United Adaikes

Sharks dethrone the reigning champs, onward to the semi-finals!
Hertfordshire and Jammbo was the first to score with a drop goal just 7 minutes into the game. But their expectations did not go their way as the United Adaikes National Rugby Team stepped up their defense the whole game. United Adaikes scored in the 17th minute with a try and a successful conversion, and another try in the far-left goal line in the 37th minute which caused them not to get that conversion before the first half ended.
When the second half started, a scoring exchange happened between the two teams. H & J blitzed with tries in the 52nd and 59th minutes to take the lead again, 13-12, even without getting the conversion for the 2 tries. The Sharks tried to get back by scoring a drop goal in the 60th minute to take the lead again, 13-15. A drop goal from the defending champs in the 63rd minute nearly spelled doom for the Polarii side, but the Sharks responded with a surprising try no one expected 6 minutes later, getting a successful conversation to regain the lead. A couple of missed drop goals from H & J had the Adaikesian fans roared and cheered harder. Numerous opportunities were nearly exploited by H & J, but that's just it for them as the United Adaikes just couldn't believe that they've bested the ones who took the trophy home in the previous World Cup!
In the post-match press conference, coach Gallardo shared, "We were looking at their tapes, even from the games in the previous tournament. There were even small chatter that even their side accept it that they are bad in conversions. We were putting it as a third (and nearly disregarded) reminder for the team, but when we saw it with our eyes what happened in the second half, we made sure that the next tries we could muster against them should also have successful conversions. We just did one, but we'll take it." Sharks captain Miguel Gonzales added, "There was a pattern in their games that they are scoring much in the start of the second half, so the mindset going in to the game is that whenever they get a try, we respond with our own. But, if we can find a small loophole against their defense, let's take it and see what we can get from there. It showed there in our first half."
On taking on Dalimbar in the semis, and the press bringing out if there was a topic last night in their meeting that they might meet, what would they say to each other, coach Gallardo replied, "Well, they promised to crush us if we will meet in the semis. (laughs) I said, let's talk about it when we get there. Well, here we are. However, we came prepared playing for this games. Games everyday meant that we can't practice, so we'll just rest our tired bodies and legs after the games. As long as we can view the tapes of our opponents in the next game, analyze and strategize before we get to bed, putting into our minds what we need to do the whole day, then hopefully we can get the result we wanted. Personally, we've got as far as we haven't imagined, and as three teams are from Polaris, we'll have no problems with a Polarii champion. But of course, in this stage, we're hungry to get to the finals and hopefully bring the trophy home."
On an interesting note, all the other top teams in the group stage were eliminated by their opponents. Aside from Dalimbar, all the semi-finalists have just debuted in the international rugby union scene and has been upsetting their opponents. One thing's for sure, a new champion will be crowned.
HT: Hertfordshire and Jammbo 3-12 United Adaikes
FT: Hertfordshire and Jammbo 16-22 United Adaikes
Reporter: Ms. Raquel Lamanilao

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

Giovannilandian Rugby Report - The Not So Grand Finale
Giovanniland 10-6 Dalimbar
Tries: Rivano Markellana-Tarrutio (7'), Eugenio Akerrone (23')
First Half: It was now or never. Giovanniland had to manage a hard feat of scoring at least 19 more points than Dalimbar. The first thirty minutes proved to be good for our team: two tries were scored, giving Giovannilandian sports fans some hope. Near the end of the first half the Dalimbari did score 3 points from a penalty, but there was still a chance to win a Quarterfinals spot.
Second Half: In the second half, the Dalimbari changed their strategy to an even more defensive one; both to save efforts for the upcoming Quarterfinals game and to prevent our team from scoring. Unfortunately, this proved to be effective as no more points were scored by Giovanniland. Instead, the Dalimbari got three more points from another penalty in the final minutes.
Post-Match: Giovanniland had been eliminated from the tournament, and most players came back home. Nevertheless, the people are cheering for our team. They fought hard—and they even managed a second win against Dalimbar, albeit being unable to prevent the Dalimbari from advancing.

Quarterfinal Results
Game I Libterraria 0–27 Dalimbar Game II Min-Su 6–7 Kurabis Game III Hertfordshire and Jammbo 16–22 United Adaikes Game IV Fujai 10–13 Zoran Semifinal Draw
Dalimbar vs United Adaikes
Kurabis vs Zoran
 

Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen - Matchday 5 - Defeat
Big Bad Badger 15-13 Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen
Tries: Ongo Vidopliassova (19'), Bello Salman (74')
Penalties: Mina Klebitz (34')
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Tonight: Isaac doesn't realize his cat is dead, Keiki seems mildly surprised, and Jeremy shouts "POWERRRRRRR!".
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Matchday 5 Report - Preview: Hello and welcome to the final matchday review of the group stages. This report will cover our match with Big Bad Badger, a nation who we thought since they were more into ultimate frisbee than rugby, and because we already defeated them in the previous tournament, that it would be a cake walk. Fate would tell otherwise in a very close battle that ultimately ended with the Remnants suffering not just their first loss of the 2nd TWP Rugby World Cup, but their absolute first loss. Ever. The HRJ took a massive hit in the rankings, dropping below Doll Guldur's last remaining representative Libterraria. Mind you, that didn't really affect us that match, factoring in the truth that it was the knockout stages of the inaugural World Cup where we really put ourselves on the sporting map. Besides, it was bound to happen eventually, no team can stay unbeaten forever. The HRJ managed to go on a 9 match winning streak before Badger finally halted that today. Oh, are we getting a bit carried away? Sorry, let's get on with the match review. We would like to point out that through injury, Isaac and Jeremy have been replaced in the starting 15 by Mamoru and Mina.
 
