Dalimbar

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

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 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

Welcome to the glorious third day of the First Rugby World Cup! We've seen some upsets and the establishment of who is on top and who is not.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (48.60) 17 23 Recuecn (47.90+3) Dilber (50.70) 13 10 OMI (48.18+3) Fujai (51.40) 07 10 Giovanniland (50.00+3) Dalimbar (48.60) 23 13 Big Bad Badger (52.60+3) Sensorland (54.94) 00 07 Bhang Bhang Duc (48.18+3) Westwind (46.10) 21 33 Cambria (51.06+3) Day 3 Rankings:
Dilber - 52.80 Sensorland - 52.19 Taledo - 52.10 Dalimbar - 52.00 Giovanniland - 51.68 Cambria - 51.47 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Bhang Bhang Duc - 50.93 Fujai - 49.72 Croblade - 49.72 Teralyon - 49.72 Recuecn - 49.44 Big Bad Badger - 49.20 Darkesia - 47.40 Nieubasria - 47.06 OMI - 46.08 Westwind - 45.69

Welcome to Day 2 of the First Rugby World Cup, in Recuecn! This is our chance to see the rest of the entrants and see how they stack up to some of yesterday's teams. 
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Recuecn (50.00) 03 20 Taledo (50.00+3) Giovanniland (52.10) 12 13 Dilber (48.60+3) OMI (50.00) 06 10 Teralyon (47.90+3) Big Bad Badger (50.00) 12 03 Darkesia (50.00+3) Cambria (52.10) 14 17 Sensorland (53.90+3) Bhang Bhang Duc (50.00) 00 08 Croblade (47.90+3) Day 2 Rankings
Sensorland - 54.94 Big Bad Badger - 52.60 Taledo - 52.10 Fujai - 51.40 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Cambria - 51.06 Dilber - 50.70 Giovanniland - 50.00 Croblade - 49.72 Teralyon - 49.72 Dalimbar - 48.60 Nieubasria - 48.60 Bhang Bhang Duc - 48.18 OMI - 48.18 Recuecn - 47.90 Darkesia - 47.40 Westwind - 46.10

Warning: Bad Math
Welcome to Rugby Rankings, provided by the Department of Sports of the Free State of Dalimbar. This aims to show how good (or bad) rugby teams are relative to one another, in anticipation of the Second Rugby World Cup in Dilber.
This means to give a ranking of each team relative to one another. 
With their first matches in the First Rugby World Cup, each team is allocated a base rank of 50.00 points. The ultimate scale is from 0.00 to 100.00. New teams who make their debuts in the Second Rugby World Cup will also have an initial rating of 50.00.
[1] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Y. If Y has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Y. Call it “A”.
[2] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Z. If Z has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Z. Call it “B”.
[3] Calculate the Difference between the two “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Scores”. Call it “D”.
[4] Apply the formula from the relevant item in this list:
World Cup Matches
... Team Y wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.3 capped at 6
... Team Y wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.2 capped at 4
... The match is a draw ............... D x 0.2 capped at 2
... Team Z wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.2 capped at 4
... Team Z wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.3 capped at 6
We are taking a look back to the First RWC, hosted in Recuecn, on how the competing teams did. This will help us size up the competition in the Second RWC. The premiere day of competition found a lot of teams sizing each other up, which is understandable given none had faced one another in tournament in... recent years? forever? 
A side note, OMI was Bing and then became Order of the Marsupial Inductees. For simplicity they both are referred to as OMI in this commentary. Cambria was called "Bran Astor" in official records for the First tournament, and "Tara & Cambray" in the Second,  but will be marked here as Cambria for both the all tournament rankings.
Day 1:
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (50.00) 08 16 Kurabis (50.00+3) Teralyon (50.00) 03 23 Giovanniland (50.00+3) Dilber (50.00) 22 24 Fujai (50.00+3) Dalimbar (50.00) 17 18 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (50.00+3) Croblade (50.00) 03 25 Cambria (50.00+3) Sensorland (50.00) 26 10 Westwind (50.00+3) Thus, after Day 1, we get the following:
Kurabis - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Nieubasria - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Giovanniland - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Teralyon - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Fujai - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dilber - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dalimbar - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Cambria - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Croblade - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Sensorland - (10+53.00-50.00)*0.3 = 3.90 (50.00+3.90 = 53.90)
Westwind - The negative of 3.90 = -3.90 (50.00-3.90 = 46.10)
 
