Giovanniland

Matchday 5 - Win
Giovanniland 19-0 Order of the Marsupial Inductees
Tries: Giovannia Antonia (5'), Markio Telliano Ulpio (30'), Giovanno Vespasio-Emiliano (61')
Conversions: Pietro Numeriani (34', 62')
First Half: Giovanniland had almost a hundred percent chance of qualifying, except if a combination of terrible results in both Group B matches happened. Due to this, the Giovannilandian team had a more slower pace this match, but that didn't mean they would do nothing. The team quickly went through the Marsupial defense early in with a try by Giovanna. The Marsupial Inductees did not know how to defend or attack properly, so the Giovannilandians made more attacks and got a second try at the half-hour mark by Markio, followed by young star Pietro's conversion earning 2 more points. At halftime, the Giovannilandians had a lead of 12 points.
Second Half: With the Giovannilandians having a secure victory, not much happened in the second match. But it's always good to score even more! That is what Giovanno was thinking when he scored a 3rd try to further increase the lead. A conversion by Pietro also earned other 2 points, and that is all worth noting in the second half, as nothing important happened after. 
Post-Match: The Giovannilandian coaches are incredibly proud of the team! Giovanniland has won Group B with 9 points and a point difference of +41, with the result of 3 wins and 1 loss (although some Giovannilandian supporters still think PEDs are illegal and don't accept that particular result) in 4 matches played. Looking forward to the quarter-finals, Giovanniland will play against host Reçueçn in Chapel-Field House, and the Giovannilandians both visiting Reçueçn and at home country are cheering for the team! 
Government Notice: King Giovanni VI and the Foreign Affairs Ministry were notified of some Giovannilandians that participated in the peaceful protest in the Dalimbari embassy in Reçueçn, to protest against the use of landmines by Dalimbar. It is not yet known by the government if any of the citizens were arrested, but Giovanniland hopes that this will not put a drain in historically friendly Giovanniland-Reçueçn relations, especially with the two teams meeting in the quarter-finals to play against each other. 

Matchday 5 Results
Group A Kurabis 0–3 Taledo Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Taledo 3 3 0 0 44 6 +38 9 2 Reçueçn 3 2 0 1 45 37 +8 6 3 Kurabis 3 1 0 2 16 30 −14 3 4 Nieubasria 3 0 0 3 28 60 −32 0 Group B Fujai 8–6 Teralyon Giovanniland 19–0 Order of the Marsupial Inductees Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Giovanniland 4 3 0 1 64 23 +41 9 2 Fujai 4 3 0 1 63 48 +15 9 3 Dilber 4 2 0 2 51 56 −5 6 4 Teralyon 4 2 0 2 29 40 −11 6 5 Order of the Marsupial Inductees 4 0 0 4 26 66 −40 0 Group C Hertfordshire and Jammbo 22–10 Darkesia Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 3 3 0 0 61 37 +24 9 2 Dalimbar 3 2 0 1 51 41 +10 6 3 Big Bad Badger 3 1 0 2 35 47 −12 3 4 Darkesia 3 0 0 3 23 45 −22 0 Group D Westwind 7–3 Croblade Bran Astor 19–5 Bhang Bhang Duc Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Bran Astor 4 3 0 1 91 46 +45 9 2 Sensorland 4 3 0 1 81 41 +40 9 3 Bhang Bhang Duc 4 2 0 2 23 27 −4 6 4 Westwind 4 1 0 3 38 73 −35 3 5 Croblade 4 1 0 3 24 70 −46 3  
Quarterfinal Matchups
 