Matchday 5 Report - First Half: Time for the match to commence and as the rankings produced by Dalimbar would suggest, the HRJ quickly took the initiative and control of the match was in the palm of their hands, just as Faust and Rago had planned. While there was no immediate try, it was inevitable at this rate that we would draw first blood and we did, veteran star Ongo Vidopliassova lumping in a try in the 19th minute. That was certainly reward for running the Badgerians ragged like we did. But then, something very strange happened. Instead of being forced under more pressure, Big Bad Badger decided to treat their next attack as if it were their last of the tournament. This bamboozled the HRJ lines, who collapsed out of formation in shock at this unprecedented high risk move. It paid off for the Badgerians who were able to sneak in a narrow try despite the best efforts of our defence. Faust was fuming, partially at the team for allowing the opponent to level up the score but mostly at Badgeria for actually being able to pull that off. It seemed everyone on the HRJ camp had underestimated their adversaries, but no more! There would be no dawdling from this point on, and the HRJ turned up the performance, quickly reminding the Badgerians who they were trifling with. It was late in the first half, 34 minutes gone, when under immense pressure a Badgerian player committed a foul against one of our own. Mina took the penalty, and scored, putting us back into the lead. What was clearly etched into the minds of the manager and coach though was that Big Bad Badger were putting up far more of a fight than anyone could have anticipated. They had nothing left to fight for, except maybe the 3rd spot in our group and what good is that when only the top 2 can make it to the quarter finals? It was a baffling scenario. Faust and Rago knew they had to think of some new tactics and fast. Half-time arrived, Hertfordia leads 5-8.
 
Matchday 5 Report - Second Half: Just like in our match against Zoran, we fell behind in the early stages of the second half to a second Badgerian try. This came as a lesser shock to the Remnants, but as a colossal shock, dare we say a wake up call to the fans of the HRJ. They were so used to seeing the Remnants take early leads in the second half. Seemingly a few other teams had caught on to this trademark of ours. If they have, then that removes a significant avenue for scoring. Not only did Badgeria do that to us, they were now in the lead. But if we had learnt anything from the Zoran game, it's that a comeback should always be considered as on the cards. With the team rejuvenated from that fresh thought, they charged hard at the Badgerian defence to take back the match and skewer them just as we had done before. Solemnly we have to tell you that this time it was different. The team seemed to have been badly affected by the events of this game and even the manager's words of wisdom were null and void against the feeling of doubt setting in that maybe the HRJ were being caught up to by everyone. For some players this was dreaded, they had been dominant for so long now. For others though some new competition sounded just like what the doctor ordered. Matches could be even more exciting than they already were. Please just let us find a silver lining, we can't be all doom and gloom. Nearly halfway through the second half and things couldn't possibly get worse, and then they were, because it was time for Big Bad Badger to score their third try of the match. This time through actual talented manoeuvres, not errors by us. Well done to them. Now we really were in trouble, 7 points down with 22 minutes left. We've had worse situations. Try as they might the HRJ simply couldn't break down the Badgerian defences. Most likely explanation is that this almost inconceivable situation had filled them with the confidence and then some to square up to the certified best rugby team in The West Pacific, to finally drag the south-ish east Andolia outfit down a peg. Just 6 minutes from the final whistle, Bello decided to ease nerves by pummeling in a try of his own, bringing our score up to 13. Still 2 points behind our opposition. The reason we have not mentioned conversions until now is because they haven't been happening. This was a match where conversions would have been a godsend. Our failure to score any of the two conversions was the difference between a 10th straight victory and the harsh reality of defeat. The referee's whistle signaled the coming of the harsh reality. The Remnants had lost to Big Bad Badger in an excruciatingly close battle, end result of which was defeat by comeback. Good job Badgerians, you have earned this commendation from us. We are still hurting though. Considering how oddly similar the three scorers for us were, no wonder people are calling this match 'Jammbo's Cliff Edge'.
 
Next Time: Now that we are back on schedule at long last, we have no need to mention that we won the group and will face United Adaikes in the quarter finals. They will have the 'home advantage' as described in the Dalimbari built and run ranking service. We sit in the number 2 spot having dropped from the top position, meanwhile the Sharks are 10th having fallen from 6th. Big Bad Badger finish in 3rd in Group C. Despite them being knocked out, they can return to a satisfied crowd back at their home in north-western Polaris with the added smugness of being the first team to ever defeat the HRJ. Good on them. Now, time to prepare for our next match, something ongoing long before this was posted. Goodbye readers, see you all again in tomorrows news report.

Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen - Matchday 4 - Victory
Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen 17-3 Reçueçn
Tries: Nagisa Tsankov (13'), Isaac Moriah (25'), Keiki Hadjiivanova (62')
Conversions: Takumi Mihailov (63')
Injuries: Isaac Moriah (36'), Jeremy Clarkson (68')
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Tonight: Satori does detective work, Britannia stands on a podium with a lion, and Galeem appears different.
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Matchday 4 Report - Preview: Welcome to this overly late report on matchday 4 against the previous Rugby World Cup hosts Reçueçn, who despite the issues regarding embassy protests last time round had a pleasant match with an overall lack of excessive violence. Obviously there was violence, this is a sport where people ram into each other with body armour on. There were two red cards in our previous match which saw Satori replaced with Nagisa and Kaguya replaced with Takumi. As we'll see, this match was stolen by the first-time players. We did say that the report would come yesterday but it took longer than we thought. Quality over quantity, are we right?
 
