Dalimbar

The semi-finals were a show of quality in rugby, while surprises were limited. Zoran was projected to be a strong team with a 55.06 vs Kurabis at 52.90 and Zoran was home team. Dalimbar provided more of an "upset" as we were the away team, yet came in stronger at 54.76 versus United Adaikes at 53.89. Compared to last tournament, Dalimbar won their way to they to the gold medal match. Zoran will be their opponent, and it will probably come down to the last seconds of the match.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Dalimbar (54.76) 09 05 United Adaikes (53.89+3) Kurabis (52.90) 03 14 Zoran (55.06+3) Day 7 Rankings:
Dalimbar - 57.19 Zoran - 56.03 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Giovanniland - 53.79 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 53.74 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Libterraria - 52.82 Kurabis - 51.93 United Adaikes - 51.46 Fujai - 51.44 Recuecn - 51.23 Min-Su - 51.00 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Teams in Gold Medal Round
Teams in Bronze Medal Round

The semi-finals were a show of quality in rugby, while surprises were limited. Zoran was projected to be a strong team with a 55.06 vs Kurabis at 52.90 and Zoran was home team. Dalimbar provided more of an "upset" as we were the away team, yet came in stronger at 54.76 versus United Adaikes at 53.89. Compared to last tournament, Dalimbar won their way to they to the gold medal match. Zoran will be their opponent, and it will probably come down to the last seconds of the match.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Dalimbar (54.76) 09 05 United Adaikes (53.89+3) Kurabis (52.90) 03 14 Zoran (55.06+3) Day 7 Rankings:
Dalimbar - 57.19 Zoran - 56.03 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Giovanniland - 53.79 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 53.74 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Libterraria - 52.82 Kurabis - 51.93 United Adaikes - 51.46 Fujai - 51.44 Recuecn - 51.23 Min-Su - 51.00 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Teams in Gold Medal Round
Teams in Bronze Medal Round

Semifinal Results
Game 1 Dalimbar 9–5 United Adaikes Game 2 Kurabis 3–14 Zoran Third-Place Game
United Adaikes vs Kurabis
 
TWP Rugby World Cup Final
Dalimbar vs Zoran
 

The entire nation of Dilber believes that it was CHEATED out of a playoff spot, as we had more points than almost all of the teams in the playoffs.
 
This was mainly due to none of them understanding how groups works

Match Report - Dalimbar (50.74) vs Libterraria (56.74)
Nothing is permanent. Nothing is absolutely for certain. We may believe in one tactic only for it to fail. For a victory, we must see the whole board.
The conquest of Libterraria was swift and complete. 27-0. This was a team which earned the respect of Dalimbar for their skill and drive. They did not make it easy for the boys in blue to score. However, they were a pure defensive line with no opportunity for a dash down the field.
What made the crowd cheer the loudest was seeing the two juggernauts of rugby, H&J and Fujai, go down. Notably the eastern frontier regions of Dalimbar hold populations favourable to Fujai, so seeing that nation be ousted was a pleasant surprise for the Stavka.

Day 6, the Quarterfinals of the Second TWP Rugby Cup, shows two things:
1. Home advantage matters.
2. Don't underestimate opponents, lest you be forced to go home earlier than you thought.
What happened? Dalimbar pummeled Libterraria despite a ranking disadvantage. Similar can be said about United Adaikes' win over the champions of the First TWP Rugby Cup, Hertfordshire and Jammbo. Kurabis and Zoran squeaked by with victories over teams their equal. All four winners had one thing in common: They were the "home" team. Now we see three newcomers to the tournament and the fourth placed finisher of the first tournament compete in the semi-finals.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Libterraria (56.61) 00 27 Dalimbar (50.97+3) Min-Su (52.70) 06 07 Kurabis (51.20+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (56.02) 16 22 United Adaikes (51.61+3) Fujai (52.57) 10 13 Zoran (53.93+3) Day 6 Rankings:
Zoran - 55.06 Dalimbar - 54.76 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 United Adaikes - 53.89 Giovanniland - 53.79 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 53.74 Saint Mark - 53.14 Kurabis - 52.90 Taledo - 52.80 Libterraria - 52.82 Fujai - 51.44 Recuecn - 51.23 Min-Su - 51.00 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59

