Rugby League World Cup XII-Darmen (Everything)

by **Darmen** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:29 pm

Rugby League World Cup XII

Darmen welcomes you to the Twelfth Rugby League World Cup, where 32 nations will compete to hoist the trophy that will be presented to the winners of the Final by His Royal Majesty Duke Francisco Lyons the XXth. If you're new to this whole Sports Role Play thing, this thread will help you out a lot. These threads may also help to answer your questions: General Questions, Rugby OOC.

Schedule
Draw: Monday, October 7th
MD1: Tuesday, October 8th
MD2: Wednesday, October 9th
MD3: Thursday, October 10th
Off Day: Friday, October 11th
Round of 16: Saturday, October 12th
Quarterfinals: Sunday, October 13th
Semifinals: Monday, October 14th
Final: Tuesday, October 15th

Cut-offs will occur between 7-9pm Central US time (I'll try to keep it closer to 7pm, but make no guarantees). Should I need to make any changes in the schedule, I'll try to give you a warning in advance.

Stadiums
Each DRL team will have its stadium host at least two matches with the larger stadiums being used in the knock-out rounds. Stadio Rushmore will host the final. A list of Stadiums can be found below:

Brady City Giants: Brady City Stadium, Brady City Capacity: 30,000
Brham Bulls: Terramidia Stadium, Brham Capacity: 23,000
Chuckio Reds: Olympic Stadium, Chuckio Capacity: 28,000
Darmen City FC: Tyger Stadium, Darmen City Capacity: 35,000
Johnho: Stadio Rushmore, Johnho Capacity: 70,000
Liverpool Wolves: Wolves Park, Liverpool Capacity: 29,500
Rogerton Wildcats: Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton Capacity: 45,000
Romanopolis Warriors: Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis Capacity: 65,000
Scott City AC: Muffin Park, Scott City Capacity: 28,000
Scott City Bulls: Thomas Stadium, Scott City Capacity: 76,000
Sterling City Rovers: Sterling Stadium, Sterling City Capacity: 75,000
Tilden Vikings: El Mutiny Stadium, Tilden Capacity: 25,000
Tim City Tigers: Barry Road, Tim City Capacity: 13,800
Vogler City Rhinos: Rhinos Park, Vogler City Capacity: 26,000

Map of Darmen
Stadium assignments will come with the Group Draw.

Pots
Sorted first by rank, then by order of signup.
Pot 1: Polar Islandstates (4.90), Cyborg Holland (3.34), Saugeais (3.30), Darmen (2.80), Paradystopia (2.40), Neu Engollon (1.92), Ancharmunn (1.92), Mapletish (1.12)
Pot 2: Hutanjia (1.12), The Licentian Islands (0.96), Estope (0.64), Bloodbath Generation (0.64), Lymantatia (0.32), Sangti (UR), The National Bocialist Party (UR), Monfortia (UR)
Pot 3:Callumackbar (UR), Cadicarrech (UR), The Fair Republic (UR), Patistan (UR), Saintland (UR), Baz Mat (UR), New Sideburn (UR), The Equal Peoples State of Steelia (UR)
Pot 4: Atruria (UR), Preiva (UR), Alynsyk (UR), Jamiha (UR), New Federation Janistan (UR), Nassau-Hessen (UR), Ko-oren (UR), Noburu Taiyou (UR)

by **Darmen** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:29 pm

Group A @Olympic Stadium, Chuckio
Saugeais
Lymantatia
The Equal Peoples State of Steelia
Ko-oren

MD1: Lymantatia vs. Saugeais, Ko-oren vs. The Equal Peoples State of Steelia
MD2: Saugeais vs. The Equal Peoples State of Steelia, Lymantatia vs. Ko-oren
MD3: Ko-oren vs. Saugeais, The Equal Peoples State of Steelia vs. Lymantatia

Group B @Brady City Stadium, Brady City
Polar Islandstates
The National Bocialist Party
Patistan
Preiva

MD1: Patistan vs. Preiva, The National Bocialist Party vs. Polar Islandstates
MD2: Preiva vs. Polar Islandstates, Patistan vs. The National Bocialist Party
MD3: The National Bocialist Party vs. Preiva, Polar Islandstates vs. Patistan

Group C Darmeni Matches @Thomas Stadium, Scott City | Non-Darmeni Matches @Wolves Park, Liverpool
Darmen
Sangti
Baz Mat
Atruria

MD1: Darmen vs. Sangti, Baz Mat vs. Atruria
MD2: Sangti vs. Atruria, Darmen vs. Baz Mat
MD3: Baz Mat vs. Sangti, Atruria vs. Darmen

Group D @Muffin Park, Scott City
Ancharmunn
Hutanjia
Saintland
New Federation Janistan

MD1: Saintland vs. Hutanjia, New Federation Janistan vs. Ancharmunn
MD2: Hutanjia vs. Ancharmunn, Saintland vs. New Federation Janistan
MD3: New Federation Janistan vs. Hutanjia, Ancharmunn vs. Saintland

Group E @El Mutiny Stadium, Tilden
Cyborg Holland
Monfortia
Cadicarrech
Nassau-Hessen

MD1: Monfortia vs. Cyborg Holland, Nassau-Hessen vs. Cadicarrech
MD2: Cyborg Holland vs. Cadicarrech, Monfortia vs. Nassau-Hessen
MD3: Nassau-Hessen vs. Cyborg Holland, Cadicarrech vs. Monfortia

Group F @Rhinos Park, Vogler City
Mapletish
The Licentian Islands
New Sideburn
Alynsyk

MD1: New Sideburn vs. The Licentian Isles, Mapletish vs. Alynsyk
MD2: The Licentian Isles vs. Alynsyk, New Sideburn vs. Mapletish
MD3: Mapletish vs. The Licentian Isles, Alynsyk vs. New Sideburn

Group G @Terramidia Stadium, Brham
Paradystopia
Estope
Callumackbar
Noburu Taiyou

MD1: Noburu Taiyou vs. Estope, Paradystopia vs. Callumackbar
MD2: Estope vs. Callumackbar, Noburu Taiyou vs. Paradystopia
MD3: Paradystopia vs. Estope, Callumackbar vs. Noburu Taiyou