I
Taledo vs Fujai
Carl III Stadium, Reçueçn
 
II
Giovanniland vs Reçueçn
Chapel-Field House, Reçueçn
 
III
Hertfordshire and Jammbo vs Sensorland
Stade de l’Alliance, Genève
 
IV
Bran Astor vs Dalimbar
Sporting Field, Renwyll

VS. 
Thursday 27th February - Matchday 5 - Group Stage Final Game - Victory
Hertfordshire and Jammbo 22-10 Darkesia (HT: HRJ 10-5 DAR)
Tries: Mikhail Agnelli (19'), Ongo Vidopliassova (24'), Britannia Degre (41'), Chris Morituros (52')
Conversions: James Zeki (53')
First Half Report: The match began, the HRJ already through, and so we sort of let it go. By that, I mean Darkesia scored a try in the first minute. Surprisingly, there was not a rant in earshot. After this, the players became serious again, and ran the chocolatiers ragged. This eventually paid off, with Mikhail Agnelli bagging a leveller. No conversion was made, which seems normal at this point. 5 minutes later, in steps Ongo Vidopliassova, who doesn't communicate using words. Instead he uses sounds and mimes to communicate. Either way, he still put the HRJ into the lead. What then occurred was a realisation by the entire team that Darkesia seemed to have given up trying. Perhaps they were having a chocolate break.
Second Half Report: Once the second half was underway, Hertfordshire and Jammbo (The Jammbians) continued their noble tradition of scoring immediately in the second half. This time, Britannia Degre pulled off her first try for the team, and boy was she pleased with it, expressng her dominance in truly majestic ways. Sadly, an opposition try then had to come and dampen things. Still, could be worse. Then it got worse. Arguably the best performer of the tournament, General Robert Lee, was sent packing to the benches after clashing heads with an angered Darkesian player, who was immediately sin binned. He didn't care. Hopefully Robert Lee can make a full recovery in time for the next match. To avenge the loss of R. E. Lee, Chris Morituros cleaved a try straight through the middle of the field. General R. E. Lee's replacement, James Zeki, then rounded off a top performance by actually getting a conversion! A rarity, that is for sure. Although an injury to Britannia Degre saw her replaced with government agent Sanchez, there was ultimately nothing to worry about, as HRJ comfortably saw out the rest of the game.
Post-Match Analysis: Following the win, Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen have won Group C with 9 points and will take on Sensorland in tomorrow's quarter-finals. Darkesia has finished bottom of Group C with 0 points.

Exclusive Report! Rumours of a planned mass protest turn out to be true!
This day saw the dawn of the planned protest. Sports fans from Hertfordshire and Jammbo, along with fellow fans from Fujai, Tara & Cambray and a few from Reçueçn, held a rally outside the Dalimbari embassy in Reçueçn against the use of landmines along Dalimbar's borders. The protest was the largest so far, and included many notable speakers. Controversially, the Jammbian Prime Minister, Clarkov Ongo Clarkson, was spotted addressing the gargantuan crowd, giving a passionate and well-recieved speech about how Dalimbar is just an infantile pillock for having mines in the first place. The protest was peaceful, for a time, and no arrests were made at any point, at least, not until later on in the protests. The protest is expected to continue through the night.

When Reçueçn City Chief of Police Marie Rocher-Éby warned the FRF that police officers would be stationed outside the Dalimbari embassy, waiting to arrest those showing up for the planned protest, people started coming out of the woodwork to let her know how bad of an idea that was. Perhaps she even began to regret the statement she had made. But after making such a bold proclamation, she certainly felt she had to either back it up or lose face. The police officers, then were duly stationed as they awaited the protest to find out if the Police Chief's warnings had dissuaded anybody.
They had not. In fact, the protesters came in far greater numbers than the police expected. Four hundred people didn't choke the streets or look particularly impressive from an aerial camera, but considering that the crowd was almost entirely made up of non-Reçuecians, (pretty much all Fujar visitors for the Rugby World Cup), the turnout was remarkable. The police officers, standing their ground outside the Dalimbari embassy, felt increasingly outnumbered and worried about how this might turn out.
Yet as the protest began, timidly at first, demonstrators wondering if the police would somehow try to lock everybody up, the officers did nothing. Some were surprised; if Rocher-Éby had promised arrests, why were the cops merely watching as things began to unfold? In fact, the decision made sense. The protesters had called Rocher-Éby's bluff—it would be illegal to arrest peaceful protesters if they did nothing else wrong—the rights to assembly and demonstration were enshrined in Reçuecian law. The police officers could do nothing but watch and wait, hoping that the protesters would do something that could be construed as illegal to justify breaking up the demonstration.
The crowd slowly grew bigger and louder. Megaphones appeared, and people started waving flags—it was clear that these people were sports fans who knew how to organize this sort of thing. The police grew ever more worried; weren't there so many stories of sports riots breaking out? What would follow if that happened here, where there were no riot police present, and only a few cops, vastly outnumbered by the crowd? Someone climbed on a box and began to yell a highly political speech. That was still no justification for the police to do anything. But then, as the speech ended, the confusion grew, the mob grew louder, and... explonsions!?
The officers began to panic. Some called for reinforcements while others launched into the crowd, trying to find what exactly was going on and who was doing it. The officers' fear for their own safety clouded their thinking, and the began to overreact. Had they had time to think out their actions, however, they probably would have followed the same course; throwing firecrackers was disturbance of the peace, and here at an embassy it was a much more serious charge. They had the excuse they needed and began to round up protesters and place them under arrest.
Of course, this dispersed the crowd pretty quickly. No one who'd come to Reçueçn to watch some rugby games wanted to spend the night in jail, and perhaps longer if this turned into some complicated international scandal. The demonstrators began to run while the police caught who they could. One of the first ones in handcuffs was the person who'd made the speech. The officers had kept their eyes on them. Most of those who'd thrown firecrackers were arrested as well, although a couple got away. But other members of the crowd as well were taken back with the police officers to detention. All told, by the time the smoke cleared and the street in front of the embassy was empty again, except for a few officers left to continue to stand guard, 46 protesters had been detained. Only five were Reçuecian citizens. The rest were foreign nationals, mostly Fujar.
Currently, all 46 are still in jail, and charges have not been filed—the Reçueçn City district attorneys have forty-eight hours to decide what charges to file. It looks like some fans might be missing a rugby game or two.
In sporting news, Fujai, Dalimbar, and Reçueçn have all advanced to the quarterfinals of the world cup. If Fujai and Reçueçn continue to advance, they will face each other in the semifinal next round, a match that may now come with more tension than was expected before.