Day 6, the Quarterfinals of the Second TWP Rugby Cup, shows two things:
1. Home advantage matters.
2. Don't underestimate opponents, lest you be forced to go home earlier than you thought.
What happened? Dalimbar pummeled Libterraria despite a ranking disadvantage. Similar can be said about United Adaikes' win over the champions of the First TWP Rugby Cup, Hertfordshire and Jammbo. Kurabis and Zoran squeaked by with victories over teams their equal. All four winners had one thing in common: They were the "home" team. Now we see three newcomers to the tournament and the fourth placed finisher of the first tournament compete in the semi-finals.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Libterraria (56.61) 00 27 Dalimbar (50.97+3) Min-Su (52.70) 06 07 Kurabis (51.20+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (56.02) 16 22 United Adaikes (51.61+3) Fujai (52.57) 10 13 Zoran (53.93+3) Day 6 Rankings:
Zoran - 55.06 Dalimbar - 54.76 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 United Adaikes - 53.89 Giovanniland - 53.79 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 53.74 Saint Mark - 53.14 Kurabis - 52.90 Taledo - 52.80 Libterraria - 52.82 Fujai - 51.44 Recuecn - 51.23 Min-Su - 51.00 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59

Day 6, the Quarterfinals of the Second TWP Rugby Cup, shows two things:
1. Home advantage matters.
2. Don't underestimate opponents, lest you be forced to go home earlier than you thought.
What happened? Dalimbar pummeled Libterraria despite a ranking disadvantage. Similar can be said about United Adaikes' win over the champions of the First TWP Rugby Cup, Hertfordshire and Jammbo. Kurabis and Zoran squeaked by with victories over teams their equal. All four winners had one thing in common: They were the "home" team. Now we see three newcomers to the tournament and the fourth placed finisher of the first tournament compete in the semi-finals.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Libterraria (56.61) 00 27 Dalimbar (50.97+3) Min-Su (52.70) 06 07 Kurabis (51.20+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (56.02) 16 22 United Adaikes (51.61+3) Fujai (52.57) 10 13 Zoran (53.93+3) Day 6 Rankings:
Zoran - 55.06 Dalimbar - 54.76 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 United Adaikes - 53.89 Giovanniland - 53.79 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 53.74 Saint Mark - 53.14 Kurabis - 52.90 Taledo - 52.80 Libterraria - 52.82 Fujai - 51.44 Recuecn - 51.23 Min-Su - 51.00 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59

If only it happened sooner.
Hertfordshire and Jammbo came in to day 5 with 61.04. Fujai came in with 57.80. Their opponents were Big Bad Badger (48.95) and Fhaengshia (44.67). H&J and Fujai have been the top two teams of the rankings since they clinched the spot to the finals of the First TWP Rugby Cup. Plus, they both had home field advantage.
Badger won 15-13. Fhaengshia won 7-0.
If this had happened sooner, the perception of these two teams may have been different. The losses themselves didn't particularly matter as both rugby powers were already booked into the Quarterfinals.
But boy it hurt their rankings. -5.02 for H&J, -5.23 for Fujai.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (44.41) 13 20 Cambria (48.02+3) Libterraria (54.08) 06 03 Kurabis (53.73+3) Nark (42.42) 07 15 Dilber (50.25+3) Bobki (46.46) 13 10 Mediobogdum (52.60+3) Dalimbar (52.37) 06 10 Giovanniland (52.39+3) Recuecn (48.98) 13 10 Teralyon (47.25+3) Big Bad Badger (48.95) 15 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (61.04+3) United Adaikes (53.43) 06 07 Saint Mark (51.32+3) Fhaengshia (44.67) 07 00 Fujai (57.80+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Libterraria - 56.61 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 56.02 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Zoran - 53.93 Giovanniland - 53.79 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Fujai - 52.57 United Adaikes - 51.61 Recuecn - 51.23 Kurabis - 51.20 Dalimbar - 50.97 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Nations in bold represent those still in the tournament.