Group H @Barry Road, Tim City
Neu Engollon
Bloodbath Generation
The Fair Republic
Jamiha

MD1: Neu Engollon vs. The Fair Republic, Bloodbath Generation vs. Jamiha
MD2: The Fair Republic vs. Jamiha, Neu Engollon vs. Bloodbath Generation
MD3: Bloodbath Generation vs. The Fair Republic, Jamiha vs. Neu Engollon

Round of Sixteen
@Tyger Stadium, Darmen City
M1: A1 vs. H2
M2: B1 vs. G2
M3: C1 vs. F2
M4: D1 vs. E2

@Brady City Stadium, Brady City
M5: E1 vs. D2
M6: F1 vs. C2
M7: G1 vs. B2
M8: H1 vs. A2

Quarterfinals
@Kalenda Stadium, Rogerton
M9: M1 vs. M4
M10: M2 vs. M3

@Colosus Romanopolis, Romanopolis
M11: M5 vs. M8
M12: M6 vs. M7

Semifinals @Sterling Stadium, Sterling City
M13: M9 vs. M10
M14: M11 vs. M12

Final & Third-place Playoff @Stadio Rushmore, Johnho
WM13 vs. WM14
LM13 vs. LM14

by **Darmen** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 1:29 pm

OOC: Still a work in process.

Visitors Guide to Darmen | Besicoserí Ture thabhart tol Darmen
Welcome | Wellommron

Arrival | Ankst
When arriving in Darmen, please be aware, and prepared for, the tight security. All luggage will be checked by hand, so please bring only what is necessary for your visit here in Darmen. All international, national and regional airports have information desks. If you forgot to book a hotel room before you arrived, the helpful staff at the information desks will be more than happy to help. These information desks are staffed by employees of the Ministry of Information.

If you are crossing the border between what was once Carmadin and Darmen, or Darmen and the Westlands (which we kindly remind you, are indeed ours), please be aware that all cars will be checked, along with luggage, and that the entire process may take several hours as we put your automobile back together.

Watnan ankst in Darmen, petsetstil bernth ersst, ands urberedtet forhagadh, den stan sicurhett. Alle bagassen wildh bernth sheccetil an hand, sor sin petsetstil bringent onregnich wat isté nendig forhagadh dor besicten thabhart ar here in Darmen. Alle internasinalt, natinalen ands reginalcha alpors haren informatin sesseborsche. Hens du dergtsen tol bochar en hotellet romm roror du ankst, den heltruch sosatteter ati den information sesseborsche wildh bernth mersmó tsen sascelich tol helple. Dise informatin sesseborsche arnd besett an esatteser on den Ministetetet on Informatin.

Hens du arnd krossung den grensen bescenn wat war onralhán Carmadin ands Darmen, oder Darmen ands den Westlands (woche wirmid ag frunylicherwese rernne du arnd ossre), petsetstil bernth ersst toss alle cutssten wildh bernth sheccetil, snomengath beth bagassen, ands toss den eserte prosessen kannfadh tagencadh serete stursen chlog ass wirmid ag setten dor atomobil tucacse sosnere.

Language | Spra
The two primary languages in Darmen are Legonian and English, with over ninety percent of the population able to speak both languages fluently. Below are some phrases in English and Legonian that may be helpful.

Den two primsrenlenna spracs in Darmen arnd Legonian ands Englisch, beth obertmó ná nict prosentcéd on den belktinen at tol sprekert bote spracs flontne. Untos arnd sonnt ster in Englisch ands Legonian toss kannfadh bernth heltruch.

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.

Cuisine | Cacsene

No, we're not Mexico, or Valladares for that matter, so the food is safe to eat, and the water is clean. Most sit in restaurants will offer a menu based off of seafood, although beef and dairy are predominant in the southwest. Spanish food is very popular along the Darmen-Valladares border. Fast-food establishments like McDonalds and Arby's are quite popular, and are usually located in most large cities.

Non, wirrsind nocet Mesisoce, oder Valladares forhagadh toss sastchen, sor sin den essen isté scerte essen, ands den wasser isté reng. Astestens mó sitten in restarants wildh titscint en menu basertend asch on serosrüchte, setogh storfesct ands derrocotukte arnd pordorscnede in den sortestscert. Spanisch essen isté serrt popular snomengath den Darmen-Valladares grensen. Fast-bod estabosstments sosele McDonalds ands Arby's arnd ganser popular, ands arnd usuletsese socssert in astestens mó store scha.

Transportation | Transportatin
Darmen's public transportation system is quite extensive, and affordable. If you don't like public transportation that much, most large cities also have car rental companies.

Darmen's fentlichket transportatin systs isté ganser omfansnech, ands sdannech. Hens du nocht sosele fentlichket transportatin toss muchfad, astestens mó store scha asoh math haren caro cesitung cotscesen.

Hotels | Hotelser
Most Hotels in Darmen are owned and operated by the local town council, although several private chains also exist. Prices should be fairly low, in the range of NSD $50 to 60.

Astestens mó hotelser in Darmen arnd osetrecht ands operitten an den lokalen berá botschaft comcirstyret, setogh serete privatedech ketera asoh math existteren. Prisesanna socter bernth ganstrom serig, in den reresch on NSD $50 tol $60.

Weather | Wetserr
Darmen's weather is extremely unpredictable. It might be sunny and hot on one day, and rainy and cool the next. And by cool we mean about 80 degrees Farenhite. Daily weather forecasts can be found on the National Meteorlogical Agency's Website.

Currency | Currency
Darmen uses the Baba as its currency. The Baba is available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1,000 and 5,000. A single Baba can be split further into 500 Credits, with Credits available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 40, 50, 100 and 500. Both Babas and Credits are printed on paper, no coins exist. Currently, 1 Baba equals NSD $1.29.

Entertainment |
Liverpool is Darmen's Hollywood, so when there, expect to see Darmeni film stars quite often. Scott City has a whole district dedicated to theaters (300 in total), with both of the live act and movie kinds. Movie theaters are quite popular just about everywhere else, with most of the big cities have between 20 or 30.