.:::.  Terljonska Nacionalni Ragbi Tim .:::.           
             .:::.   26/02/2020 Game 3 Report    .:::.             
What happens when an unstoppable force meets another unstoppable force? A lot of noise at the start followed by a hole lot of nothing apparently.
Coming off their game 2 victory and what was apparently a great "motivational" speech from the coaches the Teralyon team managed do it again and win their highly anticipated match against the Dilberian Dopin' Dogs in a 10-3 victory. Some fans from both countries however seem to have been let down by the match as they were expecting a much wilder game from the two teams that seem to employ a full offensive doctrine the game instead saw a very strong start from the Teralyians and a great penalty followed by a drop kick from the Dilberian squad only for the game to turn into a stalemate.  
Tries:
Mecka  Michalković (05')
Branimir  Prochaska (10')
 
First Half:
The start of the game saw instant action with a great Teralyon try by Mecka "The Pounder" Michalković that almost single handedly scored the first try of the game in a spectacular move not seen since her Vana Sova Magriders days. This was followed up by a fierce offensive push by the rabid Dilberian squad with many players going into a rage and their skin visibly turning a purplish blue colour but it wasn't enough to stop the Teralyian outfit as Branimir "The Jackhammer"  Prochaska was able to infiltrate like a prowler and get around the Dilberian vangaurd with lancer like precision to score the second try of the game which led to some choice words being exchanged between the two teams and with tempers flaring on both sides Slobodan Aždro was red flagged and kicked out of the game for striking a Dilberian player on his way out he was heard yelling "I'm Better then You" and "Zero Chance against me" This eventually lead to a great penalty kick by the Dilberian Dopin' Dogs and a stellar orbital strike of a drop kick from Sergio "The Liberator" Chade which concluded the first half of the game.
Second Half:
The second half of the game saw little movement from either side which resulted in a giant stalemate that made for terrible fan viewing but from what was seen on the field this was only due to both teams being in a state of mouth frothing anger interlinked and refusing to give up even a single centimeter of ground. There were some great offensive pushes across that were quickly rebuffed. By the end of the match there seemed to be a lot of new red bruises and black eyes.
Post Match Interview:
When asked what he thought of the game, all coach Milanko Kolev had to say was "Huh, Not bad"
The Teralyon commentator Max Scattercannon also stirred up some controversy with his post game social media comments
"Did you see our TR(Teralyon Rugby) boys and girls Decimate those smurfs?! I guess @Dilber will need to find a new conglomerate bio lab to buy their dope from since the batch they have now did nothing"

