Federation of Inner Ryxtylopia

TVNC - The fallout... and the third place match! After a considerable delay broadcast would start from a studio with a table in the center and Railo, Eiva and Tixica seated around it. Railo in total silence and Tixica with his head firmly on the table. [Eiva]: Good afternoon ladies and gents! Welcome to TVNC sports, im Nixta Eiva, and ill be joined by my co-workers Tivan Railo and Marco Tixica, where we'll review what's in store for us in this last day of RWC5, but also uh, apolgize for the mess that happened in the last transmission. [Railo]: Yes... apologies for that. [Tixica]: Im sad, i got grounded, i was even sent to the naughty corner. [Railo]: At least i got my bet money. [Tixica]: Oh shut up! [Eiva]: Well, we soon will witness the match we've been waiting for, Ryxtylopia vs Teralyon! The previously unbeaten team going up against the 3rd placed team from last RWC. [Railo]: Intense match in for us. [Eiva]: Yes, anyways what are your opinions? [Railo]: Well the Teralyian team is strong, but their loss with Zoran places many questions on their backs, as they had a worse loss than us, and we faced the hosts, but its clear Tivarra isn't going overconfident into the match. [Tixica]: I think it'll be a good one to watch, our team can win if they play their cards right. I expect Darrias to not ghost out on this one hopefully, he should be a key player considering his attacking potential, while Huilchica will still be the reliable Lock he always is. [Railo]: Good point, last game will be one Darrias will want to forget. [Eiva]: For Teralyon i think they'll try to start off strong, dont know what Tivarra has in mind. [Railo]: Well we wont get the time to contact Gaíves. [Tixica]: NOOOOOOO- [Railo]: Chill he'll be back for the return. [Tixica]: This is your fault Railo! [Railo]: My fault?! [Tixica]: If we hadn't fought over that we wouldn't have to be briefed about conduct and we would have started in time! [Railo]: Look i... With Railo and Tixica starting to argue again, Eiva would decide to not take any risks and leave the bulk of the broadcast for after the match. [Eiva]: Here they go again... CUT!!! [Railo]: Wait- [Tixica]: And like i said, if it wasn't for you being a big no- wait wha- The transmission cuts abbruptly as the match was about to start anyways.

Canal 7 Dyportes - The Semifinals; A dive into the Top 4 There would be a brief introduction, with a heavily autotuned voice: "In Channel 7 we bring you the best information for your viewing, CHANNEL 7!" "Good afternoon everybody, welcome to Channel 7 SPORTS, the best sporting news in the entire northern half of Aura, im Inrique Miravez today's host, and as many of you have been expecting, today we're taking a dive into the Rugby World Cup being hosted in Overthinkers!" "As many of you know Ryxtylopia got knocked out by Overthinkers' with the score being 27-9; the hosts of the tournament ended the run Tivarra's team was making for the trophy, but this is not the end for Ryxtylopia as 3rd place is still within reach. Meanwhile for the other match we expected more equality but the Zoranians thrashed the Teralyians 27-6, ending Teralyon's 8-game unbeaten run, as the zoranians prepare for what could be their 3rd RWC trophy, for which they'll have to face the hosts, whilst Teralyon will have to do with 3rd if they can make it over the ARR." "So lets take a look at the matches we have in store for us!" THE FINAL - Overthinkers VS Zoran "The grand finale of this RWC! It will be a face off between the hosts: Overthinkers! and 2-time champions Zoran! The zoranians looking for their 3rd title. Whilst Overthinkers' will be on the hunt for their first conquest." "Whilst theese two didn't meet in the last edition of the tournament, there is stuff we can add to this duel. Zoran has never lost a final, both finals they reached - they won, so that could serve as a bit of re-assurance. However they are facing the hosts, which will mean they might be on their backfoot due to the local's crowd." "And the thing about this, is both sides look incredibly, and i mean INCREDIBLY SIMILAR!! Both agressivley minded teams, that like playstyles focusing around pressuring their opponents and they both won by nearly the same margin over their opponents in the semis! 