Day 1 Rankings
Sensorland - 53.90 Cambria - 52.10 Giovanniland - 52.10 Fujai - 51.40 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Dalimbar - 48.60 Dilber - 48.60 Nieubasria - 48.60 Croblade - 47.90 Teralyon - 47.90 Westwind - 46.10 Edit: Thanks to Fujai for creating this beautiful chart to track the ups and downs of each team in the rankings: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/4556580/

Warning: Bad Math
Welcome to Rugby Rankings, provided by the Department of Sports of the Free State of Dalimbar. This aims to show how good (or bad) rugby teams are relative to one another, in anticipation of the Second Rugby World Cup in Dilber.
This means to give a ranking of each team relative to one another. 
With their first matches in the First Rugby World Cup, each team is allocated a base rank of 50.00 points. The ultimate scale is from 0.00 to 100.00. New teams who make their debuts in the Second Rugby World Cup will also have an initial rating of 50.00.
[1] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Y. If Y has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Y. Call it “A”.
[2] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Z. If Z has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Z. Call it “B”.
[3] Calculate the Difference between the two “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Scores”. Call it “D”.
[4] Apply the formula from the relevant item in this list:
World Cup Matches
... Team Y wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.3 capped at 6
... Team Y wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.2 capped at 4
... The match is a draw ............... D x 0.2 capped at 2
... Team Z wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.2 capped at 4
... Team Z wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.3 capped at 6
We are taking a look back to the First RWC, hosted in Recuecn, on how the competing teams did. This will help us size up the competition in the Second RWC. The premiere day of competition found a lot of teams sizing each other up, which is understandable given none had faced one another in tournament in... recent years? forever? 
A side note, OMI was Bing and then became Order of the Marsupial Inductees. For simplicity they both are referred to as OMI in this commentary. Cambria was called "Bran Astor" in official records for the First tournament, and "Tara & Cambray" in the Second,  but will be marked here as Cambria for both the all tournament rankings.
Day 1:
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (50.00) 08 16 Kurabis (50.00+3) Teralyon (50.00) 03 23 Giovanniland (50.00+3) Dilber (50.00) 22 24 Fujai (50.00+3) Dalimbar (50.00) 17 18 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (50.00+3) Croblade (50.00) 03 25 Cambria (50.00+3) Sensorland (50.00) 26 10 Westwind (50.00+3) Thus, after Day 1, we get the following:
Kurabis - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Nieubasria - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Giovanniland - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Teralyon - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Fujai - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dilber - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dalimbar - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Cambria - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Croblade - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Sensorland - (10+53.00-50.00)*0.3 = 3.90 (50.00+3.90 = 53.90)
Westwind - The negative of 3.90 = -3.90 (50.00-3.90 = 46.10)
 
Day 1 Rankings
Sensorland - 53.90 Cambria - 52.10 Giovanniland - 52.10 Fujai - 51.40 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Dalimbar - 48.60 Dilber - 48.60 Nieubasria - 48.60 Croblade - 47.90 Teralyon - 47.90 Westwind - 46.10 Edit: Thanks to Fujai for creating this beautiful chart to track the ups and downs of each team in the rankings: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/4556580/