Laws |
For the most part, if you only plan to go to the games, maybe eat at a few restraunts, and do a little sightseeing when not in your hotel room, you will not need to worry about breaking the law. If you plan on doing anything else however, or you believe something that you do regularly may be against the law, you should check ahead of time with the Ministry of Justice as to the legality of the act you may perform. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Other important questions you may have
Q. Who is this guy in a suit following me?
A. He works for the IG-2, so don't mind him. Just keeping an eye on you foreigners. If you need any help they'll be happy to give it to you.

Q. How do I get a hold of the police?
A. Police stations are usually located in the center of town next to the Town Legislature. By phone, the police can be reached by simply dialing 1.

Q. And the fire department?
A. Dial 2.

Q. I'm bored, what is there to do?
A. Start throwing things at the IG-2 agent, see how he/she reacts. We're sure that's fun.

Q. This guy is asking me to show him my papers? What papers?
A. Upon arrival in Darmen, all foreigners are given ID papers, which last for one week. They're pink, and have "Ministry of Immigration" written at the top in nice big letters.

Q. Do I have to show him my papers?
A. It depends. Look behind you at the IG-2 agent, and if he's nodding his head, then do it. If he's not, duck. Someones about to get shot, and no, it's not you.

Q. So you'd like to move here?
A. Talk to the Ministry of Immigration.

Any suggestions which would make this guide better? Contact the Ministry of Information.

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by **Saugeais** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 5:12 pm

Saugeais Hawks
Rugby League World Cup 12 Squad

Head Coach:
Josef Nevezski - Age 60

Starting XIII:
# - Name - Position - Age

1. Isador Alexander - fullback - 31 (Bugny Axemen)
2. Rein Lee - wing - 31 (Bugny Axemen)
3. Antoon Lauwens - right centre - 28 (Metalton Miners)
4. Cade Walsh - left centre - 30 (Metalton Miners)
5. Gisbert Ebner - left wing - 31 (South Garland Slayers)
6. Terry Jerome - half - 27 (Montbenoit Maniacs)
7. Alexandre Judd - scrum half - 25 (Montbenoit Maniacs)
8. Ludwig Harden - prop - 30 (Bugny Axemen)
9. Ansel Lindsay - hooker - 28 (Riverside Rapids)
10. Jonathan Marlow - prop - 25 (Portmore Plowmen)
11. Georges Bulle - second row - 30 (Cherrywich Crush)
12. Simon Payne - second row - 23 (Riverside Rapids)
13. Dion Appleton - lock forward - 29 (Metalton Miners)

Reserves:
14. Chad Snelling - centre - 24 (Metalton Miners)
15. Lamont Vonnegut - centre - 27 (Brighton Rebels)
16. Cree Chaput - right wing - 25 (Cherrywich Crush)
17. Valère Wyatt - prop - 23 (Maystead Pride)
18. Florence Duchamps - second row - 24 (Gilley Giants)
19. Earnest Fairclough - stand off half - 26 (Riverside Rapids)
20. Dexter Keegan - fullback - 33 (Maystead Pride)
21. Edgar Perreault - lock forward - 32 (unattached)

Uniform:

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

by **Paradystopia** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:23 pm

The Painted Warriors of Paradystopia

(The Kits; Home on the left, Away on the right.)

Starting XIII
(note: One of the first coaches of the Painted Warriors; Joshua Pendl, was a known eccentric. A particular quirk of his was an almost pathological triskaidekaphobia. To combat this, he chose to use letters rather than numbers on the back of his team's shirts. To this day, the national team still use this system. Due to it's similarity with 1, 'I' is not used.)

'A' - Fullback - Keat vol Goht'salbri
'B' - Right Wing - Faostjn Mjko
'C' - Outside Centre - Dexter Saul
'D' - Inside Centre - Mjllan Vhena
'E' - Left Wing - Seymour Silversmith
'F' - Stand-Off Half - Klint Sabjr
'G' - Scrum Half - Tobi vol'de Feksolt'ran
'H' - Prop - Rudholph Sjlos
'J' - Hooker - Vihncent Hohlbard
'K' - Prop - Doyle Merryweather
'L' - Second Row - Jonni Verduchy
'M' - Second Row - Konstanin Szuuk
'N' - Loose Forward - Valantjn Przepjra
Substitutes/Reserves:
'O' - Centre - Jefferey Iron
'P' - Wing - Gregory Blossom
'Q' - Full Back - Yevgheni Markhus
'S' - Prop - Mervin Knilsbie
'T' - Second Row - Ljh Zahl
'U' - Centre - Qahlebh Bohar
Coach - Kjn Gortis

Note: 'R' retired in memory of Brooks Zaltz

RP Permissions: No deaths or career-ending injuries without TG confirmation, all else fine.

Style Mod = -5

by **Darmen** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:58 pm

Darmeni National Rugby League Team

Manager: Andre Hartman, Scott City Bulls
Assistant: Vicktor Valineck, Johnho

Pos Name            Age Club                 Caps T  G  FG Points
FB  Carlito Frage   32  Romanopolis Warriors 31    4 79 47 221
RW  Dimitru Georges 33  Romanopolis Warriors 31    2  2  2  14
RC  Vicktor Averin  25  Johnho               31    5  1 20  42
LC  Aleks Nevski    21  Vogler City Rhinos   31    6  5  6  40
LW  Daniel Satan    30  Johnho               31    4  0  1  17
FE  Michael Peters  32  Vogler City Rhinos   31   22  1  0  90
SH  Peter Baba      25  Romanopolis Warriors 31    5  0  1  21
P   Iyada Atiev     29  Sterling City Rovers 31    6  0  0  24
H   Ganis Petusen   25  Sterling City Rovers 31   13  0  0  52
P   Nick Korob      29  Johnho               31    4  1  1  19
SF  Valichek Rudy   30  Sterling City Rovers 31    4  0  0  16
SF  Max Houtejec    31  Tilden Vikings       31    3  0  0  12
LF  Andre Tevich    28  Vogler City Rhinos   31    3  0  0  12