27-9 and 27-6 respectivley!" "With two teams so similar to eachother facing off in the finals, its hard to predict who the balance will lean to, however we can still give it a good look and analyze, look for key players and all that..." The Kites' - Overthinkers! "The locals go in with high spirits and expectations, however it wont be easy as they're facing the only 2 time tournament champion, in their 3rd final, a team that has never lost a final, and probably does not intend on losing this one. However they do have reason to be confident, they won against Myrgidyah, had a hard fought victory over the Sharks, and then sank the Pirates to the bottom of the podium, plus they had a better group stage performance than their rivals with only 1 loss to their name, as well as this, they had a PD of over 100, making them one of the most lethal teams in this tournament, their attack being nearly unstoppable under the right conditions." "And so the hosts prepare to defend their turf, they're under the leadership of coach: Anton Edwards they have a star-studded squad with lots of talent present, their team captain being their Nº8: Theresa Argent, as well as this they have players that recently shined in the match against the Pirates, like David Nauta, Bonnie Marculus, Micheal Anul, Ty Rex and many others that have lead their team to victory. Their playstyle has been talked about before but we'll do it again! Overthinkers is an offensive-minded team, meaning they beneffit from high possession percentages, good kicks and passing and the mentality to go in and convert any chance they get. They can quickly pressure their opponents but may struggle if they lack possession or if the rival team can stop them from converting, which could lead to a loss of morale or opportunities for their rivals to counter-attack." The Sun Hawks - Zoran! "The zoranians, after their fair share of suffering in the group stage, once again return to a RWC final after a one year absence, if they win they'll concrete their 3rd title, having more trophies combined than all other teams, as said before the've never lost a final, so they could be in for the maximum glory one can achieve in rugby, or they could be handed their first 2nd place medal. However they're not to be underestimated as an "old" side, they have experience. Despite starting weak with two losses in the groups, to Nouveauterra and Ryxtylopia, they bounced back, making the round of 16, bearly edging past Fujai, sending defending champions: Dalimbar packing back home, and putting an end to the Teralyians victory streak." "The sun hawks know the finals well, now they just have to win this one, it will not be easy, but they have probably one of - if not the most experienced team in this tournament. With coach: Amadahy Lvaguta at the lead, they have a well of experience at their disposal with players such as: Amo-Adawehi Tsasima, Salonitah Gelusva, Degataga Dvagahi, their captain: Dlasimahe Asduidv, Wohali Goyadv and many others eager to once again conquer the RWC trophy and bring it back to their islands. And they share basically the same playstyle as the team they'll be facing: being an offensive team. Since ive already convered Overthinkers' style of play and how theese sort of teams can beneffit or not, i wont say it here, but it will be interesting how two teams with very similar mindsets deal with eachother." The FINAL! "The obssession of many teams, achievement of few: The RUGBY WORLD CUP! The maximum conquest available in this sport for any player, and the most challanging one by far. The final of the rugby world cup can be the pinnacle of any player's career, even conquering it just one time is a huge achievement. And in this final while the teams are similar their backdrops couldn't be any different, on one side a team that made their debut only in the last RWC but have shown that experience isn't everything and that a team with good coordination and tactics can reach any heights, going up against a team veteran of the RWC series, that has already won the tournament and that whilst they've seen players come and go, are able to take advantage of their experience and keep a level of rugby only a few can match." "For the game itself, there isn't much to be said, its going to be a hard one to predict, actually- a hard one to guess since this will be a guess! But we have an idea of what MIGHT happen, both teams could start off cautious, waiting for their opponent to make the first move and set the rythm, saving their strength or the opposite, starting out strong and hopefully scoring and pressuring enough to keep their opponents at bay throught the match. Overthinkers being locals will have the psycological edge over Zoran, they'll have their people cheering on, but only time will tell who gets 2nd, and who'll get to lift the trophy up, and rejoice in having won the RWC!" THE BATTLE FOR BRONZE - Ryxtylopia VS Teralyon "The two losers of the semi finals still dont have to go home, at least not yet- As they have to decide who'll get to take the bronze medal, an award that still carries weight on its own right, here we still have a great deal of quality on display, on one side, last RWC 3rd-placed team: Ryxtylopia, on the other side experienced team that had an incredible run: Teralyon!" "Theese two teams didn't meet in the last RWC, with Ryxtylopia getting 3rd place after proving all doubters wrong and beating the cambrians to take home the bronze. Teralyon on the other hand got knocked out by Cambria on the quarter finals, after a decent run." "And we have another match with two similar sides! Both being some of the most balanced teams in the tournament, slightly favoring offense but being able to hold