 8, 28)
#9 Tabuta Isoka (Scrum half, 26)
#10 Banunu Honele (Fly half, 30, captain)
#11 Chorode Hizekte (Left wing, 24)
#12 Fenoktu Gefora (Inside center, 27)
#13 Irakta Kasugna (Outside center, 21)
#14 Namupo Ozorkow (Right wing, 23)
#15 Vobeda Polema (Fullback, 24)

RESERVES
#16 Horneba Bowekta (29, vice-captain)
#17 Isama Ubedo (21)
#18 Isali Umatu (24)
#19 Botero Ismakta (30)
#20 Ichiro Kashigawa (23)
#21 Genki Hasebe (29)
#22 Pitumo Bosore (22)
#23 Rodney Bartlett (25)
#24 Lazar Lazarevskiy (24)
#25 Simopo Burteret (25)
#26 Naveen al-Harit (16)
#27 Ursus Ulrich Zweiterricht (28)
#28 Pimpasa Balutuna (21)
#29 Terbone Hulumut (20)
#30 Naroko Narbonneis (22)

HOME STADIUM: FIRST COPPERITE BANK STADIUM, WA GON

First Copperite Bank Stadium (capacity 50,000) is the Copperite national rugby union team's home stadium. Located in Wa Gon, the capital of Copper Cuprum, it is also the home ground of Wa Gon Giants of the Copperite Rugby League as well as Wa Gon Carabiners of the Rugby Coalition.

RP PERMISSIONS
Anything except killing is fair game.

by **United Republic Empire** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:18 am

OOC:
Hey sorry to say, but I need to drop out. This role play completely slipped my mind. New job with longer hours has made for a hardly available social life. I didn't remember about this until I got a reminder telegram today.

works? · by **Abanhfleft** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:11 am

Gaelic Gamers
Presents...

The Rugby Rundown
with Graham O'Doherty

As one World Bowl ends, another Rugby Union World Cup begins. Cousin Dara finally gets to rest his poor hands and fingers, staving off that dreaded carpal tunnel syndrome for maybe a few more years, but now it is time for me to get cracking with my poor hands and fingers. Yes, ladies and gents, it's time for the Rugby Rundown! Apologies for being quiet in the past two instances of the rugby sevens schedule but not only did I have not enough time to write about the exploits of our rugby sevens team, but the Wi-Fi at both the Alpen View Brew Festival and the Lisander Rugby Festival was also spotty at best. I honestly expected better Internet connections from those countries, but then again, maybe it's just my laptop. (No, it's not. It can't be. Can it be?) But that's all in the past now; we've got a brand spanking new Rugby Union World Cup in our hands! But before we get into that, let's talk about the past two rugby sevens series that we've already played.

AVBF 7s III
First stop, Neu Engollon and the Alpen View Brew Festival. The Festival itself has been held for the past six years already, and the accompanying rugby sevens tournament was only begun about three years ago. Abanhfleft were participants in that inaugural competition where we qualified for the plate quarterfinals before bowing out to Aquitayne. We did one better in the second edition, beating the Unified Sunrise Islands in the quarterfinal before losing a thriller against Barunia. But now, with the third edition of the Alpen View Brew Festival Sevens upon us, let's take a closer look at how Abanhfleft did.

Match One (Abanhfleft vs. The Kiaser Colonies)
Abanhfleft's first game in AVBF Sevens III was against the Kiaser Colonies, a self-proclaimed rugby-mad nation looking to make a massive impact in the sport to the rest of the multiverse. I wouldn't say that Abanhfleft itself is also rugby mad; almost certainly it's not as rugby mad as the Kiasers except maybe for the population of rugby followers here tipping things way in our favor. But as for the game itself, I believe our sevens lads gave a good accounting for themselves even though it was the Kiasers who got points on the board first, with Seta Naisarani forcing a turnover from Paul Partridge that eventually led to the first try of the game courtesy of the fleet-footed George Beale.

