Rugby Union World Cup 25 Signups

by **NS Rugby Board Executive Council** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:11 pm

Rugby Union is back! Any nation wishing to sign up may do so in this thread. Puppet nations may be accepted into the tournament at the discretion of the eventual host, and are limited to one per master nation. Host bidders are requested to have their bids submitted by 21:00 UTC 16-Mar-2017, after which the voting process will start, and the host(s) close signups.

(p) = puppet of ...
(r) = inherits rank of ...

Participants
Aquitayne
Elejamie
Nova Anglicana
East Saintland
Free Republics (p-East Saintland)
Bvriania
Union of Socialist Alpine Republics (r-Prusy Krolewskie)
Ethane
Lisander
Neu Engollon
Hutanjia (p-Neu Engollon)
Darmen
Abanhfleft
United States of Devonta
Mattijana
New Lusitania and the Algarves
Sublimany
Kecrazia
Purple Rabbits
Barunia
Musterfield
Audioslavia
Islartic
Greater Vakolicci Haven
Natanians and Nosts
Savojarna
Tobiasia
Juvencus
Unified Sunrise Islands
Ko-oren
Furby Islands
Alice Bay (p-Lisander)
Racao
The Fair Republic
Jeckland
The Iron Syndicate

by **Aquitayne** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:21 pm

Signing up.

by **Elejamie** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:22 pm

by **Nova Anglicana** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:37 pm

Woohoo! Rugby is back!

by **Saintland** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:08 pm

East Saintland signs up with a host bid from the Free Republics to follow.

by **Bvriania** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:12 pm

Bvriania's in!

by **Union of Socialist Alpine Republics** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:41 pm

in!

and if possible, we'd like to use Prusy Krolewskie's rankings. Like I've explained in the baseball thread, the U.S.A.R is the merger of a few nations, including Prusy Krolewskie. Some of our players would be the same ones who played for Prusy Krolewskie in the RUWC 23.

by **Ethane** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:58 pm

Well, I'm in. Not sure how much time I'll have for this, but I'll give it a go.

by **Lisander** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:25 pm

The road to glory starts now.
Consider this post the Lisander signup to RWC 25.

by **Neu Engollon** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:50 pm

In for the gin. Wait...

Also preconfirming Hutanjia as my puppet.

by **Hutanjia** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:51 pm

Neu Engollon wrote:
Also preconfirming Hutanjia as my puppet.

Yarp.

by **Darmen** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:50 pm

Eddie Jones is a crybaby! In.

by **Free Republics** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:06 pm

Saintland wrote:East Saintland signs up with a host bid from the Free Republics to follow.

Confirming this. For the purposes of this tournament, we're the "puppet".

by **Free Republics** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 8:37 pm

The Free Republics bid for Rugby Union World Cup 25

In the interest of promoting the sport of rugby in the Free Republics, Sporting World Magazine and the Rugby Union of the Federation of Free Republics present the following bid for the consideration of the NSRB (OOCly because the eastern half of Saintland isn't exactly a place that has any business hosting anything.):

About the Free Republics

The Free Republics are a vast federation of Republics, spanning 3 continents, that pride themselves on being, from their perspective, the freest nation in the multiverse. In most of the Free Republics, you are free to do almost anything, so long as you have the money to pay your own way. Laws do very greatly between Republics, so be sure to read up on the local laws before entering a Republic. Republics are forbidden from restricting a number of basic freedoms, such as the absolute freedom of speech, the right to carry open or concealed firearms in public and the right to due process. Laws do exist against crimes such as theft and murder and there are laws against non-consensual assault, but one should keep in mind that the Free Republics defines consent in a broad manner. The Free Republics has faced political turmoil in recent years, with two administrations coming to power that ignored the federation's Constitution and violated many fundamental rights but under the leadership of Consul Nicholls, most of their laws have been repealed and the Free Republics is in the process of returning to normalcy.