their own on the defense, again a hard match to predict but first lets see what each team brings to the table..." The Pirate - Ryxtylopia! "The Pirate has been battered by the kites, the rough seas of the match hard to navigate, and the ship has lost its way, however a new path has emerged for them: the path to third place! Despite being knocked out, the Pirate(s) have made it past several hurdles to get here, Topping group C, with only one loss against the newcomers: Nouveauterra. Then making it to the round of 16, going past the sekiyan rocks and then sending the giovanniland imperalists back home, despite the sort of dissapointing performance against Overthinkers, Ryxtylopia remains a strong team in its own right." "This is the second time in a row that Ryxtylopia makes it to the bronze medal match, a pretty good performance considering the Pirate(s) only debuted one year ago, the team lead by coach: Andreís Tivarra has made pretty good progress and has gained experience, with players like: Pailo Darrias, Andreís Guilbirto, team captain: Riberto Huichilca, Marco Xilta, Marco Va'atí, Ernysto Rivas and many others, they've been through many matches and won against stronger teams like Cambria and the Zoranians twice. Ryxtylopia is one of the more balanced teams, and balanced teams even offensive-leaning ones preffer to build up their plays and strike whenever the time is to do it is good, they also usually like to be in a good position to defend rival pushes, and regain possession to then facilitate their attacks. However if they lack the inicicative, or the rival doesn't give them any opportunities to make it past the defense they can struggle with scoring." The only team here without any nicknames - Teralyon! "Teralyon, the team that held a seemingly unstoppable unbeaten run was finally bested by the zoranians, this has been one of the best runs of a team yet, but despite no longer contending for gold, they can still go for bronze. The Teralyians had a perfect group stage run: 6 wins 0 draws and 0 losses. They slayed the Lions of Saint Mark in the round of 16, and in the quarter finals, got a much awaited revenge against the same team that knocked them out in the last tournament, but in the semifinals they got battered by the zoranians, however the loss isn't to say their team fell off, and underestimating them would be a bad thing to do for any team." "This could be the first podium placement for the Teralyians, meaning they wont want to dissapoint, they can still be a deadly machine and under coaches: Maldoc Wenavic and Vush Brajna they seek the bronze, they also have a high quality squad composed of players such as: Zivko Koci, Vladmir Kowic, Berisa Mirkovic, Nikita Kubitschek, Sambor Nokto, Radi Malenkov, Dragos Pantelic and many others, they've had tough opponents, most notably Cambria, but the Teralyians aren't an agressive side, and like said before they share a lot in common with the ryxtylopians, they like balance in their style of play, meaning they beneffit from the same things and they can suffer from also the same things as the Pirates, they're just slightly more agressive." The BATTLE FOR BRONZE! "The battle for bronze itself, like the final is a hard one to predict considering both teams are so incredibly similar, if Ryxtylopia wins they'll defend their bronze medal, which whilst not the wanted result is still better than the two other teams that finished in the podium last RWC, Dalimbar and United Adaikes. Meanwhile for Teralyon this could signal a shift in the Polari rugby hierarchy, and propell them to even better success and more recognition." "The game itself might see both teams starting off slow, as said before waiting for chances to build up their games, both teams have players with incredible physical abilties, many of the ryxtylopians starting off in the poor neighborhoods of major cities building up their strenghts there, and the Teralyians, well- i don't need to make reference to a stereotype but we all know what im referring to. Once the game starts we could expect a lot of possession changes and a game with little scoring at the start, until one side builds up a good enough lead and attempts to hold it." "And that's it for our program, we looked at each team, their matchup, their possible strategies, and possible game results for each of the matchups." "We're into the finals! We'll soon see who takes the trophy, the silver and the bronze home! This has been a RWC with many surprises, maybe not as many as the last one but revelations that impact the rugby landscape nontheless, for the ARR they'll test out if they can defend their bronze or if its time for a completley new podium from last year." "But that will be all for today's special. Ive been Inrique Miravez! Today's host, and i thank you for listening, and lending us your time to give you our take on this RWC! Have a good day." Channel 7! Channel 7! Channel 7! A short music theme plays as the camera zooms out, and the transmission ends.