Abanhfleft quickly responded with two tries of their own courtesy of Paul Partridge, making amends for his earlier fumble, and Dixon Cochabamba, who was always going to be a threat no matter what due to his extensive experience with the national rugby union team. Partridge missed the conversion for his shot, but he was able to score on Dixon's try to give Abanhfleft a 12-5 advantage coming into half time. The lads compiled more misery upon the Kiasers at the start of the second half with Marouane Mahout, in the words of the Kiasers themselves, "steamed home from their own 22 after burning replacement Dan Horne on the wing and running in closer to the posts". Paul Partridge converted to make it even more difficult for the Kiaser Colonies. But they were not going to go down without a fight, that was for sure. Heath Newsome scored a try for the Colonies after his teammate booted the ball, and Newsome was quickest to react to this development and score right between the posts to make it easier for his kicker to score the conversion.

But Abanhfleft would have the last laugh as, with the Kiaser Colonies on a 3-2 matchup against Abanhfleft and Seta Naisarani open for an almost certain try if the ball could find its way to him, Fleftic captain Adam Jaden Sforza leaped to catch the pass from Corey Barnett, and though Naisarani made Jaden boy work hard for the try, support arrived in the form of young Bradley Votaw, who only had to walk across the line and ground the ball with his chest to make the try official. Paulie Partridge had just enough time to score another conversion to seal the game in favor of Abanhfleft, but both teams walked off the pitch shaking hands and congratulating each other, Abanhfleft for the win and the Kiaser Colonies for the effort.

Abanhfleft (26)
Try: Partridge 3' m
Cochabamba 4' c
Mahout 8' c
Votaw 13' c
Con: Partridge (3/4)

The Kiaser Colonies (12)
Try: Beale 2' m
Newsome 10' c
Con: King (1/2)

Match Two: Abanhfleft vs. Alice Bay
Now onto Alice Bay, where after a healthy dram of beer from the brewers and a lunch of sausages, yours truly sat down to watch Abanhfleft engage in battle against Alice Bay in the mild and warm afternoon of Burgunden. Whatever words of motivation that the trainers had given the lads during the lunch break must have motivated them enough to really get them going and moving against Alice Bay, who were no slouches in rugby, it has to be said. It just so happened that the Abanhfleft that they played that afternoon was both high off of the victory against the Kiaser Colonies and looking to make some amends for slipping up so early in the game. Maybe they also ate some of those Burgunden sausages during the lunch break? I know I felt like tackling a heavily muscled guy into the ground after eating those sausages. I must get the recipe any way that I can.

But as for the game itself, well, the result speaks for itself. Not only did Abanhfleft shut Alice Bay out of the game entirely, the lads also dumped 50 points on the Alice Bay boys! Lads, there is such a thing as sportsmanship! But Alice Bay were just piss poor (forgive my language, but that's the unfortunate truth of the matter); no wonder they let slip such an incredible number of points and didn't even manage to score at least some of their own. And despite the extremely lopsided encounter, there was only ever one penalty that Abanhfleft actually used to score three points; all the others they used to move and run the ball for touchdowns--sorry, tries. I'm still recovering from World Bowl fever and confusing the two sports is ever so easy for me right now.

But that's the truth of the matter: Abanhfleft scored seven tries, six out of seven conversions, and one penalty. It was an entirely lopsided contest where the other team just didn't know what hit them. I'd say a few more words about this game but I'm afraid I'm going to overuse terms like "lopsided", "terrible", "extremely piss-poor", and other words of that ilk. So forgive me if I trail off here right now. Oh, and before I go, news of an accident in Alice Bay involving the under-17 team of one of their rugby associations reached us at the afternoon, just about after this game was finished, which must have really soured the day for Alice Bay. Hey, that rhymed.