If only it happened sooner.
Hertfordshire and Jammbo came in to day 5 with 61.04. Fujai came in with 57.80. Their opponents were Big Bad Badger (48.95) and Fhaengshia (44.67). H&J and Fujai have been the top two teams of the rankings since they clinched the spot to the finals of the First TWP Rugby Cup. Plus, they both had home field advantage.
Badger won 15-13. Fhaengshia won 7-0.
If this had happened sooner, the perception of these two teams may have been different. The losses themselves didn't particularly matter as both rugby powers were already booked into the Quarterfinals.
But boy it hurt their rankings. -5.02 for H&J, -5.23 for Fujai.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (44.41) 13 20 Cambria (48.02+3) Libterraria (54.08) 06 03 Kurabis (53.73+3) Nark (42.42) 07 15 Dilber (50.25+3) Bobki (46.46) 13 10 Mediobogdum (52.60+3) Dalimbar (52.37) 06 10 Giovanniland (52.39+3) Recuecn (48.98) 13 10 Teralyon (47.25+3) Big Bad Badger (48.95) 15 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (61.04+3) United Adaikes (53.43) 06 07 Saint Mark (51.32+3) Fhaengshia (44.67) 07 00 Fujai (57.80+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Libterraria - 56.61 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 56.02 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Zoran - 53.93 Giovanniland - 53.79 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Fujai - 52.57 United Adaikes - 51.61 Recuecn - 51.23 Kurabis - 51.20 Dalimbar - 50.97 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Nations in bold represent those still in the tournament.

Day 4 is the action-packed day with all but two teams competing. 
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Recuecn (49.44) 19 00 Kurabis (51.40+3) Taledo (52.10) 21 03 Nieubasria (47.06+3) OMI (46.08) 10 24 Fujai (49.72+3) Teralyon (49.72) 10 03 Dilber (52.80+3) Big Bad Badger (49.20) 10 21 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (51.40+3) Darkesia (47.40) 10 11 Dalimbar (52.00+3) Bhang Bhang Duc (50.93) 11 00 Westwind (45.69+3) Croblade (49.72) 10 38 Sensorland (52.19+3) Day 4 Rankings:
Taledo - 54.49 Recuecn - 53.93 Sensorland - 53.55 Teralyon - 52.94 Dalimbar - 52.48 Bhang Bhang Duc - 52.48 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 52.36 Giovanniland - 51.68 Cambria - 51.47 Fujai - 50.39 Dilber - 49.58 Croblade - 48.36 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Darkesia - 46.92 Kurabis - 46.91 OMI - 45.41 Nieubasria - 44.67 Westwind - 44.14

On Day 5 we see the last group stage of play. With a win over Croblade, Westwind finally claws out of last spot on the Rugby Rankings for the first time in the tournament. An odd occurrence also happened with the Kurabis vs Taledo match where Taledo actually dropped rank points (-0.12, to be exact), due to their rather lackluster victory over a weaker Kurabis side.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Kurabis (46.91) 00 03 Taledo (54.49+3) Fujai (50.39) 08 06 Teralyon (52.94+3) Giovanniland (51.68) 19 00 OMI (45.41+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (52.36) 22 10 Darkesia (46.92+3) Westwind (44.14) 07 03 Croblade (48.36+3) Cambria (51.47) 15 05 Bhang Bhang Duc (52.48+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Taledo - 54.37 Cambria - 54.27 Recuecn - 53.93 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 53.87 Giovanniland - 53.70 Sensorland - 53.55 Fujai - 53.50 Dalimbar - 52.48 Teralyon - 49.83 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.34

Day 6 saw the quarterfinal round, which saw a massive shake up in the rankings. We see Herfordshire and Jammo position themselves as the strongest side in the tournament with a commanding 19 to 0 victory over Sensorland, which held home field advantage to boot.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Taledo (54.37) 00 03 Fujai (53.50+3) Giovanniland (53.70) 10 00 Recuecn (53.93+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (53.87) 19 00 Sensorland (53.55+3) Cambria (54.27) 00 18 Dalimbar (52.48+3) Day 6 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 57.67 Giovanniland - 56.35 Dalimbar - 55.12 Fujai - 55.08 Taledo - 52.80 Cambria - 51.63 Recuecn - 51.28 Teralyon - 49.83 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.39