TVNC - Railo's Rage The transmission would start with Railo and Tixica arguing at the table, while Eiva tried calming them both down. [Railo]: You have to pay up! We both agreed to it! [Tixica]: I thought it was a joke! [Railo]: Why would i joke about money?! I rareley do jokes at all in this program! [Eiva]: Guys... camera's rolling... [Railo]: Oh, hello viewers, welcome back to TVNC, where today i tell Tixica to pay up the money he owes me from the bet we made earlier before the two semifinal matches... [Tixica]: But... [Eiva]: RAILO! What sort of introduction was that?!?! [Railo]: Ive had enough of him, all his crying his unprofessional attitude, when we were matching both matches he screamed every time Zoran scored! He knew by the 60th he was loosing the bet and he still decided to refuse to pay it! [Tixica]: I meant it as a joke!! [Railo]: I know you're goofy, but i would've paid my part if i had lost, this is too far Tixica. [Eiva]: Calm down both of you! [Tixica]: But im not paying him, i wanted the money for a gym membership!! [Railo]: Ooooh, really???? Then let me make a joke: You should move to Teralyon! [Tixica]: That's the attitude! See its nothing much! [Railo]: I had to hold up with your schenanigans throught the match, you do that every time and since im your friend i thought id hold up with it but now im at my limit! Pay up!! [Tixica]: I think as a good friend its time i put a stop to your tyranny in this program! I will never pay the bet! [Eiva]: Tyranny? [Railo]: What are you on about now? [Tixica]: You've long oppressed freedom of expression in this program and made us do what you tell us and im not fine with that! I will not stand for the opression of my people and the opression of poorly executed jokes! [Eiva]: Ugh, can't we just move on to the match at this point? [Railo]: What do you mean?! [Tixica]: Yeah! You are a poopy poo-face tyrant that is against jokes! [Railo]: Poo-face?! How old are you 6??! [Eiva]: Aghhh- So about the Overthinkers' team- [Tixica]: No more will i stand for your opression! I will fight! [Eiva]: At this rate this is going to go viral on the internet... Tixica would grab one of the empty snack bowls putting it on his head before putting one of his legs on a chair posing all heroic whilst pointing at Railo. [Railo]: Out of all your jokes here, this has to be the most ridiculous... [Tixica]: Tell that to my face big nose! [Railo]: BIG NOSE?! [Eiva]: Woahhhhh, Tixica calm down. [Railo]: Right that's it get off the table! [Tixica]: Over my dead body big nose! [Railo]: Right get over here you ill take my money! [Tixica]: Never! Railo would start to run after Tixica, visibly incredibly mad. [Railo]: JUST GET OFF THE SET! [Tixica]: NEVER!! ZORAN I HATE YOU ZORAN, I HATE ALL ZORANIANS, THEY RUINED MY DAY THEY RUINED MY FRIEND. [Eiva]: WOAH, WOAH- CUT! CUT! CUUT! CUUUUUUT!! [Tixica]: ZORAN WHY'D YOU THIS TO MY FRIEND- [Eiva]: CUT CUT!!! [Cameraman]: Stop! cut the tranmission! quick cut it! cu- Suddenly the screen would pause for a moment as the screen goes static, ending the short lived yet intense transmission.

Ryxtylopia vs Overthinkers - Match Highlights Both sides entered the field, Ryxtylopia wearing the 1st kit, as the local crowd started to cheer for their team, both sides standing for their national anthem as they prepared to begin the game. For the locals this could mean going to the finals on their own turf. For Ryxtylopia it could mean an improvement from last year's performance. Pablo Virriscayda would once again be commentating for TVNC, with the match about to start, as both teams just waited for the coinflip and took their sides. The coinflip was done with the hosts winning it and deciding to kick off. "Ladies and Gentlemen, prepare! We have Ryxtylopia vs Overthinkers now live from... well, Overthinkers! Its time for the coin toss... annd OVERTHINKERS! Wins it, they... they elect to kick off, its time to face the hosts in a match that promises intensity for both sides involved." KICK OFF: Overthinkers would inmediatley start off the match agressivley placing pressure on the defense which was contained for the first few minutes of the game, seeing a lot of mauls and rucks, as well as frecuent possession changes. "Ladies and Gentlemen... OVERTHINKERS VS RYXTYLOPIA HAS NOW BEGUN! Live directly from the host nation on TVNC, go Ryxtylopia, go Pirates!" 