Warning: Bad Math
Welcome to Rugby Rankings, provided by the Department of Sports of the Free State of Dalimbar. This aims to show how good (or bad) rugby teams are relative to one another, in anticipation of the Second Rugby World Cup in Dilber.
This means to give a ranking of each team relative to one another. 
With their first matches in the First Rugby World Cup, each team is allocated a base rank of 50.00 points. The ultimate scale is from 0.00 to 100.00. New teams who make their debuts in the Second Rugby World Cup will also have an initial rating of 50.00.
[1] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Y. If Y has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Y. Call it “A”.
[2] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Z. If Z has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Z. Call it “B”.
[3] Calculate the Difference between the two “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Scores”. Call it “D”.
[4] Apply the formula from the relevant item in this list:
World Cup Matches
... Team Y wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.3 capped at 6
... Team Y wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.2 capped at 4
... The match is a draw ............... D x 0.2 capped at 2
... Team Z wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.2 capped at 4
... Team Z wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.3 capped at 6
We are taking a look back to the First RWC, hosted in Recuecn, on how the competing teams did. This will help us size up the competition in the Second RWC. The premiere day of competition found a lot of teams sizing each other up, which is understandable given none had faced one another in tournament in... recent years? forever? 
A side note, OMI was Bing and then became Order of the Marsupial Inductees. For simplicity they both are referred to as OMI in this commentary. Cambria was called "Bran Astor" in official records for the First tournament, and "Tara & Cambray" in the Second,  but will be marked here as Cambria for both the all tournament rankings.
Day 1:
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (50.00) 08 16 Kurabis (50.00+3) Teralyon (50.00) 03 23 Giovanniland (50.00+3) Dilber (50.00) 22 24 Fujai (50.00+3) Dalimbar (50.00) 17 18 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (50.00+3) Croblade (50.00) 03 25 Cambria (50.00+3) Sensorland (50.00) 26 10 Westwind (50.00+3) Thus, after Day 1, we get the following:
Kurabis - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Nieubasria - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Giovanniland - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Teralyon - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Fujai - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dilber - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dalimbar - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Cambria - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Croblade - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Sensorland - (10+53.00-50.00)*0.3 = 3.90 (50.00+3.90 = 53.90)
Westwind - The negative of 3.90 = -3.90 (50.00-3.90 = 46.10)
 
Day 1 Rankings
Sensorland - 53.90 Cambria - 52.10 Giovanniland - 52.10 Fujai - 51.40 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Dalimbar - 48.60 Dilber - 48.60 Nieubasria - 48.60 Croblade - 47.90 Teralyon - 47.90 Westwind - 46.10 Edit: Thanks to Fujai for creating this beautiful chart to track the ups and downs of each team in the rankings: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/4556580/

Welcome to Day 2 of the First Rugby World Cup, in Recuecn! This is our chance to see the rest of the entrants and see how they stack up to some of yesterday's teams. 
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Recuecn (50.00) 03 20 Taledo (50.00+3) Giovanniland (52.10) 12 13 Dilber (48.60+3) OMI (50.00) 06 10 Teralyon (47.90+3) Big Bad Badger (50.00) 12 03 Darkesia (50.00+3) Cambria (52.10) 14 17 Sensorland (53.90+3) Bhang Bhang Duc (50.00) 00 08 Croblade (47.90+3) Day 2 Rankings
Sensorland - 54.94 Big Bad Badger - 52.60 Taledo - 52.10 Fujai - 51.40 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Cambria - 51.06 Dilber - 50.70 Giovanniland - 50.00 Croblade - 49.72 Teralyon - 49.72 Dalimbar - 48.60 Nieubasria - 48.60 Bhang Bhang Duc - 48.18 OMI - 48.18 Recuecn - 47.90 Darkesia - 47.40 Westwind - 46.10

Welcome to the glorious third day of the First Rugby World Cup! We've seen some upsets and the establishment of who is on top and who is not.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (48.60) 17 23 Recuecn (47.90+3) Dilber (50.70) 13 10 OMI (48.18+3) Fujai (51.40) 07 10 Giovanniland (50.00+3) Dalimbar (48.60) 23 13 Big Bad Badger (52.60+3) Sensorland (54.94) 00 07 Bhang Bhang Duc (48.18+3) Westwind (46.10) 21 33 Cambria (51.06+3) Day 3 Rankings:
Dilber - 52.80 Sensorland - 52.19 Taledo - 52.10 Dalimbar - 52.00 Giovanniland - 51.68 Cambria - 51.47 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Bhang Bhang Duc - 50.93 Fujai - 49.72 Croblade - 49.72 Teralyon - 49.72 Recuecn - 49.44 Big Bad Badger - 49.20 Darkesia - 47.40 Nieubasria - 47.06 OMI - 46.08 Westwind - 45.69