Matchday 4 Report - First Half: Match begins, and was immediately slightly tense. Just kidding, it was actually rather nice for a rugby match. The opposition done well to hold the HRJ back but they couldn't hold on forever and debutant Nagisa, who replaced Satori at the very front of the formation, scored the first try of the match. No conversion, did we really need to point that out, because it's pretty obvious that we wouldn't. Roughly an equal amount of time between the first try and second try as was between kick-off and the first try passed when Isaac slotted a second try to make it 10-0 to the Remnants. Guess what didn't happen. We'll let you figure that out for yourselves. We really aren't the best at symmetry but as the times of our scoring show we can get rather close. The half then turned into a dominant display, by the HRJ of course, as Reçueçn were forced into their own half by the HRJ's aggressive attacking style of play. However at the 36th minute spirits were dampened as Isaac, who we believe has scored 2 tries this tournament, found himself badly injured forced to be carried off on a stretcher. Faust, the manager, made no delay in bringing him off and giving Mamoru Petrovskis his first appearance. Still, even with that loss we still had another superb player replacing him on the pitch and our dominance continued right up until half-time, when only the whistle of the referee gave Reçueçn some room to breathe. Half time score, HRJ 10-0 REC, it's nice to be back to commanding ways at half-time intervals.
 
Matchday 4 Report - Second Half: The second half begins. Fans of the Remnants will know that we are particularly skilled in taking early leads, especially when it comes to the second half. This match flipped the tried and tested formula on it's head, the HRJ fell behind in the early stages to a penalty warranted by a light foul on one of the opposition players, which thankfully did not result in any card. The referee is on point today it would seem. The scoreline above shows that the ex-hosts did not score any more than those solitary 3 points, meaning the outcome of this match is blatantly clear to all who pay even the slightest bit of attention to rugby. But that does not mean we are done shoving important TWPRWC information down your willing throats, not by a long shot. We bet our dedicated readers and followers want to see how the rest of the match went and we guarantee that this review won't disappoint under any circumstances. A load of light rampaging through the disheveled Reçueçn formation was what fate insisted on happening which was a blessed relief to the HRJ considering the fact that the opposition camp could have easily been spurred on by their penalty. At the minute known as 62, that's just over an hour of play, Keiki managed to make a long-awaited impact by stretching the HRJ's lead to 12 points. She's a sculptor god, so the creation of a try out of absolutely bloody nowhere was bound to occur. Her sculpting arts made miracles yet again immediately afterwards, lo and behold! An actual conversion, that was actually scored. It's probably quite annoying to see this review emphasising the word 'actually' like it was some sort of addictive prescription drug, to which we say that not only did the HRJ score a conversion, it was scored by another debutant, tofu delivery driver and touge racer Takumi Mihailov. Surely you all remember him from his silver medal at the TWP Olympics. His incredible skills have been honed for touge racing despite the obvious lack of mountainous terrain let alone mountains in Hertfordshire and Jammbo. 5 minutes after that and Jeremy had the brilliant idea of trying to ram through the entire Reçueçn team on his lonesome. Sometimes if you listen closely you can actually hear his genius. Armed with tried and tested philosophy of 'Speed and Power!' he plowed through as many players as he could which if executed correctly would have meant a clear run to the try zone for the Remnants. Nope, midway through he was injured by an opposition player. Scratch that, he injured himself because he's a pillock. On the bench Hammond and May were, as ever, right there for him. Cue Hammond and May laughing hysterically at Clarkson's failure. He was brought off for Mina Klebitz. Comedy gold was produced by the HRJ, add that to the list of things we do well. The remainder of the match, 12 minutes to be precise, was pretty lackluster with more effort devoted to laughing at Jeremy than to the actual match. Not that it mattered, as the Remnants had recorded a convincing 17-3 victory against the former Rugby World Cup hosts. Full-time merely confirmed this.
 
Next Time: The next report will be on matchday 5 and its game against Big Bad Badger. We will not reveal the outcome of that match, partially because we want to keep it a secret so reading our reviews won't seem utterly pointless, and partially because we kind of don't want to reveal the result. We guess you can see where this is going. Either way, presently the HRJ have finished the group in 1st place and move on to the quarter finals. You know that nation that put together that group outcome analysis we praised in an earlier review? Well, we are taking them on next. They're a debutant nation, 1 of 4 representing Polaris, a continent which quite frankly has dominated overall sporting for long enough. United Adaikes is next, we await the match eagerly. The opponents, Reçueçn, finished the group in 4th spot following their loss to the HRJ and an easy victory over Teralyon, whose showing this tournament has just been a complete disaster. Now come on Remnants, you are the last of Andolia's representatives. Bring it home for nation and continent! In other news, Takumi's father Bunta is wondering how his AE86 has been turned into an AE85. What do we think, ladies & gentleman?
 
Disclaimer: We are definitely not going to make our reports any more flashy or broad. Yes, we were actually asked to do that. Have you people ever heard of understatement? Come on, this is the HRJ writing the reports, we thought this was sorted earlier.

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.