In the past, the Republicans have never fielded a team in international rugby competition. However, the sport of rugby has seen a surge in interest in recent years due to the increasing popularity of youth rugby and the RUFFR sees hosting the World Cup as an opportunity to accelerate the growth of rugby in the Republican market.

The user behind the Free Republics has hosted or co-hosted almost every major tournament in NS Sports including the (soccer) World Cup, BoF, CoH, 3 WBCs, 2 World Bowls, an IBC, a WCoH, the X Winter Olympics, other multi-sport events, a CR and a CE as well as many other tournaments over the years.

Format/Tiebreakers

While it is impossible to know the final signup numbers at this time, we would elect to go with a single round-robin group stage format with single-elimination knockout rounds regardless. Some possibilities are:

32 teams - 4 groups of 8, top 4 advance from each group.
36 teams - 6 groups of 6, top 3 advance from each group
40 teams - 8 groups of 5, top 2 advance from each group
48 teams - 8 groups of 6, top 2 advance from each group
56 teams - 8 groups of 7, top 3 advance from each group
60 teams - 10 groups of 6, top 2 advance from each group
64 teams - 8 groups of 8, top 3 advance from each group

For the playoffs, the first tiebreaker will be position in group followed by all of the regular tiebreakers.

Wins will be worth 4 points and draws will be worth 2 points. Teams that lose by less than 7 points will be awarded a bonus point, as will teams that score at least 31 points in a match (in accordance with past RUWC convention since the scorinator does not tell us if a team scored 4 tries). Ties will be broken by HTH record, HTH point differential, Point differential and Points For (in that order). If still tied, it'll either be broken randomly (if a spot in the playoffs is not at stake) or we'll do a play-in game (or play-in games) between the tied team(s).

Scorination & RP Bonus

Xkoranate will be used, with the SQIS formula for rugby union. Xkoranate style modifiers will be used. RP bonus will be purely cumulative. Should the playoffs include any play-in rounds or rounds of 24, bonus for such rounds would be cumulative, but RP bonus would be doubled during the following round for those that receive byes. I will not be revealing the bonus scale, though it will be relatively generous and fair to all styles of RP. In the event that either East Saintland or the Free Republics advance to the playoffs, third party scorination would be requested.

If you have any questions, comments or if I forgot anything, feel free to post them.

works? · by **Abanhfleft** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:03 pm

In as well.

by **United States of Devonta** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:46 pm

by **Mattijana** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:43 pm

Mattijana in the house.
Expect dodginess at the breakdown.

by **New Lusitania and the Algarves** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:02 am

Rugby World Cup XXV (25) Bid - New Lusitania

About New Lusitania
New Lusitania is a nation across all continents, however for the RWC only the mainland would be used along with the Azores and Madeira Islands, across 15 stadiums (and 10 backup stadiums in case of 40+ teams) The nation is a free democratic country, with civil and political rights. Founded in 1128, it is famous for its Maritime Discoveries Period where it achieved great prosperity, New Lusitania built itself an empire. Nowadays, it is the stage of many events, and known for its hospitality, quality and food. The capital is Lisbon, which is home to two of the bid's stadia.
Its Rugby history is, however, very brief. The nation qualified for the IRB RWC in 2007 (where it left with 1 point and 5 defeats). Although, at the competition the team was last in the pool, it made Rugby a sport of intrest. In the following years fans watch Rugby regularly, even if Football is bigger. The win of the World Cup hosting to New Lusitania would have a huge impact on the sport's presence In the country.

Venues

The venues will be all over the country, though the number is subject to number of teams in the tournament. A lot of the stadiums are borrowed from football, to minimalize the cost of tournament infrastructure.