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

Warning: Bad Math
Welcome to Rugby Rankings, provided by the Department of Sports of the Free State of Dalimbar. This aims to show how good (or bad) rugby teams are relative to one another, in anticipation of the Second Rugby World Cup in Dilber.
This means to give a ranking of each team relative to one another. 
With their first matches in the First Rugby World Cup, each team is allocated a base rank of 50.00 points. The ultimate scale is from 0.00 to 100.00. New teams who make their debuts in the Second Rugby World Cup will also have an initial rating of 50.00.
[1] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Y. If Y has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Y. Call it “A”.
[2] Take the pre-match Points Ranking Score of Team Z. If Z has home advantage, add 3 to its pre-match Points Ranking Score. This is the “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Score” for Team Z. Call it “B”.
[3] Calculate the Difference between the two “Modified pre-match Points Ranking Scores”. Call it “D”.
[4] Apply the formula from the relevant item in this list:
World Cup Matches
... Team Y wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.3 capped at 6
... Team Y wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+B-A) x 0.2 capped at 4
... The match is a draw ............... D x 0.2 capped at 2
... Team Z wins by 15 or fewer points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.2 capped at 4
... Team Z wins by 16 or more points ............... (10+A-B) x 0.3 capped at 6
We are taking a look back to the First RWC, hosted in Recuecn, on how the competing teams did. This will help us size up the competition in the Second RWC. The premiere day of competition found a lot of teams sizing each other up, which is understandable given none had faced one another in tournament in... recent years? forever? 
A side note, OMI was Bing and then became Order of the Marsupial Inductees. For simplicity they both are referred to as OMI in this commentary. Cambria was called "Bran Astor" in official records for the First tournament, and "Tara & Cambray" in the Second,  but will be marked here as Cambria for both the all tournament rankings.
Day 1:
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (50.00) 08 16 Kurabis (50.00+3) Teralyon (50.00) 03 23 Giovanniland (50.00+3) Dilber (50.00) 22 24 Fujai (50.00+3) Dalimbar (50.00) 17 18 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (50.00+3) Croblade (50.00) 03 25 Cambria (50.00+3) Sensorland (50.00) 26 10 Westwind (50.00+3) Thus, after Day 1, we get the following:
Kurabis - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Nieubasria - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Giovanniland - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Teralyon - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Fujai - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dilber - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.2 = 1.40 (50.00+1.40 = 51.40)
Dalimbar - The negative of 1.40 = -1.40 (50.00-1.40 = 48.60)
Cambria - (10+50.00-53.00)*0.3 = 2.10 (50.00+2.10 = 52.10)
Croblade - The negative of 2.10 = -2.10 (50.00-2.10 = 47.90)
Sensorland - (10+53.00-50.00)*0.3 = 3.90 (50.00+3.90 = 53.90)
Westwind - The negative of 3.90 = -3.90 (50.00-3.90 = 46.10)
 
Day 1 Rankings
Sensorland - 53.90 Cambria - 52.10 Giovanniland - 52.10 Fujai - 51.40 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 51.40 Kurabis - 51.40 Dalimbar - 48.60 Dilber - 48.60 Nieubasria - 48.60 Croblade - 47.90 Teralyon - 47.90 Westwind - 46.10 Edit: Thanks to Fujai for creating this beautiful chart to track the ups and downs of each team in the rankings: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/4556580/

Saint Andreisburg - Dalimbar
Colonel Nur Olsen arrives with his squad at the airport early. He knows he has to make his team ready for the tournament of their lives. They have to make Dalimbar proud, especially after the incident at the embassy last time and their showing. The conversation with the Brigadier in charge of the Dalimbar Sports program was certainly not the most pleasant he had to deal with, neither was the one he had with the diplomatic officers while he was still in Reçueçn. Finally, the presentation to Stavka and the Marshal himself. There were many in Stavka who wanted to liquidate the program and send hostile messages to the outside, but as the Marshal himself noted, he was a rugby player himself, and this was the first battle. Col. Nursan and his rugby squad were spared. 
In the airport lounge for officers, Col. Nursan pulled Captain Hasse Siemon, the coach, aside. A smoke and a drink later, they finally found the opportunity to speak when their "comrades" in the Special Police finally grew bored enough to lurk around the departure wing hoping to harass some... foreigner? Some unlucky soul, to say the least.
"It's a 104, Siemon. Have to be on close guard of supplies while there." Said Col. Nursan while finishing off a glass of glass of vin.
"No shit, sir. You saw what the druggies in Dilber hauled in with them last time. But a 104, sir?" 
"No chances. Between our friends and hosts, no chances." Col. Nursan saw one of the more loathsome elements of the Special Police, Major Trolio, coming back to the lounge, looking at both men with a mild contempt. The two rugby officers continued their quiet drink while waiting for the plane to board before taking them to another hive of barbarians.
 