6 Minutes in... (0-0) Soon after the start of the match, Overthinkers would make the first dangerous approach towards the ryxtylopian line, with their Nº4: Jena Cantor, leading the attack after a ruck, taking advantage of the gaps in the Ryxtylopian line to get through, passing the midfield and making it about 3/4 into the pitch, before being tackled by Guilbirto Tivaña who with the help of Rinaco Patochá regained possession for the Pirates. "Ladies and Gentlemen, we got a ruck- and possession is now for... Cantor, attention, Cantor, Cantor, Cantor, Overthinkers on the attack, they cross the midfield, Cantor, Tivaña, Cantor, Tivaña, Cantooooooooor- Tackle! Tackle by Tivaña, Patochá regains possession for Ryxtylopia!" 13 Minutes in... (0-0) Ryxtylopia's first chance to score would be on the 13th, following one of Overthinker's attempts, with Armando Mataña making progress through the left, then passing the ball to Pailo Darrias, before he got tackled by Andrew Hall, with Overthinkers quickly restarting their attack after recapturing possession. "Mataña! Mataña on the left, making good progress, Mataña will probably need to look for a pass, attention! Mataña to Darrias, Darrias is through with the ball, and- TACKLE! Darrias gets tackled by Hall, Overthinkers is now back in the attack, the game remains 0-0!" 28 Minutes in... (3-0) The game after the first tries for each team started to devolve into a stalemate with Overthinkers pressuring the ryxtylopian defense, loosing possession, and Ryxtylopia attempting to go on the attack but then loosing possession to the Overthinkers counter-attack. This would sort of end with one of Overthinker's attacks in the 28th, when their team captain and Nº8: Theresa Argent led a kick that ended in the hands of David Nauta, who was able to quickly turn around Marco Va'atí when approaching the goal, before being surrounded by Ernysto Rivas and Ferrán Lisquerva, which resulted in David attempting to score a drop goal, kicking the ball between the two posts and earning Overthinkers the first points of the game. "We got Argent, Argent Argeeeeeeeeent- kick to Nauta, the hosts continue pressuring the defense, Nauta, Va'atí will try the tackle and- MISS! VA'ATÍ MISSES! Attention a big chance has opened up for the hosts! Rivas And Lisquerva must act! And- DROP, KICK! SCORE! Overthinkers has scored a drop goal, thanks to David Nauta!" 33 Minutes in... (10-0) The pressure from the locals continued on to the 33rd, when the first try of the game was scored, following a maul, Alan Cord took possession for the locals, making a good pass past Rinaco Zicha, to Bonnie Marculus, confusing the ryxtylopian defense which was concentrated parallel to Marculus on the other side of the pitch, opening gaps, which Marculus took advantage of, as Rivas was unable to do anything Marculus scoring the try. Following this Hank Moor would take the conversion kick, scoring and putting the locals 10 up on the score. "Annnd... Possession for Cord! Cord, Cord, Kick good kick to Marculus! Maybe they'll try passing to the other side, no wait- GAP GAP! WATCH OUT, ITS MARCULUS! Marculus, Marculus, Marculus, Rivasssss- Isn't in position- Marculuuuuuuuuus- Score, Score! Overthinkers lands the try!" "It will be Hank Moor, for the conversion, if they land this they'll be 10 up, attention ladies and gentlemen... Moor, Moor, Moooooooooooooooooooor- Score! Overthinkers lands the conversion!" 37 Minutes in... (10-3) Not all would be lost for Ryxtylopia yet as before the first half ended the took a jab at Overthinkers following one of many possession changes during the match, with Ferrán Lisquerva regaining possession and making a dash forward through a gap left on the Overthinkers' defense, before stopping after Ty Rex cut his path off; with little options, Lisquerva kicked the ball for a drop goal, landing it and scoring Ryxtylopia a badly needed 3 points. "Overthinkers winning in the first half ladies and gentlemen! But watch out, its Lisquerva through the left, he needs to look for a pass! Attention, Lisquerva, he's cut off by Rex! He needs to pass Lisquerva, KICK, LISQUERVAAAA- SCORE! Lisquerva has scored, Ryxtylopia gains 3, match remains 10-3!" HALF TIME (10-3) Both sides end the first half tired, as the referee starts the half time break, Tivarra's team going in with the obvious disadvantage, as the local's attack had pressured his defense enough to stop them from going on the attack. "Annnd half time! Everybody- Overthinkers winning the match 10-3! We'll be back soon after the half time break here on TVNC, and we'll see if the locals can amplify their advantage or if Tivarra's side gets their baggage in order." 