VS.  
Wednesday 26th February - Matchday 4 - Victory
Badgeria 10-21 Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen (HT: BBB 5-8 HRJ)
Tries: Mikhail Agnelli (22'), Niko Wesker (43'), Robert Lee (63')
Conversions: Isaac Ozbek (23'), Carl Jefferson (44')
Penalties: Mina Klebitz (10'), Mikhail Agnelli (60')
The manager of Badgeria has requested to not have any information regarding player names of their team in this report.
First Half Report: The match between Badgeria and Härtferdsierndeambeu began with tempers flaring on both sides, victory vital for either teams chances of progressing to the next round. It was end-to-end chaos with barely a dominant team in sight. 10 minutes in, though, and serious drama occurred. HRJ player No. 15, Scott Bevan, was tackled on the overly hard side by one of the Badgeria players, which resulted in a bust-up between members of both teams, resulting in 2 yellow cards for Badgeria and a lucky escape for Hertfordshire and Jammbo. Bevan's injury should last 1 match. He was replaced with Niko Wesker. Subsequently, Mina Klebitz scored the penalty drop kick with relative ease and a sprinkling of awkwardness. Ongo Vidopliassova had escaped cautioning after becoming involved in the earlier fight, but he didn't help his case much, as the referee booked Ongo for talking angry gibberish to the opposition coach. The coach made sure his team responded, for just 4 minutes later, Badgeria were in the lead after a very aggressive try. The attempted conversion was also aggressive, thus it spiralled out wide. Of course, it was a mere matter of time until Mikhail Agnelli remedied the situation, with the conversion of Isaac Ozbek adding to that. The rest of the first half saw HRJ go into park-the-bus mode and play such boring rugby that the Badgerian substitutes bench actually fell asleep watching the game.
Second Half Report: The second half got underway, and immediately became good. Niko Wesker casually intimidated his way through the Badgerian defence and planted a try so pleasantly, you'd swear he was a capo. It also helped that Carl Jefferson, straight outta Grove Street, pulled off a tough conversion. A return to wibbly-wobbly-rugby-wugby then occurred, except now Badgeria had a mountain to climb, against a small isolated nation from south-east Andolia. Insert questionable referee decision here, as the internationally disliked Kingston Ray, a smug and perverted man, was put out of action for the rest of the tournament, and frankly, everyone present was glad to see him go, including HRJ manager Jennifer Hammond. Better yet, it meant that Mikhail Agnelli scored a superb penalty. Just as quickly as the game restarted did Robert Lee, previous game's MOTM, place the game well and truly out of the Badger's reach with a tactical try that reeked of expert military general, because that's exactly what Robert Lee is when he isn't playing rugby. That wasn't to say Badgeria were done trying. After Ashraf Memento became cocky and slammed into an opposition player, thereby recieving a yellow card, same said player came up and scored a try, just to rub it in Ashraf's face. The match ended 5 minutes later, with Hertfordshire and Jammbo recording a comfortable win on an overall glorious night.
Post Match Report: Due to this result, the Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen have qualified for the TWP Rugby World Cup Quarter-Finals with one match to spare. Big Bad Badger/Badgeria on the other hand has been left wondering what went wrong as they crash out of the tournament, in 3rd after playing all 3 games.
Bonus Report: It is highly known that Prime Minister Clarkov was among the visitors in the official's box above the stands. Afrer witnessing the national team record a solid win, he burst into laughter as he heard the news that Dilber had been defeated by Teralyon, and was essentially out of the tournament barring a miracle. Here is what Clarkov had to say: "Hey, Dilberian Dopin' Dogs, where are your PED's now?! You see, citizens of Hertfordshire and Jammbo, this is exactly why drugs should never be touched upon, at any age of your lives". He then turned to the screen and raised a glass to the downfall of Dilber, and to the success of the HRJ.
                                         
Now, all of today's scores.
The Unicorns 19-0 Kurabijsky Tym Rukby
National Rugby Team of the Republic of Taledo 21-3 Basric Rugby
Order of the Marsupial Inductees 10-24 Fujanske Landslaget I Rugby
Terljonski Nacionalni Ragbi Tim 10-3 Dilberian Dopin' Dogs
Badgeria 10-21 Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen
Darkesia 10-11 Dalimbar Union da Rugby
History's Utter Bastards 11-0 Westwind Storm
Croblade 10-38 Sensorland

Matchday 4 Results
Group A Reçueçn 19–0 Kurabis Taledo 21–3 Nieubasria Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Taledo 2 2 0 0 41 6 +35 6 2 Reçueçn 3 2 0 1 45 37 +8 6 3 Kurabis 2 1 0 1 16 27 −11 3 4 Nieubasria 3 0 0 3 28 60 −32 0 Group B Order of the Marsupial Inductees 10–24 Fujai Teralyon 10–3 Dilber Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Giovanniland 3 2 0 1 45 23 +22 6 2 Fujai 3 2 0 1 55 42 +13 6 3 Dilber 4 2 0 2 51 56 −5 6 4 Teralyon 3 2 0 1 23 32 −9 6 5 Order of the Marsupial Inductees 3 0 0 3 26 47 −21 0 Group C Big Bad Badger 10–21 Hertfordshire and Jammbo Darkesia 10–11 Dalimbar Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 2 2 0 0 39 27 +12 6 2 Dalimbar 3 2 0 1 51 41 +10 6 3 Big Bad Badger 3 1 0 2 35 47 −12 3 4 Darkesia 2 0 0 2 13 23 −10 0 Group D Bhang Bhang Duc 11–0 Westwind Croblade 10–38 Sensorland Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Sensorland 4 3 0 1 81 41 +40 9 2 Bran Astor 3 2 0 1 72 41 +31 6 3 Bhang Bhang Duc 3 2 0 1 18 8 +10 6 4 Croblade 3 1 0 2 21 63 −42 3 5 Westwind 3 0 0 3 31 70 −39 0  

Dilberian students LOVE the new school-focused mascot of the Dilberian Dopin' Dogs.  Replacing the old D.A.R.E class with a class taught by Dopey has led to enhanced physical performance, raising the next generation of rugby players, as soon as they finish second grade.