FB  Peter Otrouchok 34  Tilden Vikings       31    1  0  1   5
C   Issac Matthiew  29  Brady City Giants    31    1  0  0   4
SH  Tim Polite      21  Scott City Bulls     31    1  0  0   4
F   Maks Loshki     23  Tilden Vikings       31    3  0  0  12

Style Mod: +5

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes, Max 1
Hand out red cards to my players: No
Godmod other events: Yes

by **Saintland** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 7:17 pm

Saintland National Rugby League Team

Style Modifier: +2
Captain: Marcus Desidenius
Colors: Red and White
Demonym: Sanctii

Roster

Starting Lineup

FB - Lucius Curius
RW - Ioannes Opsius
RC - Petrus Spurius
LC - Silvester Spurius
LW - Nicolaus Opsius
SO - Lucas Portius
SH - Paulus Norbanus
PR - Marcus Ennius
HK - Lucas Decianus
PR - Matthaeus Ennius
SR - Matthaeus Flavinius
SR - Paulus Flavinius
LF - Marcus Desidenius

Bench

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

Notes

Saintland has a very rough style of play and very few fouls in our national league, so don't hesitate to card Sanctii players, especially if Saintland loses. Rugby is the 3rd most popular form of football in Saintland. It is nowhere near as popular as soccer or gridiron. It also is not as popular as baseball, ice hockey or basketball. Rugby is roughly as popular as handball in Saintland. A RL comparison would be soccer in the US. The Saintland rugby team doesn't have the high expectations that come with representing Saintland in any of the big 5 sports. The Saintland National Rugby League Team has 4 brother combinations in the starting lineup and another on the bench. This team lacks a star player. Unlike the usual Sanctii captains, Desidenius is not a star player. He is a veteran who captains the St. Petrus rugby team. Desidenius is known for his veteran leadership, but he is merely a good player. If the Sanctii perform well, it will be through team play, not through the dominance of any single player. They are relatively tall players and most of them have played gridiron at the youth levels.

RP Permissions

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

by **Monfortia** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:57 am

Roster:

Coach: Elijah Bruce

Loosehead Prop (#1): Zane Allan

Hooker (#2): Colby Munro

Tighthead Prop (#3): Aden Cameron

Second Row (#4): Innes Burns

Second Row (#5): Reagan Jones

Blindside Flanker (#6): Edwin Davidson

Openside Flanker (#7): Angus Donaldson

Number Eight (#8): Struan Cameron

Scrum-Half (#9): Riley Robertson

Fly-Half (#10): Dominic Reid

Left Wing (#11): Reiss Milne

Inside Centre (#12): Ruairidh Murphy

Outside Centre (#13): Hubert Crawford

Right Wing (#14): Stephen Anderson

Fullback (#15): Krystian Reilly

Reserves:

Sub (#16) Prop: Marcus McDonald

Sub (#17) Inside Centre: Duncan Paterson

Sub (#18) Wing: Patryk Donaldson

Sub (#19) Flanker: Arthur Smith

Sub (#20) Scrum Half: Izaak Simpson

Sub (#21) Second Row: Farhan Gray

Sub (#22) Fullback: Justin Docherty

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes

by **Ko-oren** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:34 pm

Starting XIII (Number/Position Name(age) - Club)
1/FB Alain Chevalier(29) - Anisoptera
2/RW Afonso Teixeira(32) - Sympetrum
3/RC Nathan Cooper(24) - Epiprocta
4/LC Éric Lambert(26) - Tonbo
5/LW Fabien Dupont(31) - Sympetrum
6/SO Thiago Menezes(30) - Epiprocta
7/SH Olivier Le Blanc(23) - Sympetrum

8/P Michael Daniel(28) - Aeshna
9/H Miguel Baptista(27) - Libellula
10/P Raphaël Robert(29) - Sympetrum
11/SR Rémy Martin(25) - Orthetrum
12/SR Siôn Lloyd(23) - Sympetrum
13/LF Vincent Petit(21) - Epiprocta

Substitutes (Number/Position Name(age) - Club)
14/FB Laurent Noir(30) - Sympetrum
15/LC 芳則(Yoshinori) 清水(Shimizu)(26) - Anisoptera
16/RW Bram van Haren(21) - Anisoptera
17/SH Xavier Durant(32) - Trithemis
18/P Rui Silva(34) - Epiprocta
19/SR Leonardo Costa(25) - Anax
20/LF 张(Zhang) 伟(Wei)(23) - Anax

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

Style: -3,5
Captain: Thiago Menezes
Nickname: Greenblues, Dragonflies
Team colors: Green, Blue

Notes: The team plays defensive, yet still likes to gamble sometimes. They will do everything to win - except cheat (that is, as long as the opponent does not cheat either). They play a waiting game, looking for a lapse of judgment or concentration slipping away, then they strike. The players are not likely to get a card: they do not play violently or even remotely physical or rough. Rugby League is, in Ko-oren, a relatively small sport compared to football, baseball or gridiron. Even then, it is still smaller than Rugby Union, the sport our club teams do extremely, extremely well at. Union has had 12 seasons, while League has had only 2 seasons. It is on the rise though, and while Union is popular with the English and Welsh-speaking communities in the south and southwest of the country, League is more popular with the French and Portuguese-speaking communities in the south (hence the names).