What a stunning day 7. Fujai upset Giovanniland to make it to the finals, while Hertfordshire and Jammo continued to dominate play, this time over Dalimbar.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Fujai (55.08) 10 00 Giovanniland (56.35+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (57.67) 20 07 Dalimbar (55.12+3) Day 7 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 59.76 Fujai - 57.93 Giovanniland - 53.49 Dalimbar - 53.03 Taledo - 52.80 Cambria - 51.63 Recuecn - 51.28 Teralyon - 49.83 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.39

Based on the rankings provided by the Department of Sports, we see the inevitability of the final matches. The team with the higher rank won, although for Hertfordshire and Jammo their victory was only clinched in extra time. Congratulations to the winner!
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Giovanniland (53.49) 06 03 Dalimbar (53.03+3) Fujai (57.93) 03 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (59.76+3) Final Rankings for the First TWP Rugby Cup:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.80 Fujai - 56.90 Giovanniland - 56.00 Taledo - 52.80 Cambria - 51.63 Recuecn - 51.28 Dalimbar - 50.52 Teralyon - 49.83 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.39 Gold medalist @Clarkov
Silver medalist @Fujai
Bronze medalist @Giovanniland

Welcome back to Rugby Ratings, provided by the Department of Sport of the Free State of Dalimbar. With day one action completed in the Second  Rugby WOrld Cup, we're proud to present stats madness throughout the tournament!
The biggest upset of the day easily went to the host team, Dilber. With them coming into this tournament with a ranking of 49.58 and playing technically as the "away" team, they needed to find anyway possible (with perhaps the use of some form of substance claimed to be "essential oils") to assist them overcome the Cambrian squad, which was sitting at 51.63 rank points. Add a "home" bonus of 3 to Cambria and one would expect them to stomp over the Dilber squad. But that's the beauty of rugby, expectations fly out the window as soon as the first scrum happens.
We also see our first tied match of either tournament, thus requiring a bit of explanation of how we account for ties. In the match between Kurabis (47.03) vs Nark (new, thus starting with 50.00), Kurabis was technically the underdog due to the lower rank points and not holding the "home advantage". Kurabis, because of the draw, was able to gain 1.19 points due to the following:
D = ((50.00+3)-47.03)x0.2 = 1.19
Where Nark had 50.00 rank points and had a pre-match home field advantage of 3, giving Nark 53.00 pre-match points. Kurabis, as noted above, had 47.03. Thus, despite drawing, Kurabis was able to gain as they were not necessarily expected to win or draw against Nark.
With that being said, here's the results.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Dilber (49.58) 17 13 Cambria (51.63+3) Kurabis (47.03) 13 13 Nark (50.00+3) Nieubasria (44.67) 06 09 Libterraria (50.00+3) Mediobogdum (50.00) 12 18 Dalimbar (50.52+3) Min-Su (50.00) 17 21 Bobki (50.00+3) Teralyon (49.83) 00 17 Big Bad Badger (48.24+3) Zoran (50.00) 08 00 Recuecn (51.28+3) Saint Mark (50.00) 22 12 Fhaengshia (50.00+3) Larxia (50.00) 08 14 United Adaikes (50.00+3) For fun, the Department of Sports has decided to keep the teams not playing this tournament in the rankings, but will italicize those not participating. They're included to provide some form of comparison on how other squads are doing this time around.
 Day 1 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.80 Fujai - 56.90 Giovanniland - 56.00 Zoran - 52.86 Taledo - 52.80 Saint Mark - 52.60 Dilber - 52.59 Dalimbar - 51.82 Bobki - 51.40 United Adaikes - 51.40 Big Bad Badger - 50.82 Libterraria - 50.33 Sensorland - 49.75 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Nark - 48.81 Mediobogdum - 48.70 Cambria - 48.62 Larxia - 48.60 Min-Su - 48.60 Recuecn - 48.42 Kurabis - 48.22 Westwind - 47.58 Fhaengshia - 47.40 Teralyon - 47.25 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.34 OMI - 43.39