Matchday 3 - Win
Fujai 7-10 Giovanniland
Tries: Lavinia Tullio-Kesari (70', 78')
First Half: With a match of both teams with a defensive style, most people thought it would be a slower match than previously played ones. Indeed it was, with no successful tries within the first 30 minutes. However, the Fujansk team scored a try and a further conversion near the end of the first half.
Second Half: Although 7 points down, like in previous matches the Giovannilandian team didn't give up. However, with a slow and defensive game, most attempts to score were thwarted. The exciting part of the game was yet to come. At 70 minutes, Lavinia finally scored a try, but that was not enough to win. The Giovannilandian supporters started to lose hope, but when the same Lavinia scored yet another try just 2 minutes, they cheered. An epic ending to a well played game in both sides. 
Post-Match: In the next round, the Giovannilandian team will have a bye. They will have a well-deserved rest until the last match of the group stage, against the Order of the Marsupial Inductees.

The Bhang Bhang Ducian team of HUBs (History’s Utter Bastards) played their first game today against the team from Westwind.  The HUBs missed their first games due to their preference for the taverns and hostelries over actually playing rugby.
In the first half the HUBs fly-half Adolf Hitler Williams kicked a penalty into touch and gave his side a lineout 5 metres from the opposing try line.  The lineout was thrown in by Genghis Khan Williams to the lock Julius Caesar Williams who palmed the ball down to the scrum half Napoleon Bonaparte Williams.  A sidestep and reach and N. B. Williams touched the ball down over the line. Try!  A.H. Williams missed the conversion giving the HUBs a five point lead.
The second half was tight with no tries scored by either side.  The HUBs kicked two penalties, after Westwind was firstly found not releasing in the ruck and secondly for offside.
Final score: Bhang Bhang Duc 11 v Westwind 0
Vlad Dracul Williams received a red card for eye gouging.
 
(Am I doing this right?)

Reçueçn, Reçueçn—Reçueçn City Chief of Police Marie Rocher-Éby released a statement today warning Fujar sports fans visiting Reçueçn for the Rugby World Cup not to join planned protests outside the Dalimbar embassy. "All protesters, regardless of nationality, will be subject to arrest and prosecution," said Rocher-Éby. "The Rugby World Cup has been planned here in Reçueçn as a wonderful opportunity to bring The West Pacific together, and it is a shame that anyone would want to ruin the very moment where we put aside our differences to come together in a sporting match with their divisive political agenda. An event like this, on Reçuecian soil, is not the time or place to be dredging up old conflicts between third parties." The Chief of Police also indicated that security would be tightened at all World Cup events. Subsequent to the the release of the statement, the Reçueçn City police department proactively stationed additional police patrols outside the Dalimbari embassy.
Other Reçuecian government officials softened the message. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be vacant," said one ministry staffer, who requested to remain anonymous, "but that doesn't allow the Chief of Police to take over international policy. Reçueçn recognizes that the tension between Dalimbar and Fujai is nuanced and complicated, and actions taken by municipal police officers do not represent international politics decisions taken by our government."
These more moderate voices, however, have not put in place a more concrete response to the Chief of Police's statement, and news pundits backed up Rocher-Éby and seemed to think that most Reçuecians would, too. "We don't want our neighbors hashing out their fights in our country," said one talk show host. "It's not interfering in their politics to ask them to settle their problems elsewhere. Plus, if this protest is being indirectly sponsored by the Fujansk government, that's a big deal, and if they go through with it, I expect the response to get a lot sterner, fast. If those protesters show up tonight, I hope the cops lock 'em all up."
An interesting turn for this World Cup that had started out all roses and sunshine, and the first sign of tension between the historically amicable Reçueçn and Fujai in years.

DU-UKH, UUK – Keiserholde, Fujai — Well hey there folks! I'm Jens from DU-UKH, Den Blå Duken, UiKeiserholde's officially unofficial student radio. We've taken over the Idrottsminutt's spot (sorry not sorry Berit) but we've got some interesting news for you!
Late last night, protests began in Sankt Aiden against Dalimbar's longstanding practice of using minefields to secure international borders. This has been a contentious issue in Fujansk-Dalimbari relations, and was one of the reasons for the re-freezing of relations in 1397. Inspired by the Ny-Basric protests, similar ones have popped up across northern Polaris, primarily driven by Fujansk citizens. With the chaos of the Valfusk Storstrejk fresh in the mind, protests are planned for the afternoon in major cities across Fujai as well as at the Fujansk-Dalimbari border. While we'd never advocate against direct action, please for the love of vann, folks, don't provoke the Dalimbari military at their border.
As near as we can tell, there's another protest being planned for outside the Dalimbari embassy in Reçueçn. Word is FIF's Rugbyseksjon is responsible for the planning, which might be a violation of international law, given that it's taking place at an international sporting event through partial support from the government? I honestly have no idea how the legality of that works and I'm a goddamn international labor policy student.
So. In summary. Shit's getting weird and folks are protesting Dalimbar for approximately the seventh time this year. I honestly don't know if this is news anymore, but it certainly says that relations won't be thawing any time soon. There's no word on how this will affect ethnic Fujar in Dalimbar. The protests don't seem like they'll be especially long-lasting, but they might have some unknown impact on the World Cup. Only time and Berit's commentary will tell, so I'll see you next time.
[Jens cuts out and exit music commences, only to stop suddenly]
Oh! I almost forgot I promised Berit I'd talk about sports.
We lost.
[exit music plays]