OOC: I don't think I've ever spent more time on just three lines of text. Translating 'Rugby League national team' to 15 languages or so takes some time, but that's what you get for being a Babelic Meritocracy. And then I haven't even found reliable translations for Irish and Mongolian, so I've left them out. And I'm not too sure about Czech, Russian and Welsh.

by **Noburu Taiyou** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:45 pm

Noburu Taiyou National Rugby League Team

Style Modifier: -5
Coach: Shunsaku Takahashi
Colors: Blue and Yellow
Demonym: Taiyouese

Roster

Starting Lineup

FB - Youki Ishiyama
RW - Yamato Sakai
RC - Motoharu Imano
LC - Souma Iida
LW - Takeo Oonishi
SO - Tensui Wada
SH - Seiji Akiyama
PR - Mugen Saibara
HK - Jougo Yamanaka
PR - Saita Murase
SR - Moto Meshizuka
SR - Masaki Yano
LF - Kabuto Seki

Bench

FW - Kaku Kamuta
FW- Naruki Miyakawa
BK - Shigeatsu Ookubo
BK - Katsuma Mori

RP Permissions

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

by **Preiva** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:29 pm

The squad of the Preivan team:
Jersey image: http://ca.madcore.com/classic-teamwear/design/img/blank.gif
Starting:

Fullback: Gérard Wang (1.89 m, 187 lbs) Position #1
Wing #1: Hubert Lundgren (1.78 m, 152 lbs) Position #2
Centre #1: Lucien Eld (1.81 m, 169 lbs) Position #3
Centre #2: Björne Bonfils (1.83 m, 172 lbs) Position #4
Wing #2: Jules Patriksson (1.76 m, 149 lbs) Position #5
Stand-off half: Kennet Petersson (1.74 m, 153 lbs) Position #6
Scrum half: Alvar Björk (1.72 m, 147 lbs) Position #7
Prop #1: Stellan Giles (1.91 m, 191 lbs) Position #8
Hooker: Ambroise Tremblay (1.79 m, 173 lbs) Position #9
Prop #2: Albert Svensson (1.90 m, 189 lbs) Position #10
Second row #1: Johannes Denis (1.82 m, 166 lbs) Position #11
Second row #2: Étienne Monette (1.81 m, 164 lbs) Position #12
Lock forward: August Lemaire (1.77 m, 149 lbs) Position #13

Reserves:

Centre: Jean-Baptiste Bissette (1.80 m, 167 lbs)
Prop: Clément Favreau (1.89 m, 171 lbs)
Stand-off half: Léandre Berg (1.72 m, 154 lbs)
Fullback: Baptiste Félix (1.88 m, 184 lbs)
Second row: Ghyslain Kron (1.83 m, 167 lbs)
Centre: Corneille Poirier (1.81 m, 169 lbs)
Wing: Théo Alexandersson (1.77 m, 152 lbs)
Lock forward: Bernt Sarkozi (1.81 m, 165 lbs)

by **Preiva** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:32 pm

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by **Darmen** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:35 pm

The Group Draw has been posted, your first RP cutoff will be in about 22-23 hours.

by **Nassau-Hessen** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:31 pm

Nassau Hessen Rugby League Roster

Head Coach: Scott Maloch
Manager: Jerome Windkloppel
Assistant Coach: Harold MacCoy
Assistant Coach: Steve Dukemarriot

Starters:

#1 Hooker. Jack Brown
#2. Prop. Miles Berlin
#3 Prop. Stephen Thompson
#4. 2nd Row. Derek Skille
#5. 2nd Row. Robert Stone
#6. Lock. Larry Hutchinson
#7. Scrum 1/2. George Neumann
#8. 5/8. Eric Blackwell
#9. Left C. Johnathan Freunt
#10 Right C. William Marleau
#11 Left W. Matthew Smith
#12 Right W. Phillip Riverton
#13 Fullback. Giles De La Porte

Reserves (Note that these players are trained to fill in any spot in forwards OR backs that is needed):

#14 Forward Brandon Luedke
#15 Forward Noah Sand
#16 Back Peter DeVreux
#17 Back Paul Coolidge
#18 Back Theo Wexler

NOTE: This team is very anticipated to represent its homeland as its first ever organized sports team. The overwhelming majority of the citizens of Nassau Hessen are very excited and anxious to see this squad play, especially due to my peoples fondness of sports and that this is the first ever competition, therefore the players have very high spirits going into this competition. This team is mainly based on defense and overly careful strategic plays. The Grand Duchy of Nassau Hessen will significantly financially aid this team, their new kits will be announced soon.

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by **Neu Engollon** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:02 pm

NEU ENGOLLON NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE SQUAD 'Goats'

Head Coach: Devlin McHaraigh

Starting Thirteen:

1. Emile Passant - Fullback (Vusurlac Lakers)
2. Caesar Bertadeno - Right Wing (Ciavno Brewers)
3. Alfred Goertz - Right Centre (Burgunden Bankers)
4. Enrico Giancoli - Left Centre (Panoli Gamblers)
5. Gabriel Serza - Left Wing (San Remo Meds)
6. Kristian du Plesse - Stand Off Half (Vusurlac Lakers)
11. Leopoldo Uzecci - Scrum Half (San Remo Meds)
14. Adalgo Fermiggia - Prop (Ciavno Brewers)
12. Lanzo Magarino - Hooker (Panoli Gamblers)
13. Massimo Alatore - Prop (San Remo Meds)
20. Luc Tremault - Second Row (Telleursville Caps)
21. Benedetto Uzavarro - Second Row (Frior Islanders, Cyborg Holland)
22. Pietro Jagenthul - Loose Forward (San Remo Meds)

Reserves:

Backs
7. Gottfried Vanger (Burgunden Bankers)
8: Dante Marcel (Telleursville Caps)
10. Julien Garmeaux (Vusurlac Lakers)

Forwards
9: Salvatore Degiamo - Half (Panoli Gamblers)
19: Umberto Bolari (San Remo Meds)
18: Francois Cornette - Lock/Loose Forward (Semnoz Shepherds)
15: Mario Guerrero (Ciavno Brewers)
17: Herald Daviau (Semnoz Shepherds)

RUGBY CORNER

LEAGUE WORLD CUP XII PREVIEW: DAWN IN DARMEN

By Jean Marc Charjan

Here I sit and ponder, with my IG-2 shadow not far from my side, as I prepare to cover the Goats in their second bid for League glory, this time in beautiful, scary, dreary...then beautiful again, Darmen. With advice from a colleague from NETV Sports 7, I have put my identity documents, most noticeably the infamous 'Pink Paper' from the Ministry of Immigration, in a clear plastic sleeve and pinned it to one arm. It looks silly, but it saves that arm from getting tired by raising the papers all the time. I need both to type.