On day 2 of the tournament we can say it was the Day of the Home Advantage. Every single home advantage team, except in the Hertfordshire and Jammbo vs. Teralyon and the Fujai vs. Saint Mark games, saw victory. In the exceptions, we continue to see why H&J and Fujai are at the top of the rankings. But there is to be a case made for home advantage, hence why we factor in a home advantage in the formula. This certainly helped one side in particular, the squad from Nieubasria, which was inching closer and closer to absolute bottom of the rankings against a team despised and obliterated, the Order of the Marsupial Inductees.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Cambria (48.62) 21 28 Libterraria (50.33+3) Nark (48.81) 23 32 Nieubasria (44.34+3) Dilber (52.59) 03 07 Kurabis (48.22+3) Dalimbar (51.82) 13 17 Min-Su (48.60+3) Giovanniland (56.00) 06 16 Mediobogdum (48.70+3) Big Bad Badger (50.82) 00 10 Zoran (52.86+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.80) 15 00 Teralyon (47.25+3) Fhaengshia (47.40) 06 11 Larxia (48.60+3) Fujai (56.90) 06 00 Saint Mark (52.60+3)  Day 2 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.69 Fujai - 58.64 Zoran - 53.85 Giovanniland - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Mediobogdum - 51.56 Bobki - 51.40 United Adaikes - 51.40 Libterraria - 51.59 Saint Mark - 50.86 Min-Su - 50.64 Kurabis - 50.49 Dilber - 50.32 Big Bad Badger - 49.83 Dalimbar - 49.78 Larxia - 49.76 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Recuecn - 48.42 Westwind - 47.58 Cambria - 47.56 Teralyon - 47.36 Nieubasria - 46.63 Nark - 46.52 Fhaengshia - 46.24 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 OMI - 43.39

Another day, another update to the rankings. As per usual, many changes to the rankings have happened, but perhaps the biggest upset would be the Min-Su vs Giovanniland match. Going in Giovanniland had 53.14 rank points and a home advantage. Yet, the scrappy team from Min-Su took Giovanniland down and gained 3.10 rank points as a result. H&J and Fujai continue to make strong cases for their sides to make it to the final. 
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Kurabis (50.49) 20 10 Cambria (47.56+3) Nieubasria (46.63) 18 40 Dilber (50.32+3) Libterraria (51.39) 17 05 Nark (46.52+3) Min-Su (50.64) 12 06 Giovanniland (53.14+3)  Bobki (51.40) 00 30 Dalimbar (49.78+3) Zoran (53.85) 14 24 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.69+3) Recuecn (48.42) 15 15 Big Bad Badger (49.83+3) Larxia (49.76) 09 20 Fujai (58.64+3) United Adaikes (51.40) 21 17 Fhaengshia (46.24+3) Day 3 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.72 Fujai - 58.26 Zoran - 53.82 Min-Su - 53.74 Libterraria - 53.02 United Adaikes - 52.97 Taledo - 52.80 Kurabis - 52.50 Dalimbar - 52.37 Mediobogdum - 51.56 Dilber - 51.31 Saint Mark - 50.86 Larxia - 50.14 Giovanniland - 50.04 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Recuecn - 49.30 Big Bad Badger - 48.95 Bobki - 48.81 Westwind - 47.58 Teralyon - 47.36 Nieubasria - 45.68 Cambria - 45.55 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nark - 44.89 Fhaengshia - 44.67 OMI - 43.39