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 group stage of the 2nd Rugby World Cup has concluded and Fujai is on top of Group D! There's a lot to discuss so let's get right into today's Idrottsminutt!
The Landslag finished out the group stage with 2 wins against Saint Mark and Larxia, a draw against United Adaikes, and now their first and hopefully only loss of the cup against Fhaengshia. The North Andolian side came roaring onto the pitch, knocking the Landslag off their rhythm as they struggled to put up a solid defense and capturing seven points before the end of the first half. In the second half, the Landslag attempted a hybrid offense/defense strategy to keep the Fhaengshians from scoring further. While they failed in the offense part of it, they succeeded in keeping their opponents from scoring further.
As it turns out, that little bit of extra defense was what earned the Landslag the top spot in our group! Had the Adaikesians won their match against Saint Mark, we'd've been in second, but with their loss and ours, we eked out the first place position by a single point differential! A single one!! It's all the better that we did manage that, because otherwise we might've had to go up against reigning champs Hertfordia already, a fate Adaikes now faces. Fans across Fujai are, of course, rooting for the fellow Polarii side now that we're not competing, as no one wants the Hertfordians to win yet another cup. It's high time the high north was represented on top of the podium, some might say.
Now the other story we're following is that of the invaders, Dalimbar. They're gunning for the championship as well after getting shut out last time by Hertfordia. In an absolutely wild turn of events, especially given the increased tensions in Occupied Lannreid the last months, some Fujar are actually rooting for the Dalimbari. I know of at least one friendship that ended after someone said they were rooting for Dalimbar, that shit's no joke up here, y'know. At the least, a Fujai v. Dalimbar championship match would be one for the record books, and who knows, maybe that match would do some diplomacy work?
On that note, that's all we've got for today's Idrottsminutt! I know the rugby fans here at Den Blå Duken are thrilled that the Landslag did so well in the group stage, and we can't wait to see what else they can pull off! This is Berit signing off, see you tomorrow!

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

Day 5 Results
Group A Nieubasria 13–20 Tara & Cambray Libterraria 6–3 Kurabis Nark 7–15 Dilber Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Libterraria 5 5 0 0 73 46 +27 15 2 Kurabis 5 3 1 1 75 52 +23 10 3 Dilber 5 3 0 2 86 58 +28 9 4 Tara & Cambray 5 2 0 3 85 91 −6 6 5 Nieubasria 5 1 0 4 89 124 −35 3 6 Nark 5 0 1 4 61 98 −37 1 Group B Bobki 13–10 Mediobogdum Dalimbar 6–10 Giovanniland Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Min-Su 4 2 1 1 52 46 +6 7 2 Dalimbar 4 2 0 2 67 39 +28 6 3 Giovanniland 4 2 0 2 34 34 0 6 4 Bobki 4 2 0 2 34 69 −35 6 5 Mediobogdum 4 1 1 2 44 43 +1 4 Group C Reçueçn 20–0 Teralyon Big Bad Badger 15–13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 4 3 0 1 69 32 +37 9 2 Zoran 4 3 0 1 52 34 +18 9 3 Big Bad Badger 4 2 1 1 47 38 +9 7 4 Reçueçn 4 1 1 2 38 40 −2 4 5 Teralyon 4 0 0 4 10 72 −62 0 Group D United Adaikes 6–7 Saint Mark Fhaengshia 7–0 Fujai Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Fujai 4 2 1 1 29 19 +10 7 2 United Adaikes 4 2 1 1 44 35 +9 7 3 Saint Mark 4 2 1 1 29 24 +5 7 4 Larxia 4 1 1 2 28 40 −12 4 5 Fhaengshia 4 1 0 3 42 54 −12 3 Quarterfinal Draw
Libterraria vs Dalimbar
Min-Su vs Kurabis
Hertfordshire and Jammbo vs United Adaikes
Fujai vs Zoran
 

Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen - Matchday 3 - Victory
National Athletics Clan of Zoran 14-24 Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen
Tries: Britannia Degre (5'), Shang Rozītis (46'), Peter Cipriani (57'), Ongo Vidopliassova (75')
Conversions: Bello Salman (47'), Isaac Moriah (76')
Red Cards: Kaguya Birziņa, (23'), Satori Vinters (53')
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Tonight: Peter uses facial expressions that aren't frowning, Robert puts up a picture, and Barack takes Dilberian drugs.
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Matchday 3 Report - Preview: Hello and welcome to this matchday report by us, the HRJ. We apologize for not sending this out to viewers yesterday, there was a problem at our media studio (Lowfield) when protesters decrying the obviously impure nature of the coach stormed the offices and attempted to hijack the news that the dedicated reporters were in the process of writing. As if everyone didn't know Rago was an evil sod already. Anyway, matchday 3 was against Zoran. Of all the debutant teams, the clansmen seemed to be the best performing, already hitting a lofty 3rd in the rankings. As you can probably tell from the scoreline displayed way above, the Remnants were able to put the clan in their place. The Zoranian refugees, who may or may not have been given a dose of Dilberian 'essential oils', meanwhile were dealt with swiftly and accordingly by the Hertfordian mafia. They were expecting the famous Zoranian judo team to turn up and knock out the referee and a few of our players, but they never turned up. Probably out drinking somewhere. The mafia (Ḿafie) refused to let their long trip to Dilber go to waste, so they 'subtly' threatened the refugees on the sidelines. By pointing their guns at them and shooting a few times in a 'Get Off My Lawn' way. Don't worry, thankfully there were no casualties. It wasn't worth it to the mafia and the HRJ would be in real deep waters with human rights activists. Wanna know why the HRJ is so associated with the mafia? Well, Peter Cipriani is a high ranking member if the Ļaien Crime Family, one of Hertfordshire & Jammbo's most powerful mafia organisations.
 
Matchday 3 Report - First Half: After that fiasco involving the mafia, refugees and judo was over, the match officially commenced. It didn't take long at all for the HRJ to go into the lead, their experience with taking early leads shining through against a Zoran team who might have been counting on the refugees or judo team to help them today. It was Britannia Degre who scored the try in the 5th minute, and a conversion did not happen. To be honest, the one area where we are relatively weak is conversions. Fast forward 10 minutes and it became clear to the HRJ why their aggressive play brings risks. 15 minutes gone and Zoran had brought the score back to 3-5 through a penalty. They then started to get a good foothold in the game, and the early dominance of the HRJ was little by little scraped away. A nicely even match was played out, all for the span of ~4 minutes. Kaguya Birziņa decided to make things worse for the Remnants by getting herself sent off. Our guess is that she attempted to create a false moon or something. Down to 14 players and down 6-5. It wasn't looking good. Literally 2 minutes after that debacle, Zoran got a try elevating their score to 11. They failed the conversion, allowing us to breathe a sigh of relief. For the rest of the half, the HRJ were pinned in their own half as Zoran attempted to make their numerical advantage count for something, yet were unable to. First half over, NACZ 11-5 HRJ, clearly Faust had to make a rant.
 
