PRU Season 3
Part 1
At the halfway stage
. PRUXIV Pld W D L PF PA PD TBP LBP Pts.
1 Tinkers o'Abertynkle 13 12 0 1 492 202 +290 10 0 58
2 Th'Knyckerbockeres RUC 13 11 0 2 527 251 +276 13 1 58
3 Th'Fancymen RUC 13 9 0 4 424 268 +156 8 0 44
4 Pantsdon Redsocks 13 8 0 5 344 306 +38 7 2 41
5 T'auld Hoos RUC 13 7 0 6 359 330 +29 7 1 36
6 Oeopolis Pinkcaps 13 7 1 5 278 257 +21 4 1 35
7 Farslum Young Boys 13 6 1 6 368 339 +29 7 1 34
8 Gooston Breuers RUC 13 7 0 6 303 302 +1 5 1 34
9 Cabbagers RUC 13 5 0 8 355 342 +13 7 2 29
10 Allcomers New Newetoun RUC 13 5 0 8 311 372 −61 6 3 29
11 KRU Zygnusgrad 13 6 0 7 303 430 −127 5 0 29
12 KRU Urbsclavoszydensanorjens 13 3 0 10 263 419 −156 5 2 19
13 KRU Urbsclawydraeksterlutrja 13 2 0 11 180 430 −250 3 0 11
14 KRU Troglograd 13 2 0 11 200 459 −259 2 1 11
What looks to be an enthralling nip-and-tuck battle for the top spot marks the opening half of the third season of the PRU with Season 2's champion; Th'Knyckerbockeres held off by Season 2's victor in the shield; Tinkers o'Abertynkle by a measly 2 converted tries worth of points difference. Whilst failing to establish any advantage over each other, both teams have established a strong lead over the chasing pack leaving many certain that this title race is surely to be won by one of these two squads. As for which of these two heavyweights will come out on top, that's a much trickier thing to ascertain. Though the Knyckerbockeres fell early on to T'auld Hoos, and later the Pinkcaps, one of the teams they noticeably beat was none other than the Tinkers who were humbled with a 43-12 attacking masterclass in Abertynkle in week 13.
Looking ahead to other RUCT places, the Fancymen look to be a determined unit wanting to make amends for last season when they missed out on RUCT qualification on account of the Tinkers gaining a spot through victory in the Doogie MacDoogal Distillery Shield. They did however, fail to claim a little revenge against the Tinkers with a performance that starting strong but petered out in week 14. They fell to a 40-24 loss at home; a scoreline that possibly belies how close the majority of this match was. The Pantsdon Redsocks find themselves occupying the fourth spot at the halfway point, and few would've predicted the Pantsdon team to be sitting above the likes of T'auld Hoos, or last season's surprise; the Oeopolis Pinkcaps. Likewise though, few could say this current placing is unjust as the team have been quietly dotting the 'i's and crossing the 't's against lower ranking opposition (With the exception of a controversial late loss to KRU Urbsclawydraeksterlutrja in week 8 in which a somewhat harsh decision saw the Urbsclavium team awarded a penalty try as well as the Pantsdon hooker presented a yellow card with under ten minutes to play. With the scores evened, and Pantsdon down a man, momentum did the rest to see the Otters sneak a victory on the cusp of the clock turning red).
Just outside the RUCT places currently sit both Farslum teams, the Pinkcaps, and the Gooston Breuers. With T'auld Hoos driving to finally break into RUCT qualification, the Young Boys hoping to get one over on them by beating them to it, the Pinkcaps hoping to repeat last season's triumphant announcement onto the rugby scene, and Gooston still hot on everyone's heels, it's shaping up for an explosive and highly contested second half of the season.
Looking ahead to other RUCT places, the Fancymen look to be a determined unit wanting to make amends for last season when they missed out on RUCT qualification on account of the Tinkers gaining a spot through victory in the Doogie MacDoogal Distillery Shield. They did however, fail to claim a little revenge against the Tinkers with a performance that starting strong but petered out in week 14. They fell to a 40-24 loss at home; a scoreline that possibly belies how close the majority of this match was. The Pantsdon Redsocks find themselves occupying the fourth spot at the halfway point, and few would've predicted the Pantsdon team to be sitting above the likes of T'auld Hoos, or last season's surprise; the Oeopolis Pinkcaps. Likewise though, few could say this current placing is unjust as the team have been quietly dotting the 'i's and crossing the 't's against lower ranking opposition (With the exception of a controversial late loss to KRU Urbsclawydraeksterlutrja in week 8 in which a somewhat harsh decision saw the Urbsclavium team awarded a penalty try as well as the Pantsdon hooker presented a yellow card with under ten minutes to play. With the scores evened, and Pantsdon down a man, momentum did the rest to see the Otters sneak a victory on the cusp of the clock turning red).
Just outside the RUCT places currently sit both Farslum teams, the Pinkcaps, and the Gooston Breuers. With T'auld Hoos driving to finally break into RUCT qualification, the Young Boys hoping to get one over on them by beating them to it, the Pinkcaps hoping to repeat last season's triumphant announcement onto the rugby scene, and Gooston still hot on everyone's heels, it's shaping up for an explosive and highly contested second half of the season.