If Day 2 was the Day of the Home Advantage, Day 4 seemed to be a mild case of Tie-Fever. Not one game, not two games, but three games saw ties. The "underdogs" of the three matches, Mediobogdum, United Adaikes, and Saint Mark saw slight points gains as a result. It should be noted that to be determined to be the "underdog" they will have the lower of the two pre-match ranks which factors in home-field advantage. I'll give you an example in the form of the Saint Mark vs Larxia match:
Both sides were relatively similar walking into the match, with Saint Mark at a 50.86 and Larxia 50.14. However, Larxia, by virtue of being the "home" side, get a pre-match rank of +3, meaning they were determined to be sitting at 53.14. Thus, although technically Saint Mark was higher on a side-by-side basis to Larxia, the home advantage to Larxia means that Saint Mark was the "underdog" of the match. And it showed with their 0-0 scores.
Bigger moves happened for Cambria, who halted their downward slide in their victory against Nark, along with Giovanniland winning over Bobki. Cambria gained 2.47 points while Gio gained 2.35. Hertfordshire and Jammbo keeps on dominating the top ranks, but because they are of such high ranking compared to everyone else, they don't gain significantly more points. Case in point, today's win over Recuecn only netted H&J a 0.32 rank point gain.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Cambria (45.55) 21 13 Nark (44.89+3) Dilber (51.31) 11 13 Libterraria (53.02+3) Kurabis (52.50) 32 20 Nieubasria (45.64+3) Giovanniland (50.04) 12 00 Bobki (48.81+3) Mediobogdum (51.56) 06 06 Min-Su (53.74+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.72) 17 03 Recuecn (49.30+3) Teralyon (47.36) 10 20 Zoran (53.82+3) Fujai (58.26) 03 03 United Adaikes (52.97+3) Saint Mark (50.86) 00 00 Larxia (50.14+3) Day 4 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 61.04 Fujai - 57.80 Libterraria - 54.08 Zoran - 53.93 Kurabis - 53.73 United Adaikes - 53.43 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Mediobogdum - 52.60 Giovanniland - 52.39 Dalimbar - 52.37 Saint Mark - 51.32 Dilber - 50.25 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Recuecn - 48.98 Big Bad Badger - 48.95 Cambria - 48.02 Westwind - 47.58 Teralyon - 47.25 Bobki - 46.46 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Fhaengshia - 44.67 Nieubasria - 44.41 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.42

If only it happened sooner.
Hertfordshire and Jammbo came in to day 5 with 61.04. Fujai came in with 57.80. Their opponents were Big Bad Badger (48.95) and Fhaengshia (44.67). H&J and Fujai have been the top two teams of the rankings since they clinched the spot to the finals of the First TWP Rugby Cup. Plus, they both had home field advantage.
Badger won 15-13. Fhaengshia won 7-0.
If this had happened sooner, the perception of these two teams may have been different. The losses themselves didn't particularly matter as both rugby powers were already booked into the Quarterfinals.
But boy it hurt their rankings. -5.02 for H&J, -5.23 for Fujai.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (44.41) 13 20 Cambria (48.02+3) Libterraria (54.08) 06 03 Kurabis (53.73+3) Nark (42.42) 07 15 Dilber (50.25+3) Bobki (46.46) 13 10 Mediobogdum (52.60+3) Dalimbar (52.37) 06 10 Giovanniland (52.39+3) Recuecn (48.98) 13 10 Teralyon (47.25+3) Big Bad Badger (48.95) 15 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (61.04+3) United Adaikes (53.43) 06 07 Saint Mark (51.32+3) Fhaengshia (44.67) 07 00 Fujai (57.80+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Libterraria - 56.61 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 56.02 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Zoran - 53.93 Giovanniland - 53.79 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Fujai - 52.57 United Adaikes - 51.61 Recuecn - 51.23 Kurabis - 51.20 Dalimbar - 50.97 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Nations in bold represent those still in the tournament.

If only it happened sooner.
Hertfordshire and Jammbo came in to day 5 with 61.04. Fujai came in with 57.80. Their opponents were Big Bad Badger (48.95) and Fhaengshia (44.67). H&J and Fujai have been the top two teams of the rankings since they clinched the spot to the finals of the First TWP Rugby Cup. Plus, they both had home field advantage.
Badger won 15-13. Fhaengshia won 7-0.
If this had happened sooner, the perception of these two teams may have been different. The losses themselves didn't particularly matter as both rugby powers were already booked into the Quarterfinals.
But boy it hurt their rankings. -5.02 for H&J, -5.23 for Fujai.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (44.41) 13 20 Cambria (48.02+3) Libterraria (54.08) 06 03 Kurabis (53.73+3) Nark (42.42) 07 15 Dilber (50.25+3) Bobki (46.46) 13 10 Mediobogdum (52.60+3) Dalimbar (52.37) 06 10 Giovanniland (52.39+3) Recuecn (48.98) 13 10 Teralyon (47.25+3) Big Bad Badger (48.95) 15 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (61.04+3) United Adaikes (53.43) 06 07 Saint Mark (51.32+3) Fhaengshia (44.67) 07 00 Fujai (57.80+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Libterraria - 56.61 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 56.02 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Zoran - 53.93 Giovanniland - 53.79 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Fujai - 52.57 United Adaikes - 51.61 Recuecn - 51.23 Kurabis - 51.20 Dalimbar - 50.97 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Nations in bold represent those still in the tournament.