Matchday 3 Report - Second Half: Remember when we said that we are experienced with early leads? Want to see that again? Well you can and you did, when Shang Rozitis angrily hurled the ball into the try zone before letting Bello take care of the conversion. Yes, we scored a conversion. More importantly the manager's rant appeared to have had an effect, because just 7 minutes into the 2nd half and we were back in the lead although we still weren't going to have it easy. That point was proved at the 53 minute mark by Satori who was inexplicably sent off for... reasons. Prime Minister Clarkov Furutani Jammbonevych called it a bunch of balls. Without our resident mind reader, we could no longer anticipate the opponents tactics and moves, making the job of holding on to the narrowest of advantages that much harder. But recall back to the previous TWP Rugby World Cup final where we were in a similarly treacherous position. The hero of that match Peter turned up in a surprisingly sharp yet stylish business-like suit and threatened the Zoranian defenders with unpleasant consequences unless they allowed him through. He succeeded, thereby scoring a try and making our lead a bit less nerve-wracking. Did we forget to mention that Zoran scored a third penalty raising their score to 14-5 before this? Yes? Well we have now. The second half from then on devolved into a strange occurrence, due to the now 13-player HRJ managing to somewhat outplay the 15-player Zoran. We couldn't resist a late jab to the clansmen, in the 75th minute 5 minutes from time, Ongo made up for his stupid yellow card in the previous match by sealing victory and a second win in the group stages. Fellow previous-match-yellow-card receiver Isaac laid the cherry on top of an overall satisfying second half performance. Full time could not come soon enough for the opposite camp, whose manager had to watch his team squander a lead against an opponent with 2 red cards dished out to them. Even if that opponent was the reigning champion. Match review over, a hard fought win for the Remnants.
 
Next Time: Due to the late time at which this was posted, we must get on with the review of another match that occurred during the aforementioned disruption, that of our convincing win against Reçueçn. Despite potential for an aggrieved match thanks to Hertfordian protesters at the 1st tournament, there were no major scraps or much tension at all. Glad we still have an overall quality relationship with the north-central Polaris outfit. The next match at time of publishing is against Badgeria, a nation more interested in ultimate frisbee than rugby. Expect it to be a cake walk, if we don't get hungover from already winning the group per United Adaikes above-par analysis of the groups. Zoran will leave wondering if their judo team actually turns up in the future. They have played all their matches, having defeated Teralyon in between the NACZ/HRJ match and now. They now await who their opponent in the quarter final will be, like us. Who will the HRJ battle once the group stages end? The candidates are Fujai, Saint Mark and United Adaikes. Goodbye, we're off to report again. We really need a vacation once this is over, a trip to western Andolia sounds nice.

Giovannilandian Rugby Report - 3rd Match
Giovanniland 12-0 Bobki
Tries: Massimiana Angilio-Visellio (22'), Eugenio Akerrone (64')
Conversions: Massimiana Angilio-Visellio (23')
First Half: The Giovannilandian players got several chances to score during the first half, although only Massimiana managed to score a try and a conversion. This earned Giovanniland seven points against Bobki, whose players tried to attack but were no match for the Giovannilandian defense.
Second Half: For the second half, our coach decided to save efforts for the next game against the Dalimbari, thus some substitutions were made. Nevertheless, the tighthead prop Eugenio further scored another five points for Giovanniland and the final score of 12-0 remained unchanged for the last few minutes. At long last, the Giovannilandiana had won a match in this World Cup.  
Post-Match: Giovanniland is currently placed fourth in Group 2, although the possibility of advancing to quarterfinals is still possible. Sports fans from United Adaikes have shown that all five nations in Group 2 can still qualify, although Min-Su, Dalimbar and Mediobogdum have a greater chance than Giovanniland and Bobki due to having more points. Further analysis by our Rugby Report shows the possible outcomes of Matchday 5 games and which ones would be favorable for our team:
Match 1 (Dalimbar vs. Giovanniland) Match 2 (Bobki vs. Mediobogdum) Nations Advancing (1st, 2nd) Dalimbari win (any point difference) Mediobogdumian win (any point difference)  Dalimbar, Mediobogdum Draw Dalimbar, Min-Su Bobkian win (any point difference) Draw Mediobogdumian win (any point difference)  Dalimbar, Mediobogdum Draw Dalimbar, Min-Su Bobkian win (any point difference) Giovannilandian win (18 points or less) Mediobogdumian win (any point difference)  Mediobogdum, Min-Su Draw Min-Su, Dalimbar  Bobkian win resulting in a PD* equal or smaller than the Dalimbari  Bobkian win resulting in a PD greater than the Dalimbari Min-Su, Bobki  Giovannilandian win (greater than 18 points)  Mediobogdumian win (any point difference)  Mediobogdum, Min-Su Draw Min-Su, Giovanniland Bobkian win resulting in a PD equal or smaller than the Giovannilandian Bobkian win resulting in a PD greater than the Giovannilandian Min-Su, Bobki * PD = point differential
Note that, despite the Minsun team having a point differential two points greater than the Mediobogdumians, any rugby win requires at least 3 points from a drop goal/penalty kick or 5 from a try. Therefore, a Mediobogdum win will place them above Min-Su regardless of score. 
In conclusion, Giovanniland must score a lot of points in the upcoming match against Dalimbar and hope that Mediobogdum does not win its match against Bobki.