Abanhfleft (50)
Try: Mahout (3): 1' c, 5' c, 13' m
Sforza (2): 3' c, 7' c
Mahout (2): 8' c, 12' c
Con: Partridge (6/7)
Pen: Partridge 10'

Alice Bay (0)

Match Three: Copper Cuprum vs. Abanhfleft
Now we arrive at the evening match; Copper Cuprum versus Abanhfleft. The Copperites started off this match in the same way that all the Copperites started their rugby matches, with the ritual sacrifice of a chicken as well as the sprinkling of its blood all over the pitch as part of the Copperites' prayer to their goddess of luck and success for, well, luck and success in this rugby sevens game. And there really must be something to this ritual as it was the Copperites that got off to a bright and good start in the evening game by scoring the first try of the night game; Irakta Kasugna managing to ground the ball with seventy seconds elapsed after a good fight against Paul Partridge and Dixon Cochabamba. And Copper Cuprum scored once again, will you believe it? I know that the Copperites love rugby league much, much more than rugby union but they were also capable of a good showing in union, as their teams' performances in the Rugby Coalition have showed. Banunu Honele managed to dink away from Marouane Mahout to ground the ball in the corner of the field, which unfortunately made sure that Satusa Heyedy would miss this second conversion for the Chicken Killers (not the Copperites' official nickname, of course, but what else can you describe what they keep doing to those poor chickens they use for their sacrifices? At least I know for a fact that they cook the now-headless chicken and eat it as their post-game meal after the game. Now I'm hungry thinking about chicken) and make things slightly easier for the Fleftics in the second half.

And it wouldn't even last until half-time, the Copperites' lead. Dixon Cochabamba landed Abanhfleft's first try of the game after flying above Satusa Heyedy and Homeka Omega for a try right between the sticks, making it easy for Paul Partridge to score the conversion. After the half-time break, Abanhfleft appeared to not be done with dealing damage to Copper Cuprum as the players were properly pumped up for the contest, at least the second part of it anyway. Dixon Cochabamba scored his second try of the game after forcing a mistake from the Copperite utility Hiram Massoudoglu, but this time Partridge couldn't convert despite being put in what could be said was a favorable position for the Fleftics' designated kicker. Adam Jaden Sforza and Marouane Mahout then scored two tries in quick succession to complete the Fleftic turnaround and victory and put Abanhfleft in the clear for top spot in the group stage.

Copper Cuprum (12)
Try: Kasugna 2' c
Honele 5' m
Con: Heyedy (1/2)

Abanhfleft (26)
Try: Cochabamba (2) 6' c, 8' m
Sforza 11' c
Mahout 12' c
Con: Partridge (3/4)

Match Four: Abanhfleft vs. Hutanjia
After a good night's sleep for everyone involved, rugby sevens was back in action almost immediately, with Abanhfleft's morning meeting in day two being against Hutanjia, themselves a storied rugby side. Hutanjia are practically legends in both union and league and were no slouches either in sevens, so Abanhfleft needed to have their A-game with them if they were to stand a chance of winning and keeping their record unblemished. And, wonder of wonders, Abanhfleft actually brought out their A-game and secured a historic victory against Hutanjia, and it wasn't just a close win either; it was actually a good and dominant win!

Where should we start, then? Definitely with Marouane Mahout's first try of the game. It was a thing of beauty, the kind of thing that has to be seen to be believed. He beat three tackles on his way to the spot between the sticks where he grounded the ball for the try and give Paul Partridge a good chance to convert. Abanhfleft were then awarded a penalty from which Partridge scored once again to put Abanhfleft 10-0 up against Hutanjia, but the team knew that they had little if any time to rest on their laurels as Hutanjia can come back with just the snap of a finger. And Hutanjia did try their darndest to come back into this game, and they appeared to have done that with back-to-back tries on either side of half time but because of the difficult positions in which they scored their tries, their kicker was unable to convert on both occasions, giving us only a tie game as a result. Then we responded to their response with two tries from Jaden Sforza and who else but our own utility player Bradley Votaw? Paul Partridge converted both times despite a particularly tough angle from Sforza's try to really give Abanhfleft a vital edge in this contest, and the Fleftics were able to finally close out the game without much more action from the other team.

Abanhfleft (24)
Try: Mahout 1' c
Sforza 10' c
Votaw 12' c
Con: Partridge (3/3)
Pen: Partridge 4'

Hutanjia
Try: Fullback 6' m
Center 9' m
Con: Kicker (0/2)

Match Five: Reformed Lazinara vs. Abanhfleft
Well, I have to be honest, Abanhfleft's second afternoon match against Reformed Lazinara was basically a dead rubber, and it showed in the team selection, with all of Abanhfleft's previous reserves now making their first starts in the competition. And boy did they take full advantage of the opportunity given to them and paid back the faith given to them by the staff by absolutely demolishing Reformed Lazinara.