Saint Andreisburg - Dalimbar
Colonel Nur Olsen arrives with his squad at the airport early. He knows he has to make his team ready for the tournament of their lives. They have to make Dalimbar proud, especially after the incident at the embassy last time and their showing. The conversation with the Brigadier in charge of the Dalimbar Sports program was certainly not the most pleasant he had to deal with, neither was the one he had with the diplomatic officers while he was still in Reçueçn. Finally, the presentation to Stavka and the Marshal himself. There were many in Stavka who wanted to liquidate the program and send hostile messages to the outside, but as the Marshal himself noted, he was a rugby player himself, and this was the first battle. Col. Nursan and his rugby squad were spared. 
In the airport lounge for officers, Col. Nursan pulled Captain Hasse Siemon, the coach, aside. A smoke and a drink later, they finally found the opportunity to speak when their "comrades" in the Special Police finally grew bored enough to lurk around the departure wing hoping to harass some... foreigner? Some unlucky soul, to say the least.
"It's a 104, Siemon. Have to be on close guard of supplies while there." Said Col. Nursan while finishing off a glass of glass of vin.
"No shit, sir. You saw what the druggies in Dilber hauled in with them last time. But a 104, sir?" 
"No chances. Between our friends and hosts, no chances." Col. Nursan saw one of the more loathsome elements of the Special Police, Major Trolio, coming back to the lounge, looking at both men with a mild contempt. The two rugby officers continued their quiet drink while waiting for the plane to board before taking them to another hive of barbarians.
 

(Rugby Union)
Hello one and all! Americans are used to Thanksgiving Football, but we'll be playing a game of handegg with a more global twist this year. Ready for your nations citizens to prove they can out-brawn and out-brain the rest of the region? Well this is you opportunity! This thread is just for signups and out of context discussion, so sign up below or drop a line if you've got any questions!
The Rugby World Cup will begin after American Thanksgiving (Thursday the 26th), so signups will be open until then. Format will depend on signup numbers, but we're looking at a group stage leading into traditional knock-out rounds. 
Need some more info on sports roleplay? Open the spoiler below (copied from last time).
 