Adaikesians leveled with last year's runner-ups!
The United Adaikes National Rugby Team were in jitters as they faced the runner-ups from the previous (and inaugural) World Cup. The possession of the ball were back and forth between the two teams as neither can score with the extensive defense showed during the whole game. Scoring started in the second half with Fujanske getting a drop goal in the 54th minute coming from a long throw from the sidelines. United Adaikes returned the favor of a drop goal after a scrum in the 77th minute.
At the post-match press conference, Sharks coach Giovannie Gallardo had said, "We can say our defense was there. Y'know, they're the runner-ups, and I can say that we have done well against them. But we need to take a look into finding more opportunities in our offense. We'll be reviewing all of Saint Mark's games in this tournament and hopefully we can find a way to capitalize against their gameplay."
With the draw, Fujanske is ensured of a place in the quarterfinals. The result of the United Adaikes-Saint Mark's game will determine the final standings of the top three teams in Group D, while Larxia and Fhaengshia are out of the contention for a place in the knock-outs. Larxia has finished 4th in the group after drawing their last game with Saint Mark, while Fhaengshia has not picked up any wins yet. Fhaengshia will be playing against Fujanske but any result will have them stay at 5th in Group D.
HT: Fujai 0-0 United Adaikes
FT: Fujai 3-3 United Adaikes
Reporter: Ms. Raquel Lamanilao

Adaikesians leveled with last year's runner-ups!
The United Adaikes National Rugby Team were in jitters as they faced the runner-ups from the previous (and inaugural) World Cup. The possession of the ball were back and forth between the two teams as neither can score with the extensive defense showed during the whole game. Scoring started in the second half with Fujanske getting a drop goal in the 54th minute coming from a long throw from the sidelines. United Adaikes returned the favor of a drop goal after a scrum in the 77th minute.
At the post-match press conference, Sharks coach Giovannie Gallardo had said, "We can say our defense was there. Y'know, they're the runner-ups, and I can say that we have done well against them. But we need to take a look into finding more opportunities in our offense. We'll be reviewing all of Saint Mark's games in this tournament and hopefully we can find a way to capitalize against their gameplay."
With the draw, Fujanske is ensured of a place in the quarterfinals. The result of the United Adaikes-Saint Mark's game will determine the final standings of the top three teams in Group D, while Larxia and Fhaengshia are out of the contention for a place in the knock-outs. Larxia has finished 4th in the group after drawing their last game with Saint Mark, while Fhaengshia has not picked up any wins yet. Fhaengshia will be playing against Fujanske but any result will have them stay at 5th in Group D.
HT: Fujai 0-0 United Adaikes
FT: Fujai 3-3 United Adaikes
Reporter: Ms. Raquel Lamanilao

Idag i Verden / Today in the World
Keiserholde, Fujai - When asked about the latest trade agreement between Larxia and Min-Su at a press conference today, Koalisjon VR Bo Bråten, member of the Velktinget Utanrikskommiteen (Velktinget Foreign Affairs Committee), stated "As can be seen by the text of the agreement, let alone the by the consequences it will have, that this is yet another example of Larxian imperialism and their growing influence in the southern hemisphere."
Dilber City, Dilber - The Landslag i Rugby has marked two wins and a draw after a first round bye in the Rugby World Cup. The Landslag previously took second place in the First Rugby World Cup and I Summer Olympics in Saint-Josalyn last summer. The first match saw them overcome the Markian team in a 6-0 victory, which saw no small amount of celebration by fans gathered in Dilber. Their second match against Larxia saw them widen their margin to 20-9, though their winning formula fell hard in a disappointing 3-3 draw against United Adaikes. Despite this, their success has secured the Landslag a spot in the knockout round, and according to the Adaikesian bookmakers, the top spot in the group if they can pull off a blowout against Fhaengshia in their next match.
Zimmerich, Reçueçn - Preparations are ongoing for a joint transportation conference between Universität Zimmerich and Universitet i Strafsund. It is expected to be a hub of discussion between Fujansk and Reçuecian planners on expanding the informal continental high-speed rail system. While there are several lines that cross international borders, the administration of these transportation corridors varies wildly in each country, disrupting easy travel, particularly here in the high north, where airplanes are not as common as in the south.
Lakseåker, Fujai - In the hometown of three national rugby players in the center of Fujai's relatively small rugby culture, people have been glued to television sets in pubs and community centers across the city for the past days. As the Landslag pushes its way forward, celebrations will become more common, culminating, we all hope, in another tense showdown for the championship.

Adaikesians leveled with last year's runner-ups!
The United Adaikes National Rugby Team were in jitters as they faced the runner-ups from the previous (and inaugural) World Cup. The possession of the ball were back and forth between the two teams as neither can score with the extensive defense showed during the whole game. Scoring started in the second half with Fujanske getting a drop goal in the 54th minute coming from a long throw from the sidelines. United Adaikes returned the favor of a drop goal after a scrum in the 77th minute.
At the post-match press conference, Sharks coach Giovannie Gallardo had said, "We can say our defense was there. Y'know, they're the runner-ups, and I can say that we have done well against them. But we need to take a look into finding more opportunities in our offense. We'll be reviewing all of Saint Mark's games in this tournament and hopefully we can find a way to capitalize against their gameplay."
With the draw, Fujanske is ensured of a place in the quarterfinals. The result of the United Adaikes-Saint Mark's game will determine the final standings of the top three teams in Group D, while Larxia and Fhaengshia are out of the contention for a place in the knock-outs. Larxia has finished 4th in the group after drawing their last game with Saint Mark, while Fhaengshia has not picked up any wins yet. Fhaengshia will be playing against Fujanske but any result will have them stay at 5th in Group D.
HT: Fujai 0-0 United Adaikes
FT: Fujai 3-3 United Adaikes
Reporter: Ms. Raquel Lamanilao