Statements on the Hacking of Manager Dylon Dickson's Social Media
 
The Basric Rugby Association became aware in the early hours of February 26th that Manager Dylon Dickson's social media account by the handle @BigDickson was compromised. The offender took advantage of Dylon's following to make political statements about the inclusion of another nation in the Rugby World Cup. The Basric Rugby Association condemns politicizing of the sport we love and will always support the rights of athletes around the globe to compete regardless of their politics. 
 
 
WELCOME TO MY HUMBLE BLOG
THINGS I LOVE: RUGBY , BOYS,DOGS,   AND @BigDickson
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feb.26.20//2:38am
GbUYS, DI YOU SEE DY's TWITUMBLRBOOK POST?!@ Woah! I Thought He Liked Kernel Olsen of damlibar! He posted this picture with teh caption "IF DALIMBAR PLAYED IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY! SHAME ON...1/2" 
"2/2 WORLD RUGBY FOR ALLOWING TH"
"3/2 EM TO PLAY WHILE THEY REGULA"
"4/2 RLY MURDER THEIR OWN CITS"

 

Matchday 3 - Win
Fujai 7-10 Giovanniland
Tries: Lavinia Tullio-Kesari (70', 78')
First Half: With a match of both teams with a defensive style, most people thought it would be a slower match than previously played ones. Indeed it was, with no successful tries within the first 30 minutes. However, the Fujansk team scored a try and a further conversion near the end of the first half.
Second Half: Although 7 points down, like in previous matches the Giovannilandian team didn't give up. However, with a slow and defensive game, most attempts to score were thwarted. The exciting part of the game was yet to come. At 70 minutes, Lavinia finally scored a try, but that was not enough to win. The Giovannilandian supporters started to lose hope, but when the same Lavinia scored yet another try just 2 minutes, they cheered. An epic ending to a well played game in both sides. 
Post-Match: In the next round, the Giovannilandian team will have a bye. They will have a well-deserved rest until the last match of the group stage, against the Order of the Marsupial Inductees.

Dilberian Rugby Team Mascot Tells Schoolkids “Say Yes to Drugs”
by Jerry Poole, Head Writer

With Rugby World Cup hype sweeping The West Pacific, figures in the world of rugby have been looking to use their platform to be a force for change in the region. Dopey, the Dilberian national team mascot, is no exception. In between matches, he has been busy visiting Dilberian schools, encouraging kids to “say yes to drugs”.
“Drugs are the coolest,” Dopey told one class in Dilber City Middle School, through a mascot-to-Dilberian interpreter. “Just look at all the amazing things you can do.” He then showed the children a video of 11-year-old rugby player Frank Henry getting steamrolled by a hefty Fujansk player, only to pop up unharmed immediately.
The Last Legitimate Minister of Education in Dilber reports that his office has gotten numerous calls from concerned parents, but has been shrugging them off. “I see no problem here,” he told the Review.
“The Dopin' Dogs are fully committed to educating children on the truth about drug use,” national team coach Ivan Mihovolivic said in a press release. “Namely the unquestionable benefits. Just think, no more children will be bullied if they can all bench press a small car, would they?”
Keep following the Roofur Review as we continue to follow this story, as well as investigate the needle shortage developing in Aura.

Matchday 2 - Loss
Dilber 13-12 Giovanniland
Tries: Skipio Abudia-Lukullo (33'), Lukio Katullo-Vittori (75')
Conversions: Horatio Abrente (76')
First Half: The Dilberian team's aggressive style of play got them an early try after only 3 minutes from the start of the play. However, further Dilberian attacks were unsuccessful, and half an hour later, Skipio found his way to score a try and draw the game, but no conversion would follow. At the very end of the first half, the Dilberian team scored another try and got the halftime lead. 
Second Half: the Giovannilandian team did not give up even being down 5 points, and maintained a solid defense. Unfortunately, 10 minutes later, a Dilberian player managed to score a drop goal, which increased the difference up to 8 points. Further attempts were blocked by both teams for 25 more minutes. Lukio then scored a try, and Horatio got 2 more points for Giovanniland with a conversion. But that wasn't enough, and the Dilberian team was still 1 point ahead. More desperate attempts by the Giovannilandian team would come during these last 5 minutes, but no more points were scored, ending the match with a 13-12 win for The Dilberian Dopin' Dogs.
Post-Match: The Giovannilandian coaches said that the team will not lose hope even after this loss, and congratulated the team for not giving up even with 8 points behind. However, some Giovannilandian supporters are thinking of a petition to ban drug use on further TWP Rugby World Cups, unhappy with the result. Looking ahead, the coaches also say that the next match against Fujai will be interesting, with both teams more defensive.