Once again, the crew looks to take on some old adversaries and some new faces, as well. Unlike the Union and Association squads that have seen flocks of players trot off to all corners of the globe in search of fame, glory and a weightier paycheck; the League squad, the bastard cousin of Union, only has one International player, Benny Uzavarro, back from a season in the Frior Islands, a territory of Cyborg Holland. They have more to prove and less to gain than the Union boys, who are as we speak, slugging it out with the Esportivans in...Cyborg Holland, of all places, for the First Annual Autumn Festival there.

They have a new coach, Devlin McHadraigh of Maltropia, taking the mantle from Coach Cosento, who has gone on to be the full time National Union Coach. Hopefully Dev has whipped them into shape, but he has scant time with which to work. While generally being a rugby powerhouse, Neu Engollon will surely once again be an underdog when it comes to League trials here in land of overly green. I will do my best to update you while at the same time, avoiding a lengthy stay in a dark, windowless accommodation courtesy of the Darmen Secret Police. Goat Power!

** JMC **

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by **Hutanjia** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:15 pm

NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE SQUAD 'The SPIDERS'
of THE REPUBLIC OF HUTANJIA

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

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by **Hutanjia** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:36 pm

"Good Morning, Hutanjia. This is Shirley Golaru with you on a bright and shin-...slightly rainy morning and we bring you news of the Spiders here in Muffin Park in Scott City, Darmen. It is the first time since the war that a Hutanjian team, or any team from the Wishton area, has played in an International Sports competition. I had a chance to talk with our boys and they are more than ready to face the challenge and bring a new era for Hutanjian competition in the global arena. They will face the Sanctii of Saintland, a team they have not faced before in an-..."

"*mumble mumble*"

"What am I doing? W-well, I'm filming a broadcast fo-..."

"*MUMBLE mumble mumble*"

"No, my producer has our papers. I'm just holding a micropho-..."

"*MUMBLE! MUM-mumbledy mumble*"

"We did have permission. From your governme-..."

"*MUMBERLY MUMBLE MUMBLE!!*"

"Ok, OK. Turn the camera off, Kenzie. We will continue taping in a bit, here."

*Camera keeps rolling*

"*MUMBLE MEmermumble*"

"Your permission? I don't...what does that mean? 'Prisesanna'? For you?

"Mumble mumble Babas mumble mumble."

"How many babas!?!? Did you say 600?!"

It wasn't until some time later that the broadcast was finished and downloaded.

by **Cyborg Holland** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 12:10 am

CYBORG HOLLAND SQUAD TO THE XII RLWC

It's a side that have never performed at the World Cup, despite their 2nd world ranking. It is a team which lacks power in the forwards, speed in the backs and individual talent. Playmakers Peter Janlock, Jacob Ossler and Aleksander Kottle have all retired. Two disappointing quarter-final losses in the last two editions have made people wonder what's really going on in there, because games are won so easily in the group stages, but then we reach the knock-out stages and we choke.

by **Darmen** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:52 am

OOC: With the forum servers supposed to be down tonight, the start of the tournament may be pushed back to Wednesday night, depending on how long the forums are down. Also, for the purposes of this RP series, assume that the season has already finished before the start of the WC.

Darmeni Rugby League: Season VI

Matchday One
The sixth season of Darmeni Rugby League started off with a bang, as the reigning champions, Sterling City Rovers, defeated the Brham Broncos by the wide margin of 24-2. Johnho, one of the most dominant teams in the short history of Rugby League in Darmen, defeated the Tilden Vikings 28-9. Even Scott City AC, considered one of the worst teams in the League, got off to a good start, drawing with the Chuckio Reds, 16-16.

Matchday Two
Johnho suffered an early defeat at the hands of the Romanopolis Warriors, losing 12-18. The Sterling City Rovers secured another win, moving one step closer to repeating as Champions. The Rovers defeated the Scott City Bulls, 14-5.

Matchday Three
Despite not having any big names on their roster, and the lowest payroll in the league, Scott City AC secured their first victory of the campaign by defeating the Tilden Vikings, 6-3. The Vikings, who had finished third last season, were now struggling in ninth place. The Rovers and Rhinos secured quality wins, while Johnho need a last second field goal from Vicktor Averin to defeat Darmen City FC by the score of 14-13. Romanopolis and Rogerton drew, 8-8.

Matchday Four
Johnho suffered their second loss of the season, this time to the Rhinos of Vogler City, 14-8. Johnho's struggles angered their loyal fan base, and calls for the Manager to be sacked were listened to. Or were they? Just hours after Vicktor Valineck was fired, the ownership of the club rehired him, deeming him to be the best candidate for the job. Many fans considered this simply a PR stunt to get fans riled up, and several thousand tickets for Johnho's next home match went up for sale around the city in boycott. The Vikings seemed to be getting things back on track with a 14-2 win over the Liverpool Wolves.

Matchday Five
A high scoring shootout occurred between the Rhinos and the Bulls, with the Rhinos emerging victorious, 30-26. Michael Peters, the all-time leading try scorer for the national team, led the Rhinos to victory, scoring three tries and a field goal. The Tim City Tigers got their first win of the season over the Brady City Giants, 5-4. The Rovers defeated the Vikings, 16-6, and the Warriors topped the Wolves, 24-21, in two of the top matches on the day. Johnho shut out the Rogerton Wildcats, securing a 26-0 victory.