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

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

Day 4 Results
Group A Tara & Cambray 21–13 Nark Dilber 11–13 Libterraria Kurabis 32–20 Nieubasria Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Libterraria 4 4 0 0 67 43 +24 12 2 Kurabis 4 3 1 0 72 46 +26 10 3 Dilber 4 2 0 2 71 51 +20 6 4 Tara & Cambray 4 1 0 3 65 78 −13 3 5 Nieubasria 4 1 0 3 76 104 −28 3 6 Nark 4 0 1 3 54 83 −29 1 Group B Giovanniland 12–0 Bobki Mediobogdum 6–6 Min-Su Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Min-Su 4 2 1 1 52 46 +6 7 2 Dalimbar 3 2 0 1 61 29 +32 6 3 Mediobogdum 3 1 1 1 34 30 +4 4 4 Giovanniland 3 1 0 2 24 28 −4 3 5 Bobki 3 1 0 2 21 59 −38 3 Group C Hertfordshire and Jammbo 17–3 Reçueçn Teralyon 10–20 Zoran Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 3 3 0 0 56 17 +39 9 2 Zoran 4 3 0 1 52 34 +18 9 3 Big Bad Badger 3 1 1 1 32 25 +7 4 4 Reçueçn 3 0 1 2 18 40 −22 1 5 Teralyon 3 0 0 3 10 52 −42 0 Group D Fujai 3–3 United Adaikes Saint Mark 0–0 Larxia Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Fujai 3 2 1 0 29 12 +17 7 2 United Adaikes 3 2 1 0 38 28 +10 7 3 Saint Mark 3 1 1 1 22 18 +4 4 4 Larxia 4 1 1 2 28 40 −12 4 5 Fhaengshia 3 0 0 3 35 54 −19 0  

Day 1 Results
Group A Dilber 17–13 Tara & Cambray Kurabis 13–13 Nark Nieubasria 6–9 Libterraria Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Dilber 1 1 0 0 17 13 +4 3 2 Libterraria 1 1 0 0 9 6 +3 3 3 Kurabis 1 0 1 0 13 13 0 1 Nark 1 0 1 0 13 13 0 1 5 Nieubasria 1 0 0 1 6 9 −3 0 6 Tara & Cambray 1 0 0 1 13 17 −4 0 Group B Mediobogdum 12–18 Dalimbar Min-Su 17–21 Bobki Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Dalimbar 1 1 0 0 18 12 +6 3 2 Bobki 1 1 0 0 21 17 +4 3 3 Min-Su 1 0 0 1 17 21 −4 0 4 Mediobogdum 1 0 0 1 12 18 −6 0 Group C Teralyon 0–17 Big Bad Badger Zoran 8–0 Reçueçn Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Big Bad Badger 1 1 0 0 17 0 +17 3 2 Zoran 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 3 3 Reçueçn 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8 0 4 Teralyon 1 0 0 1 0 17 −17 0 Group D Saint Mark 22–12 Fhaengshia Larxia 8–14 United Adaikes Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Saint Mark 1 1 0 0 22 12 +10 3 2 United Adaikes 1 1 0 0 14 8 +6 3 3 Larxia 1 0 0 1 8 14 −6 0 4 Fhaengshia 1 0 0 1 12 22 −10 0 OOC notes: if your name does not appear, that's because you had a bye today. Your name will appear at the next scorination. Also, my apologies for the delay. Hopefully it is not too much of an issue for anybody so the tournament will move ahead as scheduled.

This is the Larxian Post and the Rugby related reports will be going down here
This is the Larxian Post and the Rugby related reports will be going down here 
In the first game of the Cup, Larxia Rugby succumbed at the hands of United Adaikes'. The final score was 14-8.  
W etalked to national coach, Felix, who said," It was certainly not how we wanted this to go. We have been working hard and will keep working hard in order to improve. It was a bad day in the office for us, and we are positive we can turn things around." 
King Maddy IV was seen consoling the players, and encouraging them to work harder. Who knew the King gives better pep talks than the manager.
The players are fired up for their game tomorrow and they have been training hard . The coaches are studying the Fhaengshian style of play, and it looks like they are progressing in mapping out the most used tactics by the Fhaengshian coach. This will definitely help them tailor their tactics to fit the opponent perfectly. 
Though a loss is not an ideal result, we will face anything to support our National Team. It is said that failure is a stepping stone to success. So we wish our team luck and hope they can step on the 'stepping stones' and eventually reach the success they went there for.