Matchday 3 Results
Group A Nieubasria 17–23 Reçueçn Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Taledo 1 1 0 0 20 3 +17 3 2 Kurabis 1 1 0 0 16 8 +8 3 3 Reçueçn 2 1 0 1 26 37 −11 3 4 Nieubasria 2 0 0 2 25 39 −14 0 Group B Dilber 13–10 Bingsearching Fujai 7–10 Giovanniland Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Giovanniland 3 2 0 1 45 23 +22 6 2 Dilber 3 2 0 1 48 46 +2 6 3 Fujai 2 1 0 1 31 32 −1 3 4 Teralyon 2 1 0 1 13 29 −16 3 5 Bingsearching 2 0 0 2 16 23 −7 0 Group C Dalimbar 23–13 Big Bad Badger Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Dalimbar 2 1 0 1 40 31 +9 3 2 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 1 1 0 0 18 17 +1 3 3 Big Bad Badger 2 1 0 1 25 26 −1 3 4 Darkesia 1 0 0 1 3 12 −9 0 Group D Sensorland 0–7 Bhang Bhang Duc Westwind 21–33 Bran Astor Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Bran Astor 3 2 0 1 72 41 +31 6 2 Sensorland 3 2 0 1 43 31 +12 6 3 Bhang Bhang Duc 2 1 0 1 7 8 −1 3 4 Croblade 2 1 0 1 11 25 −14 3 5 Westwind 2 0 0 2 31 59 −28 0  

The hosts of this world cup finally got a chance to play their first game, having had a bye on the first matchday. Unfortunately, the results were not at all what they were hoping for. A 20-3 drubbing at the hands of the Taledans thoroughly crushed the Unicorns' spirits, and disappointed the sold out crowd they were playing in front of at the Stade de la Reformation in Geneva. As in other sports, Reçueçn's national rugby team tends to be a little more on the defensive side, so it was a surprise when the Taledan offense just continued to walk right through them over and over during the first half of the game. The Reçuecians were still trying, but with less and less hope as it became clear that it would take a miracle for a comeback to happen.
It was the second half of the second half already by the time The Unicorns scored any points at all. If they'd been able to get three tries they might have been able to win it, but at the end of their most successful drive all game, when it was becoming clear they wouldn't get the seven points, they decided to kick a drop goal instead, giving up on even keeping the dream of victory alive. The fans weren't sure how to respond. They'd finally scored, but it meant the game was essentially over. After that the Reçuecians hardly contested the rest of the match, and Taledo scored another three points to close things out.
Hopefully the upcoming match for Reçueçn against its next-door neighbors Nieubasria goes a little better.

Matchday 2 - Loss
Dilber 13-12 Giovanniland
Tries: Skipio Abudia-Lukullo (33'), Lukio Katullo-Vittori (75')
Conversions: Horatio Abrente (76')
First Half: The Dilberian team's aggressive style of play got them an early try after only 3 minutes from the start of the play. However, further Dilberian attacks were unsuccessful, and half an hour later, Skipio found his way to score a try and draw the game, but no conversion would follow. At the very end of the first half, the Dilberian team scored another try and got the halftime lead. 
Second Half: the Giovannilandian team did not give up even being down 5 points, and maintained a solid defense. Unfortunately, 10 minutes later, a Dilberian player managed to score a drop goal, which increased the difference up to 8 points. Further attempts were blocked by both teams for 25 more minutes. Lukio then scored a try, and Horatio got 2 more points for Giovanniland with a conversion. But that wasn't enough, and the Dilberian team was still 1 point ahead. More desperate attempts by the Giovannilandian team would come during these last 5 minutes, but no more points were scored, ending the match with a 13-12 win for The Dilberian Dopin' Dogs.
Post-Match: The Giovannilandian coaches said that the team will not lose hope even after this loss, and congratulated the team for not giving up even with 8 points behind. However, some Giovannilandian supporters are thinking of a petition to ban drug use on further TWP Rugby World Cups, unhappy with the result. Looking ahead, the coaches also say that the next match against Fujai will be interesting, with both teams more defensive.