April 30, 1420
11:00 AM Over Time
“Adsila Ani’-Wah’ under orders of the Grand Defense Council you are under arrest for treason!” yelled a soldier from the other side of the door. Adsila looked at the door in fear as the thought of being put in a prison cell crossed her mind.
I didn’t ask for this! I don’t want to be queen! I wasn’t part of any of this!
She thought to herself. The soldier banged on the door again,
“Adsila Ani’-Wah’ if you do not open the door this instant we will be forced to use force.” yelled the soldier. Adsila could hear the soldiers planting charges on her door. She just stood there, paralyzed with fear.
Great Spirit please help me!
“Hey what’s the deal here? Don’t you guys think that ballistic breaching is a bit much for a normal apartment door?” said a muffled and unrecognizable voice. The sound of gunfire followed along with the sound of bodies hitting the floor, people being grappled, and a...wilhelm scream? Adsila leaned against her wall and slid down to the ground out of fear. Then there was silence and no sound was outside...until there was a slight click heard from the door followed by another click and a third click. After the third click the door unlocked and the door opened to reveal a man in a black reflective helmet mask in some strange black armor. Behind him were the unconscious bodies of six Zoranian soldiers and the man looked completely unharmed. He walked into her apartment casually as if nothing happened and looked at Adsila.
“Sorry about that, hope they didn’t cause you too much trouble.” said the man. Adsila could tell that the man’s voice was modulated as it sounded too deep for it to be natural.
“Who are you?” asked Adsila. The man’s body language shifted to give the idea that he was insulted,
“How can you not know who I am?! I am the one and only CGZ and I am here to save your hide from the idiots in the GSC, the fat cats in their towers of false power, the fanatics that use the Great Spirit’s name for their own desires, and from the monarchists that are the closest thing you have to a fan club. Look I am not on any side of this war but seeing as you are an enemy to three of the four sides and a potential pawn for the fourth and that just makes you a target. Now I am offering you the chance to come with me and hide until the war ends. Just going to say it now, I am probably your only hope kid.” CGZ offered his hand to Adsila. Adsila thought about her situation for a minute, what he said was realistic as without her one side in the war effort would fall into divisions over who to make into a monarch and so she would become a target by the two other sides. Also she already is considered a traitor by the GSC so it looks like she has no other choice. She takes the legendary thief’s hand and is pulled to her feet.
“Now before I take you with me I am going to have to blindfold you.” He says, taking out a black blindfold, “While I want to help you I can’t trust you with the location of my secret hideout. So if you could put that on it would make my job ten times easier.” Adsila sighs and begrudgingly puts it on. The thief then grabbed her hand and began to lead her out of the apartment building, through the conflict filled streets and into what she can assume to be a car. She was buckled into her seat with help from CGZ before he accelerated causing her to be pushed back into her seat.
“When did my life get so complicated?” she said out loud without even realizing it,
“Probably when your father died. Just stating the obvious here.” answered CGZ.
As they sped down the streets they could hear the sounds of gunfire and explosions. While she could not see, Adsila already imagined what must be going on. A few bullets even hit the car but they didn’t do any damage to the vehicle due to how armored it must be.
“Jeeves play My Mix!” said CGZ and a posh sounding voice answered,
“Right away sir.” A drum solo began to play from the speakers of the car and classic rock filled Adsila’s ears.
“How are you so calm during all of this?! People are literally dying around us!” Adsila says trying to yell over the classic rock music,
“Look it isn’t that I don’t care but it's the fact that I have to worry about getting you to safety without drawing too much attention to myself by using secret tunnels that I have all around the country. The thing is that the closest entrance to one of these tunnels is in the middle of one of the conflict zones. It is going to keep a level head when driving anyways.” says CGZ as he manages to swerve around a very obviously placed landmine that was set in the middle of the road.
“Damn that was a famous Dalimbari mine! How much funding do these private militaries have!? Anyways, as you can-oh wait you can’t see, well if you could see you would understand why I am having to be so calm while driving. If I wasn’t calm then we wouldn’t survive so if you would be so kind try not to interrupt the music.” Adsila didn’t know what to say about this.
By the Spirit I don’t know whether I am with a bold genius or an adrenaline junky madman!

Fixed.
You appear to be in the newspaper group....still not working (sorry about the late reply, it's been a heck of a month).

@Bran Astor You've been one of my closest friends. This was the case before you were my boss. This will be the case after you're my boss. While you're my boss here, you've been one of the best people that I've served under. I like that you challenge me to think in new ways, and I like that you allow me to challenge you as well. I like that we can have very frank discussions and as much as I've be annoyed for a brief couple days, you're always ready for the next discussion that I bring up. You're a true comrade and friend.

@Bran Astor You've been one of my closest friends. This was the case before you were my boss. This will be the case after you're my boss. While you're my boss here, you've been one of the best people that I've served under. I like that you challenge me to think in new ways, and I like that you allow me to challenge you as well. I like that we can have very frank discussions and as much as I've be annoyed for a brief couple days, you're always ready for the next discussion that I bring up. You're a true comrade and friend.

Welcome back, Indy!

@Bran Astor You've been one of my closest friends. This was the case before you were my boss. This will be the case after you're my boss. While you're my boss here, you've been one of the best people that I've served under. I like that you challenge me to think in new ways, and I like that you allow me to challenge you as well. I like that we can have very frank discussions and as much as I've be annoyed for a brief couple days, you're always ready for the next discussion that I bring up. You're a true comrade and friend.