Day 2 Results
Group A Tara & Cambray 21–28 Libterraria Nark 23–32 Nieubasria Dilber 3–7 Kurabis Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Libterraria 2 2 0 0 37 27 +10 6 2 Kurabis 2 1 1 0 20 16 +4 4 3 Nieubasria 2 1 0 1 38 32 +6 3 4 Dilber 2 1 0 1 20 20 0 3 5 Nark 2 0 1 1 36 45 −9 1 6 Tara & Cambray 2 0 0 2 34 45 −11 0 Group B Dalimbar 13–17 Min-Su Giovanniland 6–16 Mediobogdum Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Mediobogdum 2 1 0 1 28 24 +4 3 2 Bobki 1 1 0 0 21 17 +4 3 3 Dalimbar 2 1 0 1 31 29 +2 3 4 Min-Su 2 1 0 1 34 34 0 3 5 Giovanniland 1 0 0 1 6 16 −10 0 Group C Big Bad Badger 0–10 Zoran Hertfordshire and Jammbo 15–0 Teralyon Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Zoran 2 2 0 0 18 0 +18 6 2 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 1 1 0 0 15 0 +15 3 3 Big Bad Badger 2 1 0 1 17 10 +7 3 4 Reçueçn 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8 0 5 Teralyon 2 0 0 2 0 32 −32 0 Group D Fhaengshia 6–11 Larxia Fujai 6–0 Saint Mark Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 United Adaikes 1 1 0 0 14 8 +6 3 2 Fujai 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 3 3 Saint Mark 2 1 0 1 22 18 +4 3 4 Larxia 2 1 0 1 19 20 −1 3 5 Fhaengshia 2 0 0 2 18 33 −15 0

Day 3 Results
Group A Kurabis 20–10 Tara & Cambray Nieubasria 18–40 Dilber Libterraria 17–5 Nark Group A Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Libterraria 3 3 0 0 54 32 +22 9 2 Kurabis 3 2 1 0 40 26 +14 7 3 Dilber 3 2 0 1 60 38 +22 6 4 Nieubasria 3 1 0 2 56 72 −16 3 5 Nark 3 0 1 2 41 62 −21 1 6 Tara & Cambray 3 0 0 3 44 65 −21 0 Group B Min-Su 12–6 Giovanniland Bobki 0–30 Dalimbar Group B Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Dalimbar 3 2 0 1 61 29 +32 6 2 Min-Su 3 2 0 1 46 40 +6 6 3 Mediobogdum 2 1 0 1 28 24 +4 3 4 Bobki 2 1 0 1 21 47 −26 3 5 Giovanniland 2 0 0 2 12 28 −16 0 Group C Zoran 14–24 Hertfordshire and Jammbo Reçueçn 15–15 Big Bad Badger Group C Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo 2 2 0 0 39 14 +25 6 2 Zoran 3 2 0 1 32 24 +8 6 3 Big Bad Badger 3 1 1 1 32 25 +7 4 4 Reçueçn 2 0 1 1 15 23 −8 1 5 Teralyon 2 0 0 2 0 32 −32 0 Group D Larxia 9–20 Fujai United Adaikes 21–17 Fhaengshia Group D Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Fujai 2 2 0 0 26 9 +17 6 2 United Adaikes 2 2 0 0 35 25 +10 6 3 Saint Mark 2 1 0 1 22 18 +4 3 4 Larxia 3 1 0 2 28 40 −12 3 5 Fhaengshia 3 0 0 3 35 54 −19 0  

The Fhaendhaw Spectator
 
DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY
02-12-1420. story by Lurienh Geonts.
Dilber. Facing a top contender for the group stage in the United Adaikes Sharks, the Mountaineers needed to win, and win big to have a chance of progressing to the quarter finals. The first half looked rough facing down two tries in quick succession with only a drop goal from trusty kicker Neijstoi Rallesn racking up points for the Mountaineers. But when the second half came around, a well timed interchange got fresh legs on the field in the form of Detshaer Riemlaic who was instrumental in the Mountaineers’ two tries of the match. With only a 4 point lead, the Sharks stalled for time to finish a lacklustre half, but a win regardless.
A bye tomorrow gives some time to prepare for the match with the Fujansk Landslag, who face the Sharks tomorrow in what could be the biggest match of the group. The runner-up of the last tournament, very comfortably 2nd in the rankings, offer the Mountaineers a formidable peak to scale. The indomitable team managed to slip past the Sharks in the group rankings with a solid victory against Larxia, and have conceded only 9 points, the least of all teams in the tournament. But with both the Sharks and the Mountaineers being the highest scoring teams in Group D, the Fujansk defences are going to be put through the ringer.
Facing an early end to the tournament, coach Sanreig Hraic offered little in excuses, “the team has played well in their first internationals, but always just short of getting a win.” It’s unlikely the Mountaineers will dally in Dilber, as many appear keen to return home. Perhaps they want to get high and dry in the Mountain Amphitheatre of Oune, far away from the jaws of lions and sharks.

Sharks continue winning ways, but head coach concerned in the complacency shown by the team late in the game.
The United Adaikes National Rugby Team started strong when they scored 2 tries and their subsequent conversions within 8 minutes that started on the 17th minute. The Fhaengshia Mountaineers went for a drop goal in the 34th minute. The half time pep talk by the coaches boosted the two teams, with the Sharks increasing their lead with a try followed by a successful conversion just 7 minutes into the second half. However, the Mountaineers did not want to let the atmosphere of the game control them as they tried to come back, scoring with 2 tries (and successful conversions) on the 63rd minute and the 74th minute. The Adaikesian team held with the possession of the ball and stalled until the time.
Coach Gallardo had this to say at the post-match press conference: "We didn't have the faintest idea that our players will be complacent after having three tries. We will make sure that this will not cross their minds again until the end of full time." Captain Miguel Gonzales had also said, "Our next two games will be crucial to the final positioning of the table for the knockouts. The next game will have us playing with the runner-up from the last World Cup, and we will have to be in our best to at least have a competitive match and bring that energy to our final game in the group stage. Hopefully, we can produce results that our nation can still be proud on."
Both Fujanske Rugby Landslag and the United Adaikes National Rugby Team are at the top of Group D with a 7 point difference between the two teams. The winner of their game will be ensured a spot in the knock-outs.
HT: United Adaikes 14-3 Fhaengshia
FT: United Adaikes 21-17 Fhaengshia
Reporter: Ms. Raquel Lamanilao