If only it happened sooner.
Hertfordshire and Jammbo came in to day 5 with 61.04. Fujai came in with 57.80. Their opponents were Big Bad Badger (48.95) and Fhaengshia (44.67). H&J and Fujai have been the top two teams of the rankings since they clinched the spot to the finals of the First TWP Rugby Cup. Plus, they both had home field advantage.
Badger won 15-13. Fhaengshia won 7-0.
If this had happened sooner, the perception of these two teams may have been different. The losses themselves didn't particularly matter as both rugby powers were already booked into the Quarterfinals.
But boy it hurt their rankings. -5.02 for H&J, -5.23 for Fujai.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (44.41) 13 20 Cambria (48.02+3) Libterraria (54.08) 06 03 Kurabis (53.73+3) Nark (42.42) 07 15 Dilber (50.25+3) Bobki (46.46) 13 10 Mediobogdum (52.60+3) Dalimbar (52.37) 06 10 Giovanniland (52.39+3) Recuecn (48.98) 13 10 Teralyon (47.25+3) Big Bad Badger (48.95) 15 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (61.04+3) United Adaikes (53.43) 06 07 Saint Mark (51.32+3) Fhaengshia (44.67) 07 00 Fujai (57.80+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Libterraria - 56.61 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 56.02 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Zoran - 53.93 Giovanniland - 53.79 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Fujai - 52.57 United Adaikes - 51.61 Recuecn - 51.23 Kurabis - 51.20 Dalimbar - 50.97 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Nations in bold represent those still in the tournament.

If only it happened sooner.
Hertfordshire and Jammbo came in to day 5 with 61.04. Fujai came in with 57.80. Their opponents were Big Bad Badger (48.95) and Fhaengshia (44.67). H&J and Fujai have been the top two teams of the rankings since they clinched the spot to the finals of the First TWP Rugby Cup. Plus, they both had home field advantage.
Badger won 15-13. Fhaengshia won 7-0.
If this had happened sooner, the perception of these two teams may have been different. The losses themselves didn't particularly matter as both rugby powers were already booked into the Quarterfinals.
But boy it hurt their rankings. -5.02 for H&J, -5.23 for Fujai.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (44.41) 13 20 Cambria (48.02+3) Libterraria (54.08) 06 03 Kurabis (53.73+3) Nark (42.42) 07 15 Dilber (50.25+3) Bobki (46.46) 13 10 Mediobogdum (52.60+3) Dalimbar (52.37) 06 10 Giovanniland (52.39+3) Recuecn (48.98) 13 10 Teralyon (47.25+3) Big Bad Badger (48.95) 15 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (61.04+3) United Adaikes (53.43) 06 07 Saint Mark (51.32+3) Fhaengshia (44.67) 07 00 Fujai (57.80+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Libterraria - 56.61 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 56.02 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Zoran - 53.93 Giovanniland - 53.79 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Fujai - 52.57 United Adaikes - 51.61 Recuecn - 51.23 Kurabis - 51.20 Dalimbar - 50.97 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Nations in bold represent those still in the tournament.