Radomir Rakitic scored three tries in the match, and the rest was divided up between Rupert Dearth (who got two tries), Ken Greathouse, and Justiniano Reid. Reformed Lazinara was only able to score one try, and they weren't able to convert it despite it being in a good position for their kicker. Oh, well. This match means that Abanhfleft finishes right on top of Group D and Reformed Lazinara are dead last. You might be wondering why this is quite short but I'm just going to say that I was quite tired that day and not in the mood to try to talk about anything anymore, which would eventually include the Cup quarterfinal against the Kiaser Colonies. Maybe it was the sausages. Or maybe it's the beer? Or maybe it was the combination of sausages and beer that upset my poor stomach so much. Ooh, er....

Reformed Lazinara (5)
Try: Prop 9' m
Con: Kicker (0/1)

Abanhfleft (49)
Try: Greathouse 1' c
Dearth (2) 3' c, 11' c
Rakitic (3) 4' c, 6'c, 13' c
Reid 7' c
Con: Zilner (7/7)

Cup Quarterfinal: Abanhfleft vs. The Kiaser Colonies
And now here it is, the highly anticipated rematch between Abanhfleft and the Kiaser Colonies for the honor of advancing to the Cup semifinals of the Alpen View Brew Festival Sevens. Abanhfleft were the slight favorites here, having won against the Kiaser Colonies in their first meeting in this tournament just yesterday, but the Kiasers had some odds going for them as well as they had had a good tournament after their opening loss against Abanhfleft. Who was going to win in this game of very evenly-matched teams?

The answer, it turns out, is the Kiaser Colonies, but it is through no fault of the Fleftic team that they were beaten in the quarterfinal by a team that they had beaten before. Some would say it was luck; others say it was fate. But the physical facts of the matter is that the game swung back and forth between the two sides before the Kiasers finally landed the winning try with only seconds left to go on the clock, and the fact that they were also able to score the conversion was most probably icing on the cake for the Kiasers. And just like the previous meeting between these two sides, hands were shaken and thanks were given for a great game and for both teams fighting to the end. But of course the loss was quite a bitter pill to swallow for me as we had gone undefeated through the group stage and only got tripped up in the quarterfinals, as usual, but no hard feelings, Kiaser Colonies....

Abanhfleft (21)
Try: Mahout (2) 2' c, 5' c
Borisov 13' c
Con: Partridge (3/3)

The Kiaser Colonies (28)
Try: Naisarani 4' c
Beale (2) 7' c, 10' c
Skelton 12' c
Con: King (4/4)

And that does it for me and the Rugby Rundown! Next time, we'll catch up on the recently concluded URSA Sevens and whatever's happened in the Rugby Union World Cup. Be seeing you.... XOXO

(OOC: Both the XOXO and the emoji are IC part of the blog post.)

by **Quantilia** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:33 am

The Kingdom of Quantilia is proud to announce it has entered Rugby Union World Cup 26, their first sporting event in history! Rugby is a major sport here, only behind gridiron football. The faithful players who will fight for the land of Quantilia were chosen by a six-person committee from the Quantilia Premier League.

Basic Information:
Nation: Kingdom of Quantilia
Demonym: Quantilian
Top Division: Quantilia Premier League
Team Colors: Grey, Navy, Green (modeled after Scotland)
Modifier: -2 (defensive-minded)