TALEDO RUGBY TRUMPS REÇUEÇN, 20-3
The Republic Gazette

In their first game in the Rugby World Cup, the national rugby team trounced tournament host Reçueçn's own by 20 to 3. The Taledan offense was bold and aggressive from the very start: #2 Febor Gianno scored the first try of the game only a minute in, followed by a conversion from team captain #10 Starn Anton. After five minutes of back-and-forth, Febor scored another try with an assisting pass from #6 Reve Somel. Another conversion from Starn brought the Taledans up 14 points over the Reçuecians. With a sizeable lead, the Taledan team settled comfortably into what it knows best—defense—and continued to hold their opponents to nothing for the rest of the first half.

In the second half, #8 Tibi Alphon suffered a sprained ankle and head coach Dardo Giovan wasted no time getting him off the field. After the game Dardo told the press he "wanted to keep his players in peak condition." Taledo's only female player, #19 Gane Tabara, replaced Tibi on the pitch. Despite strong Reçuecian opposition she performed well, moving the ball forward enough for a drop goal by #9 Minci Bartolo. At this point the home team's spirits were broken, and after a half-hearted drop goal of their own they largely ceded the game to Taledo. An additional drop goal by Starn finished the game 20 for Taledo and 3 for Reçuecn.

Looking ahead, the Taledan team will play the very aggressive Nieubasrian team on Wednesday, putting their defensive skills to a more proper test.
 

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After a rough start in the opener against Gïovannilandiäna Equïpa Nacïonalia di Rugbio that lead to a 3-23 defeat. The Teralyon National Rugby Team have redeemed themselves after a Game 2 Win that saw the Teralyon's just edge by the Bingsearching in a 10 to 6 Victory.  
Tries:
Trpimir Siroky (70')
Branimir  Prochaska (77')
 
First Half: In typical Teralyon fashion, The team kept on the offensive throughout the entire first half only to be rebuffed at every opportunity. Both teams would almost nearly score only to have their offence fizzle out. The Score after first half remained 0-0.
Second Half: The second half saw Bingsearching have a successful Try almost instantly followed up by a successful conversion. It took almost till the end of the game for the fire in the Teralyonian players to reignite but after it did the Teralyon team got two successful tries before the end of the game.
Post Match Interview: In the Post game Interview coach Katerina Krakowski congratulated the team on their victory but also hinted some changes may be implemented for their next game.

DU-UKH, UUK – Keiserholde, Fujai — Hej folks, this is Berit here coming to you from DU-UKH, Den Blå Duken, UiKeiserholde's officially unofficial student radio. The region's first Rugby World Cup has started and the Landslag is off to a roaring start!
Our team has, like so many others in our nation, made the trek down to Reçueçn to represent the people in sport. Match day 2 has just ended with the Landslag on bye, but our first match was against the dopers over in Dilber, and apparently they somehow weren't on enough drugs to stop the Landslag from blowing past them 24-22. Despite their famously doped up image, their players seemed somewhat less...enthusiastic? Excited? Stimulated than usual? While some Dilberi fans were understandably confused by their close defeat, the Fujansk supporters were thrilled by the excellent show.
Tomorrow we face off against Gïovanniland at Sporting Field in Renwyll. The Gïovannilandiäna are just above us at the top of our group, with an impressive +19 point differential. In the best case scenario, we're projecting a difficult match—but that means it'll be an entertaining one! We'll see you after the timer ends, so until then that's all for today's Idrottsminutt. See you next time!

Matchday 1 - Win
Teralyon 3-23 Giovanniland
Tries: Maria Annabella-Pompeo (15'), Rivano Markellana-Tarrutio (32'), Valentina Abbiano-Kesar (58'), Giovanno Vespasio-Emiliano (72')
Penalties: Markio Telliano Ulpio (63')
First Half: The Teralyian team scored 3 points in a penalty early at the start of the game, after an infringement of the rules by player Augusta Silvia, which got a red card. Even one player down, the Giovannilandian team did not lose hope, and after many successful defenses from Teralyian attacks, Maria found her way through the opponent's defense and scored a try, with Rivano doing the same some time later. Although both did not score a conversion, the Giovannilandian team had the lead after halftime.
Second Half: The second half saw furious attacks from the Teralyian players to score a try. Nevertheless, the Giovannilandian team defended successfully again. After a successfully try by Valentina, a Teralyian player got a red card by injuring Giovannilandian player Stella Vestorio-Belmonte during a defense. Although the injury wasn't serious and hopefully she will recover soon, Markio secured the penalty. A try near the end by Giovanno closed the score with a Giovannilandian win by 23-3.
Post-Match: The Giovannilandian coaches congratulated the team for the win, and they hope the next match against Dilber will also be successful.