If Day 2 was the Day of the Home Advantage, Day 4 seemed to be a mild case of Tie-Fever. Not one game, not two games, but three games saw ties. The "underdogs" of the three matches, Mediobogdum, United Adaikes, and Saint Mark saw slight points gains as a result. It should be noted that to be determined to be the "underdog" they will have the lower of the two pre-match ranks which factors in home-field advantage. I'll give you an example in the form of the Saint Mark vs Larxia match:
Both sides were relatively similar walking into the match, with Saint Mark at a 50.86 and Larxia 50.14. However, Larxia, by virtue of being the "home" side, get a pre-match rank of +3, meaning they were determined to be sitting at 53.14. Thus, although technically Saint Mark was higher on a side-by-side basis to Larxia, the home advantage to Larxia means that Saint Mark was the "underdog" of the match. And it showed with their 0-0 scores.
Bigger moves happened for Cambria, who halted their downward slide in their victory against Nark, along with Giovanniland winning over Bobki. Cambria gained 2.47 points while Gio gained 2.35. Hertfordshire and Jammbo keeps on dominating the top ranks, but because they are of such high ranking compared to everyone else, they don't gain significantly more points. Case in point, today's win over Recuecn only netted H&J a 0.32 rank point gain.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Cambria (45.55) 21 13 Nark (44.89+3) Dilber (51.31) 11 13 Libterraria (53.02+3) Kurabis (52.50) 32 20 Nieubasria (45.64+3) Giovanniland (50.04) 12 00 Bobki (48.81+3) Mediobogdum (51.56) 06 06 Min-Su (53.74+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.72) 17 03 Recuecn (49.30+3) Teralyon (47.36) 10 20 Zoran (53.82+3) Fujai (58.26) 03 03 United Adaikes (52.97+3) Saint Mark (50.86) 00 00 Larxia (50.14+3) Day 4 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 61.04 Fujai - 57.80 Libterraria - 54.08 Zoran - 53.93 Kurabis - 53.73 United Adaikes - 53.43 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Mediobogdum - 52.60 Giovanniland - 52.39 Dalimbar - 52.37 Saint Mark - 51.32 Dilber - 50.25 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Recuecn - 48.98 Big Bad Badger - 48.95 Cambria - 48.02 Westwind - 47.58 Teralyon - 47.25 Bobki - 46.46 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Fhaengshia - 44.67 Nieubasria - 44.41 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.42

If Day 2 was the Day of the Home Advantage, Day 4 seemed to be a mild case of Tie-Fever. Not one game, not two games, but three games saw ties. The "underdogs" of the three matches, Mediobogdum, United Adaikes, and Saint Mark saw slight points gains as a result. It should be noted that to be determined to be the "underdog" they will have the lower of the two pre-match ranks which factors in home-field advantage. I'll give you an example in the form of the Saint Mark vs Larxia match:
Both sides were relatively similar walking into the match, with Saint Mark at a 50.86 and Larxia 50.14. However, Larxia, by virtue of being the "home" side, get a pre-match rank of +3, meaning they were determined to be sitting at 53.14. Thus, although technically Saint Mark was higher on a side-by-side basis to Larxia, the home advantage to Larxia means that Saint Mark was the "underdog" of the match. And it showed with their 0-0 scores.
Bigger moves happened for Cambria, who halted their downward slide in their victory against Nark, along with Giovanniland winning over Bobki. Cambria gained 2.47 points while Gio gained 2.35. Hertfordshire and Jammbo keeps on dominating the top ranks, but because they are of such high ranking compared to everyone else, they don't gain significantly more points. Case in point, today's win over Recuecn only netted H&J a 0.32 rank point gain.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Cambria (45.55) 21 13 Nark (44.89+3) Dilber (51.31) 11 13 Libterraria (53.02+3) Kurabis (52.50) 32 20 Nieubasria (45.64+3) Giovanniland (50.04) 12 00 Bobki (48.81+3) Mediobogdum (51.56) 06 06 Min-Su (53.74+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.72) 17 03 Recuecn (49.30+3) Teralyon (47.36) 10 20 Zoran (53.82+3) Fujai (58.26) 03 03 United Adaikes (52.97+3) Saint Mark (50.86) 00 00 Larxia (50.14+3) Day 4 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 61.04 Fujai - 57.80 Libterraria - 54.08 Zoran - 53.93 Kurabis - 53.73 United Adaikes - 53.43 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Mediobogdum - 52.60 Giovanniland - 52.39 Dalimbar - 52.37 Saint Mark - 51.32 Dilber - 50.25 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Recuecn - 48.98 Big Bad Badger - 48.95 Cambria - 48.02 Westwind - 47.58 Teralyon - 47.25 Bobki - 46.46 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Fhaengshia - 44.67 Nieubasria - 44.41 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.42