Roster:
Key: number, name, position, club
#1 Rufus Blackwood, loosehead prop, Quazarton
#2 Hildred Pocock, hooker, Willrex United
#3 Winston Pound, tighthead prop, Quazarton
#4 Keenan Baird, lock/second row, Quazarton Rovers
#5 Christie O'Briain, lock/second row, Tourose City
#6 Kade Bentley, blindside flanker, Saville Grizzlies
#7 Culhwch Lewin, openside flanker, Potomisle United
#8 Kirk House, number eight, Willrex United
#9 Alister O'Mochain, scrum half, Khakiton Rovers
#10 Micky Traviss, fly half, Wessex United
#11 Oscar Doran, left winger, Wessex United
#12 David Jeffery, inside center, Moncton City
#13 Grayson Ormonde, outside center, Quantilia City
#14 Cefin Waller, right winger, Willrex United
#15 Tiarnan Vernon, fullback, Quazarton
Reserves:
#16 Lamar Moloney
#17 Joe MacDaibheid
#18 Graeme McGovern
#19 Foster Massey
#20 Vic Rowntree
#21 Winston Sempers
#22 Johnie Castle
#23 Ansel Jack

RP Permissions: Anything goes.

by **Mattijana** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:56 am

Mattijanan Squad For The 26th Rugby World Cup

Mattijana has deepened its involvement in the general World Rugby community in recent times, with participation in two Rugby league World Cups and numerous Sevens events around the world, including at the Olympics, where the women's side won gold.

There first rugby union world cup naturally followed. RK Petrovijanka boss Marko Vinzanic took charge of the team at their debut tournament, having led his club side to the Mattijanan league title in the previous season. He was joined by several of his players, as well as those from other clubs across the country and led the team to the round of 16.
He and the team will be back and looking to go even further this time round.

Staff:
Head Coach: Marko Vinzanic
Assistant Coach: Dominika Sarani
Forwards Coach: Danil Bastereau
Backs Coach: Jelena Trojar
Head Doctor: Julia Smitic
Doctor: Matej Burgisic

The Squad:

#1-Loosehead Prop-Martin Kramaric-RK Burges-30
#2-Hooker-Marko Mulec-RK Petrovijanka-29
#3-Tighthead Prop-Max Kamj-RK Petrovijanka-32
#4-Lock-Katrina Basic-RK Snezn-26
#5-Lock-Kevin Krunec-RK Burges-27
#6-Blindside Flanker-Helena Skofjec-RK Revinka-24
#7-Openside Flanker-Julian Badhoff-RK Snezn-30 (Captain)
#8-Number 8-Halzo Dramic-RK Burges-28
#9-Scrum Half-Katarina Velezia-RK Petrovijanka-26
#10-Fly Half-Dominik Kunikov-RK Revinka-25 (Kicker)
#11-Wing-Sanja Cevnik-RK Petrovijanka-23
#12-Inside Centre-Andreas Sainz-RK Burges-27
#13-Outside Centre-Julia Hermann-RK Puljanka-26
#14-Wing-Matej Campagnaro-RK Petrovijanka-23
#15-Full back-Mika Vastasic-RK Snezn-29

Replacements:

#16-Hooker-Andrej Subic-RK Revinka-28
#17-Prop-Kara Sajevic-RK Burges-32
#18-Prop-Dominik Bastija-RK Petrovijanka-31
#19-Lock-Katija Postonja-RK Puljanka-29
#20-Flanker-Max Zubic-RK Snezn-25
#21-Scrum Half-Lara Stuhic-RK Petrovijanka-27
#22-Centre-Danil Skofjec-RK Burges-25
#23-Wing-Eva Savranic-RK Revinka-21

Style:

Style Modifier: +3

Mattijana usually employ a running style with short sharp passes and quick offloads where possible. This is believed to counter a weight deficiency, therefore avoiding set pieces and large, slow rucks and mauls.

RP Permissions:

Choose My Scorers: Yes (although penalties/conversions should be taken by the kicker or reserve kicker)
Godmod scoring events (Yes)
Injure my players: Yes, but nothing career threatening. Maximum of 3 per game.
Godmod injuries: Yes
Sin Bin my players: Yes
Red Card my players: Yes, but only 1 per match
Godmod other events: Yes

If anyone is interested in signing some of my players or in sending a player to a Mattijanan club, please let me know.