Host Cities (and Stadiums - No.Seats) :
Viana do Castelo (Estádio Municipal de Santa Luzia-42.000)
Braga (Estádio Pres. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , formerly 1°Maio - 43.000 [30.000 per.]
Porto (Estádio do Dragão - 55.000)
Aveiro (Estádio Municipal de Aveiro - 42.000)
Guarda (Estádio Municipal Álvaro Gil Cabral - 40.000)
Coimbra (Estádio Cidade de Coimbra - 47.000)
Lisboa (Estádio Universitário - 40.000 [20.000 permanent])
Setúbal (Estádio da Arrábida - 40.000)
Lagos (Estádio Municipal Infante Dom Henrique - 40.000 [32.000 permanent])
Sevilha (Estádio da Cartuxa - 55.000)
Granada (Estádio dos Cármenes - 40.000)
Funchal (Estádio Alberto João Jardim /Campo Regional de Râguebi - 44.000)
Lisboa-Jamor ( Estádio Nacional do Jamor XXI- 60.000)

{Up to 12 Added Stadiums for 40+ teams - below}:
Guimarães (Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques - 43.000)
Viseu (Estádio do Fontelo - 40.000 [25.000 permanent])
Covilhã (Estádio Municipal de Râguebi da Covilhã/Mateus Pereira - 40.000 - NEW)
Leiria (Estádio Doutor Magalhães Pessoa - 42.000)
Torres Vedras (Estádio Manuel Marques - 40.000 [30.000 permanent])
Évora (Estádio do Alentejo - 40.000)
Algarve (Estádio do Algarve - 42.000)
Córdoba (Estádio do Arcangel - 41.000 [30.000 permanent])
Málaga (Estádio da Rosaleda - 40.000)
Cádiz (Estádio de Cádiz [TBN] - 40.000 - NEW)
Jaem (Estádio de Jaem - 37.000 (25.000 permanent)-NEW)
Açores (Estádio da Ilha Verde - 40.000)

Format

The Lusitanian Rugby Federation (FLR) has designed some possibilities towards the format of the competition

• 16 teams - 4 pools of 4 (2 qualify to next stage)
• 20 teams - 4 pools of 5 (2 qualify to next stage)
• 24 teams - 6 pools of 4 (2 qualify to next stage + 4 best 3rd places)
• 32 teams - 8 pools of 4 (2 qualify to next stage)
• 36 teams - 6 pools of 6 (2 qualify to next stage + 4 best 3rd places)
• 40 teams - 8 pools of 5 (2 qualify to next stage)
• 48 teams - 8 pools of 6 (2 qualify to next stage )
• 48 teams - 6 pools of 8 ( 5 qualify to next stage + 2 best 6th places) (unadvised)
• 56 teams - 8 pools of 7 (3 qualify to next stage)
• 60 teams - 10 pools of 6 (2 qualify to next stage)
• 60 teams - 12 pools of 5 (2 qualify to next stage + 8 best 3rd places)
• 64 teams - 8 pools of 8 (2 OR 4 qualify to next stage)
● Alternative - all knockout if 8,16,32,64 teams.

Tiebreaking - If two teams are with the same points at the end of the group stage, team with [following number of points] 1) point difference 2)points scored 3)number of wins 4) if all equal, either a playoff [ or a draw].

Scoreination & RP Bonus

Xkoranate shall be used, with the SQIS formula for rugby union. Xkoranate style modifiers will be used. RP bonus will be purely cumulative. Should the playoffs include any play-in rounds or rounds of 24, bonus for such rounds would be cumulative, but RP bonus would be doubled during the following round for those that receive byes, as has been also delimited by other bids. The style bonus will be the standard +5 to -5, although other bonus could be used. However, I would like the scoreination to be done by a third party

If there are any questions please feel free to ask, and I will look at them as soon as possble.

by **New Lusitania and the Algarves** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:03 am

I would like to sign up

by **Sulimany** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:47 am

I'm putting my team to the Rugby World Cup participation this season.

The national congress of Sulimany will still check if it is possible to be host bid.

by **Kecrazia** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:52 am

Definitely want to be in this, thanks

by **Purple Rabbits** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 2:53 pm

Is it too late to join?

by **Barunia** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:29 pm

Oh what the heck. Waves are in.

by **Musterfield** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:38 pm

by **Audioslavia** » Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:44 pm

Audioslavia will have a wee crack at the egg game.

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