And after five matchdays the League Table looks like this:

Darmeni Rugby League     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Vogler City Rhinos      5    5   0   0    89   53  +36    10
 2 Romanopolis Warriors    5    4   1   0    80   47  +33     9
 3 Sterling City Rovers    5    4   0   1    71   26  +45     8
 4 Brady City Giants       5    4   0   1    67   25  +42     8
 5 Johnho                  5    3   0   2    88   54  +34     6
 6 Scott City Bulls        5    3   0   2    86   58  +28     6
 7 Chuckio Reds            5    2   2   1    57   43  +14     6
 8 Darmen City FC          5    2   0   3    75   66   +9     4
 9 Tilden Vikings          5    2   0   3    48   60  −12     4
10 Scott City AC           5    1   1   3    30   77  −47     3
11 Brham Broncos           5    1   0   4    30   70  −40     2
12 Tim City Tigers         5    1   0   4    26   68  −42     2
13 Liverpool Wolves        5    0   1   4    41   77  −36     1
14 Rogerton Wildcats       5    0   1   4    24   88  −64     1

Scott City AC were already half way to equaling their point tally from last season, while the Rhinos and Warriors were first and second in what was shaping up to be a four horse race to the title. But the Giants, who finished sixth in Season V, looked awkward in fourth place, and Johnho surely was better than fifth. And what about the Vikings. Surely they could do better than ninth.

by **Cadicarrech** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 9:51 am

Cadicarrech is to field its first representative Rugby league team, yes my Cadicarreig brethren, there is another type of our most beloved game! But unfortunately for our nation, the league game has less use for massive prop forwards from Frisk. (Frisk is an area of Cadicarrech settled by German immigrants that produces a statistically unbelievable amount of props) Nevertheless, we will show the other nations how to push a scrum! Which upon reading the lawbook, is actually legal! A matter of great annoyance is how a good old Cadicarreig droppie is worth just one point, how do we expect to score?

(OOC: I'm not really anti-league, its just artistic license with my nation. I play league myself in RL because I am not a massive forward!)

The Cadicarreig Rugby League Federation has announced the 19 proud warriors we will be taking to Darmen. Observed Cadicarreig will note that the numbers are the wrong way up, it doesn't really matter, the positions are all the same anyway!

Backs:
1. Rhis a Owain
2. Aled a Madog
3. Lew a Islwyn
4. Iorwerth a Gwynfor
5. Ianto a Mihangel
6. Mostyn a Meirion
7. Iolo a Iltyd

Forwards:
8. Reik van Wessel
9. Mabon a Marc
10. Dankert van Aage
11. Ifor a Gwilim
12. Meurig a Rhis
13. Jorin van Paschen

Interchange
14. Merfyn a Ofydd (Prop, Second Row)
15. Morgan a Rhis (Hooker, Lock)
16. Macsen a Rhodri (Five-Eighth, Halfback)
17. Rhodri a Pedr (Centre, Wing, Fullback)

Reserves
18. Ludeke van Laurids (Prop, Second Row, Lock)
19. Son a Neifion (Five-Eighth, Centre, Fullback)

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by **Callumackbar** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 2:52 pm

Callumackbar Rugby League World Cup XII Squad

Head Coach: Arthur Kissner

Jude Farmer - FB
William Harvey (C) - FB
Harrison Ryan - WG
Liam Harrison - WG
Henry Rogers - WG
James Pope - CE
Liam Booth - CE
Brandon Carey - SO
Aaron Wilson - SO
Ellis Martin - SO
Jay Harper - SH
Sean Pugh - PR
Hayden Webb - PR
Zachary Gilbert - PR
Lewis Russell - PR
Oscar Carter - PR
Ethan Goodwin - PR
Jordan Weston - HK
Benjamin Newton - HK
Robert Pritchard - SR
Lucas Hudson - SR
Leon Steele - SR
Thomas Faulkner - SR
Jayden Farmwe - LF

by **Nassau-Hessen** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 3:40 pm

The Nassau Hessen National Rugby League Team Logo And Kits

Logo (The Link was very long, so I put it in a spoiler, notify me if it does not work):

Home Kit: http://www.orionteamwear.com/kit-designer/rugby/30725/

Away Kit: http://www.orionteamwear.com/kit-designer/rugby/30730

by **Darmen** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 6:01 pm

Group A
Lymantatia 0–2 Saugeais
Ko-oren 20–0 The Equal Peoples State of Steelia

  Group A                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Ko-oren                              1   1  0  0   20   0 +20    2
2 Saugeais                             1   1  0  0    2   0  +2    2
3 Lymantatia                           1   0  0  1    0   2  −2    0
4 The Equal Peoples State of Steelia   1   0  0  1    0  20 −20    0

Group B
Patistan 8–15 Preiva
The National Bocialist Party 16–28 Polar Islandstates

  Group B                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Polar Islandstates                   1   1  0  0   28  16 +12    2
2 Preiva                               1   1  0  0   15   8  +7    2
3 Patistan                             1   0  0  1    8  15  −7    0
4 The National Bocialist Party         1   0  0  1   16  28 −12    0

Group C
Darmen 10–6 Sangti
Baz Mat 8–2 Atruria

  Group C                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Baz Mat                              1   1  0  0    8   2  +6    2
2 Darmen                               1   1  0  0   10   6  +4    2
3 Sangti                               1   0  0  1    6  10  −4    0
4 Atruria                              1   0  0  1    2   8  −6    0

Group D
Saintland 0–12 Hutanjia
New Federation Janistan 0–13 Ancharmunn

  Group D                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Ancharmunn                           1   1  0  0   13   0 +13    2
2 Hutanjia                             1   1  0  0   12   0 +12    2
3 Saintland                            1   0  0  1    0  12 −12    0
4 New Federation Janistan              1   0  0  1    0  13 −13    0

Group E
Monfortia 0–22 Cyborg Holland
Nassau-Hessen 1–15 Cadicarrech

  Group E                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Cyborg Holland                       1   1  0  0   22   0 +22    2
2 Cadicarrech                          1   1  0  0   15   1 +14    2
3 Nassau-Hessen                        1   0  0  1    1  15 −14    0
4 Monfortia                            1   0  0  1    0  22 −22    0

Group F
New Sideburn 12–30 The Licentian Islands
Mapletish 28–0 Alynsyk

  Group F                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Mapletish                            1   1  0  0   28   0 +28    2
2 The Licentian Islands                1   1  0  0   30  12 +18    2
3 New Sideburn                         1   0  0  1   12  30 −18    0
4 Alynsyk                              1   0  0  1    0  28 −28    0