Kit credits go to Lisander.

by **Savojarna** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:47 am

SavojarSports.sj - inside reports from all Savojarna
Rugby Union is back: The WC 26 Preview

In many ways, rugby appears to be a curious leftover of ancient times in Savojarna. There are no professional clubs like in ice hockey, football or handball, nor is there the amateur approach based on unions and local council clubs used for sports like volleyball or basketball. Instead, rugby is governed directly by the Savojarsk Rugbyförbundet (SRFB) and its subordinate local councils, with all of Savojarna divided into the fifteen historic provinces of the country. These fifteen provinces act as de facto semiprofessional clubs, which can engage in player trading, however it is highly frowned upon and hardly ever done directly. This leads to Savojar rugby being much more even than all other semiprofessional or professional sports - no CASK or Storevik to dominate the game. This is a direct consequence of the role rugby's predecessors played in Savojarna - a preparatory game or even substitution for war, which lead to the sport taking up many wartime customs.

One of these customs is the so-called "banging of the shields", a custom that is done in Savojarna before each domestic game and comes directly from the old Savojar battle customs, but has been phased out internationally. However, Banging of the Shields will still be performed by the fans after the national anthem and probably also by the team before important matches, like KO games. The tradition comes from the the time when the Savojar Jarldoms were still rivalling each other for the imperial title. Their armies smacked their weapons against the shields and tried to make as much noise as possible in an appeal to their Gods in order to sway war luck. As Savojar rugby players don't carry shields and weapons anymore since a 1672 edict by Emperor Fredrik II. banned armoury from sports events, they just chant and make as much noise as possible with what they carry, however fans in Savojar stadia often use different kinds of props to be louder. Russian players often don't participate in the Banging due to their different religious background and a claim that the Banging is invoking the imperial past of Savojarna, but many Russian players on the national team engage in singing moving choruses; and the Archbishop of St. Andrei has commissioned a special chorus for the occasion of the Rugby National Team, acknowledging the cultural significance of the team.

Following a rather successful World Cup 25, Savojarna have established themselves in the rugby union world and lay on the 20th rank, qualifying them for Pot 2. This has the advantage of the Savojar team dodging numerous potential heavyweights of the international scene, such as Mattijana, Alice Bay and, thanks to hosts Darmen moving up into the first pot, Lisander. In the first match of the tournament, we will already face our hardest opponents, the number 11 in the world: Elejamie. In the latest World Cup, we had already clashed with Elejamie and were able to hold on to this strong side for one half, even briefly taking a 6-10 lead after the break. However, in the final 35 minutes, the Elejamian team scored two tries followed by conversions, taking home a 20-10 victory. There is a certain potential that the team can capitalise on the circumstances of playing Elejamie right at the start of the tournament and hope for a tactically not yet perfect Elejamian side, but if we want to take any points out of that starter we must not give up any easy points and be on top of the game for the entire 80 minutes.

Following this game will be unranked Tomure, about whom we know relatively little. Even though the Tomure rugby federation has promised us to send a roster for our journalistic purposes, however, they have not yet followed up on this promise. Following this up is Aji No Moto, of whom we know even less and whose federation has not yet provided us with any information. However, according to our scouts in these countries, they are not highly developed rugby nations that Savojarna should have a fair shot at beating, and we do indeed need to do so if we are to proceed to the KO stage. It remains to be seen whether or not this holds true - maybe Savojarna's scouts have also been sidetracked by the drinks served in the lower league stadia and never got round to scout the actual prime of the country, as seems to have happened when we asked them to look at the Filindostani football leagues before WC79.

After the two unranked sides, we have a bye day. With fresh energy, Savojarna will go into the final match against the Greater Vakolicci Haven, which is likely going to decide our fate if everything goes according to expectations. The Vakolicci Haven's Sevens team has recently taken part in the URSA Sevens, where they have not managed to win a single game and ended the tournament with a -86 point difference. They have hardly done better in the last edition of the big thing, where they only managed six points in the entire tournament, however, they held third-place-finishers Racao to a 0-3 and showed some defensive proficiency that shouldn't get our guys too cocky about the match. Overall, the group draw seems fairly favourable to Savojarna. With a concentrated play and no unnecessary moves to put us at risk, I dare saying that the chances for Savojarna's first participation in the Playoff Round are fairly high, and our boys should be favoured in every match aside from the opener against Elejamie.

Briefly looking at other groups, D seems to be the Pool Of Death, with Nova Anglicana - who beat Savojarna quite clearly in the last edition of the RUWC - the Alpine Union and newcomers Copper Cuprum, who seemed to be put on fire by their weird chicken ritual when they played our Sevens team in Lisander. At the URSA Sevens, they won a close clash against Savojarna 19-17, however we don't know how their first attempt at Union glory will play out. However, Quantilia and Northwest Kalactin - barring a surprise - will likely have a very tough time in this competitive group. Similarly, Abanhfleft and Mattijana have drawn a potential challenge in football surprise team Filindostan, who could however not convince the rugby world in the URSA Sevens. Similarly, we will be thrilled to see Banija's attempt at rugby glory after their surprising quarterfinal run in the World Cup of Hockey. Can the Banijans translate their potential to get themselves into a playing rush into rugby? If you want answers to all these questions, tune in the 26th Rugby Union World Cup on STV2 and the savojarsports.sj live streams from tomorrow onwards, with all Savojar matches displayed live and our daily RUWC Magazine showing you the highlights of the RUWC every evening.

by **Ko-oren** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:07 am

RUWC 26 - Ko-orenite National Team

Team

Fullbacks
Sinclair Ewell - Greencaster Galaxy
Benjamin Rick - Maynard Andromeda

Wingers
Saeff yDdharaman - Mawrystwyth Phoenix
Leslie Prater - Maynard Andromeda
Wallace Watts - Willowbourne Foxes

Centres
Roland Tingey - Eaglebury Aquila
Rhonws yPhwgaragh - Llandy Bulls
Careis yHardyllyn - Mawrystwyth Phoenix

Fly-halves
Matthew White - Ansonville Comets
Cynlear yFharaig - Penstead Bears

Scrum-halves
Ceotheff yWnhathan - Llandy Bulls

Number 8
Walga Daugherty - Western Wanderers

Flankers
Charlie Wilkinson - Eaglebury Aquila
Yarang Watkins - Western Wanderers
Neiran yGhearyc - Mawrystwyth Phoenix

Locks
Bulya Nichols - Western Wanderers
Magnus Evans - Eaglebury Aquila
Mungo Singleton - Tarrashall Travellers

Props
Billy Clay - Tarrashall Travellers
Cowan Holden - Western Wanderers
Jarra Stevens - Tarrashall Travellers

Hookers
Oliver Ephraim - Eaglebury Aquila
Naajah Wiley - Western Wanderers

Style

Style mod: -5. Ko-oren plays a hyper-defensive style with emphasis on the forwards. The kicking game is something the team uses successfully. As a risk-averse team, it also leads to giving up good angles for attack.

Choose My Scorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
Injure my players: Yes
Godmod injuries: Yes
Sin Bin my players: Yes
Red Card my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes

by **Lisander** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:31 am

TEAM INFO
Nickname: Irises
NSRB Rankings: 13th (3.73)
Style Modifier: +3.25
Captain: Andreas Linzmeyer (27yo; 28 caps)
All-Time RWC Record (W-D-L): 4-0-3
Last Tournament: Lost to The Fair Republic in Quarterfinals

STARTER XV			Pos	 Club				
1. Alvin Saint-Jacques		PR	Victorian
2. Andreas Linzmeyer		HK	Soria Blues
3. Pedro Moura			PR	St. Helens FC
4. Maximilian Dalena		SR	Club Sparta
5. Mis Morian			SR	Saracens
6. Cássio Martelli		FL	Crusaders
7. Henrique Domani		FL	Victorian
8. Arno Florian			N8	Harlequins

9. Damian Skye			SH	Harlequins
10. Kevin Armada		FH	Saracens
11. Matthew Gear		WG	Club Sparta
12. Pedro Madison		C	Crusaders
13. Maurice Gear		C	Pines Athletic
14. Guilherme Morian		WG	Saracens
15. Milo Holstein		FB	Harlequins
RESERVES			Pos	Club				
16. Afonso Leenvrouw		PR	Harlequins
17. Edwin Blanche		HK	Club Sparta
18. Mariano Valente		SR	Saracens
19. Cesc Gasteiz		FL	Soria Blues
20. Milen Brandet		N8	Victorian