Group G
Noburu Taiyou 20–0 Estope
Paradystopia 8–2 Callumackbar

  Group G                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Noburu Taiyou                        1   1  0  0   20   0 +20    2
2 Paradystopia                         1   1  0  0    8   2  +6    2
3 Callumackbar                         1   0  0  1    2   8  −6    0
4 Estope                               1   0  0  1    0  20 −20    0

Group H
Neu Engollon 21–1 The Fair Republic
Bloodbath Generation 15–6 Jamiha

  Group H                            Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Neu Engollon                         1   1  0  0   21   1 +20    2
2 Bloodbath Generation                 1   1  0  0   15   6  +9    2
3 Jamiha                               1   0  0  1    6  15  −9    0
4 The Fair Republic                    1   0  0  1    1  21 −20    0

by **Nassau-Hessen** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 6:59 pm

Nassau Hessen Daily

National Rugby League Team Comes Up Short, Comes Away Content

Caddicarrech played stunningly in a performance Nassau Hessen would not forget. The first ever loss of the Nassau Hessen Squad supposedly should have been painful, especially since they lost by a fourteen point margin, but nonetheless, they had much support coming from El Mutiny Stadium that evening. At the end of the day, they truly had nothing to hang their heads over.

Caddicarrech (whom was also unranked) had played a truly great performance, there was no shame in the loss. It was a surprisingly clean game, there were no cheap shots nor any foul play. The undoubted highlight of the game for Nassau Hessen was near the very end, as time was running out and Nassau Hessen was in possession. The team decided to get quickly get a point to make the possesion worthwhile, they kicked a drop kick to earn their very first points ever officially marked, and at that moment the crowd erupted in cheers.

The team later that night celebrated the completion of their very first completed game and point at (ironically) a fast food restaurant (legally, for your information), where they signed a few autographs and such. Despite having such a positive attitude over their first loss, they realize that they must take a step up in being competitive. They will practice feverishly at El Mutiny stadium until their next game will arrive. Until then, they will celebrate and make merry. Even if they won't get to the next round, something tells them that they will go home satisfied, almost regardless of the score.

by **Ko-oren** » Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:14 am

RLWC under way:could we have asked for a better start?

It was hard to find a sport that our nation was still unranked in. But there is one: Rugby League. The domestic leagues were only recently united in an international tournament, and the first RLWC in years has been organized. We've traveled all the way to Darmen to take our first steps into this tournament. Now it has to be said that we are not the only unranked team: two full pots and three more teams are unranked. That is 19 out of 32 teams. Still, it seems we could have played in a RLWC if we wanted: Lymantatia and Bloodbath Generation do have ranks for instance, and we're pretty certain that their national teams on average are younger than ours. In the end, we were put in Group A, together with fellow unranked team, Steelia, and the lowest ranked team in the tournament, Lymantatia. Then there is the easy favorite of the group, Saugeais, the third ranked team in the world. Saugeais' rank is not particularly through one good result, rather it is because they have competed very well in numerous tournaments, and the only medal they received at a RLWC was in the 10th edition, when they finished third. All in all, there are several ranked teams missing from the list of competing teams.

All this group's games are played in the city of Chuckio, in far southwest Darmen. The three games we play (Steelia, Lymantatia, Saugeais, in that order) are the first of the day, second of the day, and our closer is the first of the day again. This is another friendly reminder that should we last long in this tournament, all fans should extend their Darmeni ID papers, especially if they have traveled through Darmen for a few days before settling in Chuckio.

The first game has been played, and we are happy to announce that we actually did better than expected. In most sports, going in without a rank means that you lose the first five games or so before you get any success. Which means we like this sport already. As always, the Ko-orenites went into this game with a purely defensive mindset. Especially as a new team, going defensive often has you lose by less points, but in this case, somehow we made it to 20 points ourselves. The defense did help: we conceded a nice 0. There was hardly any language barrier on the field as well, as French was picked as the language spoken by most. In the case that a player did not already know French, they either play for a club in a Francophone area, or they just need to learn French in a few days very quickly. Most professional Rugby League teams are based in francophone communities: the city of Tangku (an island in Anglophone territory), but also the northeastern cities of Arelothun state, and northern Engbrothun state. There are also some Lusitanophones (that's Portuguese) on the team, but they can manage. Both languages are from the same family, after all. And as almost every Ko-orenite speaks about 3 to 4 languages anyway, it really is not a big deal.

The big score-fest started already a few minutes into the game. Fullback Chevalier took as many metres as he could before running into a Steelian. He passed to Teixeira, who took off and profited from a few gaps in the opponent's defense, making it all the way to the end of the field for the first try. The conversion was a different story, and it marked a tough period in the first 40-minute half. Both teams were struggling to find their footing, and after the fast 4-0 absolutely nothing happened. The closest to any point was Steelia, coming 8 metres short of a try and missing a drop goal by inches. Ko-oren responded after a while, actively looking for drop goals: if you can't make it to the goal line, at least get some points. In between a few misses, Daniel, Dupont and Menezes were successful: 7-0. The last goal marked the end of the first half, and after some pointers by the coach, the Greenblues came back on with a slightly less defensive strategy, somewhat more risks and the desire to just make it to the end while scoring as much as possible. Five minutes in, and Cooper comes close to a try. Before he goes down, Teixeira picks up and passes all the way from the right hand side to the left side, and reached Lambert (who immediately went down in the huddle). From there, Dupont ran past the groups of players, scoring 11-0. The conversion was a success this time: 13-0. From that point, the Steelians just tried to keep the damage to 13 points, but the Greenblues did not stop. Another try after 37 minutes in the second half and a conversion (Menezes with the try) and the score was 19-0. A slightly lucky drop kick by Martin fell between the goal posts, fixing the score to 20-0. What a start!

The next game is against Lymantatia, and with a three-game group stage, winning the next almost already puts you in the second round. That's even before the game against Saugeais. Losing this game makes the rest of the tournament a hell, as we have to beat Saugeais to go to the next round in that case. But with a start like this, can Lymantatia stop us (we could say yes, they kept Saugeais to a 0-2 victory!)? Let's just say the most important thing was that we kept our goal line clean, and go into the second match like we started the first: with the feeling that we have nothing to lose.

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