21. Maxi Luna			SH	Victorian
22. Eran Lasses			FH	Harlequins
23. Eden Stadler		CT	Club Sparta
24. Sebastian Livon		WG	Crusaders
25. Daniel Alfyn		FB	Soria Blues

STAFF
Director of Rugby: Leonard Assen
Head Coach: Patricio Bernauer
Team Doctor: Guillaume Germain
Apparel Manager: Filipe Wurz

SCHEDULE
Group E
MD1 36-14 vs. Nexus OD Corporations
MD2 30-17 vs. Islana Lunigo
MD4 vs. Ko-oren
MD5 vs. Daghvir

General Information
Rugby is the national sport of Lisander. And Lisander is doing his best to reach the top of the world. The ten-season plan reaches season 3, but this time it started just warm. The Irises fell in the quarterfinals at URSA Sevens. Patricio Bernauer led the same AVBF Sevens team to the field, but it seems that the opponents studied the speedy game that the Lisanderian coach has been proposing.

But the team has been playing well. Good appearances in the Dwile Tournament and the NSRB Sevens Series are a great sign. The team comes undoubtedly to play for the title. Last time, when they were inexperienced, they reached the quarterfinals. Asked in an interview about the goal of the Irises for RWC 26, Leonard Assen replied: "It's the title. It's always the title, of course."

UNIFORMS
Valls Rugby is the uniform supplier for Lisander Rugby Union. The RWC 26 uniform have a traditional green first jersey and a striking new grey alternate with green sleeves.

RP PERMISSIONS
Should my opponent RPs first, he/she may do the following:
Choose my scorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: TG me first
RP injuries to my players: TG me first
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: TG me first

by **Apox** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:56 pm

Apox National Rugby Team

Coach: Wilfried Puskas (Aged 43)
Style: +1.03

Starters
Name               Age       Position    Club
Jacob Oxshott       26           Prop    Northern Urbanista
Ben Hockley         30         Hooker    JK Memorial Squad 
Cameron Ithamar     27           Prop    Dwile Jerseys
Erwin Knox          21        2nd Row    Gwinevra Saints
Jack Hape           28        2nd Row    Dwile Jerseys
Tim Udar            29        Flanker    Mandon Faithful
Jim Whitehall       30        Flanker    JK Memorial Squad
Isaiah Newbury      27       Number 8    Southern Urbanista - CAPTAIN

Alan Jones          27     Scrum Half    Gwinevra Saints
Harbinger Lockwood  23       Fly Half    Dwile Jerseys - KICKER
Thor Eudora         25  Inside Centre    Northern Urbanista
Alex Thornton       28 Outside Centre    Gwinevra Saints
Tom Lidgley         28     Right Wing    Dwile Jerseys
Lyndon Hunter       24      Left Wing    Dwile Jerseys
Jorge Vermillion    25      Full Back    JK Memorial Squad

Subs
Ollie Reed          23           Prop    JK Memorial Squad
Beta Eikqvist       30         Hooker    Gwinevra Saints
Desmond Eben        20           Prop    Southern Urbanista
Percy Oakes         18        2nd Row    JK Memorial Squad
Nikolas Ambrose     21        2nd Row    Exton Heraldrim
Edmund Parker       22        Flanker    Dwile Jerseys
Usama Garrison      26        Flanker    Mandon Faithful
Scott Paul          24       Number 8    Gwinevra Saints

Rodin Gutierrez     23     Scrum Half    Dwile Jerseys
Marquis Durrell     22       Fly Half    JK Memorial Squad
Gordon Norbett      24  Inside Centre    Dwile Jerseys
Endellion Richards  22 Outside Centre    Northern Urbanista
Rafael Mildred      25     Right Wing    The Vikings
James Fenchurch     27      Left Wing    Gwinevra Saints
Horace Eden         20      Full Back    Southern Urbanista

RP Permissions
No career ending injuries, no deaths, if you want to do anything insane, send me a TG and I'll join in with the action.

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