47 Minutes in... (10-3) The game continued with a good chance for Overthinkers in the 47th, following a forward deflection by Huilchica that ended in a scrum, this time Lee Julius leading a good attack, before leading the pass to Cory Villa the locals continuing to lead a dangerous attack, only stopped by a great tackle by Ernysto Rivas near the line, saving the Pirates from the try, and preparing a counter attack that would stop at the midfield. "Scrum, scrum, scrum, scrum. Julius! Julius for Overthinkers! They're keeping the pressure, now to Villa, Villa, Villa is through! This could end in a try... Villaaaaaaa- Tackle! Riiiiiivas! Saves the team yet again! Ryxtylopia loosing against the hosts 10-3!" 51 Minutes in... (17-3) A poor performance by Mirta Palmiras at the midfield let to the loss of possession for the pirates which gave Overthinkers a perfect chance to strike considering the disposition of the ryxtylopian players, a chance they took well, with Bryan Harding retaking the ball and making it through the first ryxtylopian line, with Quista Farris failing a tackle allowing Bryan a gap to pass to Nauta, who then approached the line in front of the goal, passing a badly-positioned Rivas and scoring. Jena Cantor took the conversion kick, scoring it and amplifying the lead. "Palmiras, tackle! Ball to Bryan! Its Bryan! Bryan, Bryan, through the gap! The defense is still struggling with the pressure, attention- Farris- FAIL! She's missed the tackle! Bryan to Nauta! Nauta she's through, Its up to Rivas! Annnd... SCORE! Overthinkers scores a try from David Nauta in front of the goal!" 56 Minutes in... (17-6) Ryxtylopia would continue struggling with the constant pressure from Overthinkers, as their team was having an easier time with possession retention than other agressive teams, however the ryxtylopian's would again get some points back, from a kick by Marco Va'atí to Guivina Divarra ending on a parellel line towards the local's goal, with defenders already charging at her to regain possession, she took the risk, attempting a drop goal which she scored. "Alright, its Va'atí on the flank- Kick, its for Divarra! Past the midfield, Andrew Hall could try the tackle, Divarra doesn't have a lot of help here, she'll have to kick! Attention- Divarraaaaaaaaaa! SCORE! Divarra scores a drop goal, Ryxtylopia takes some back, its now 17-6!" 66 Minutes in... (24-6) The game still did not end however. As in the 66th minute Armando Mataña committed a knock on, with the scrum being awarded to Overthinkers', as their team took full advantage of it, winning possession out of the scrum and taking advantage of the disposition of the ryxtylopian team for Carson West to lead a pass towards Hank Moor, who avoided Rivas and scored the 3rd try for Overthinkers. Marculus took the conversion, scoring it. "Matañaaaaaaa- That looks like a bad deflection, yes. SCRUM FOR OVERTHINKERS! Attention everybody... ...Right, annd- Carson with possession! Attention, Carson to Moor, Moor, Moor Rivas is the only one that can stop this annnd- he doesn't! Overthinkers Scores!" 69 Minutes in... (27-6) During the 69th minute, following a maul, Theresa Argent achieved possession for the hosts, taking the ball into the ryxtylopian side of the pitch, but while looking for a pass Patochá fouled them by pulling on their arm, almost getting sent off, and handing a penalty to the hosts, which Micheal Anul converted, bringing up the score to 27-6 favoring the hosts. "Theresa, Patochá, and ouch! That looked painful! Foul by patochá, this will result... yeah confirmed. Penalty for Overthinkers! Following the foul from Patochá, Overthinkers has been awarded a penalty!" "We'll have Micheal Anul to kick this one, attention everybody... Anuuuul. Score! Score! Overthinkers has scored the penalty, the game is now 27-6" 75 Minutes in... (27-9) Despite the loss, it wasn't quite over for Tivarra's side yet, as with the Overthinkers' attack loosing steam, the Pirates had one last chance to take points back in the 75th, this time Marco Xilta lead throuh the flank. Pulling a 90º turn right in front of A.J. Jackson, and making it near the goalpost being perpendicular to it, with this Xilta took the opportunity to score a drop goal, sending the ball curving past the left post and into the goal, gaining another 3 points for the pirates in the dying minutes of the match. "5 minutes to go! Attention we got Marco Xilta with possession! Xilta is in Xilta is through, Running through the flank! Jacksooooon- What a turn! Xilta can get some points! Xiltaaaaaaaaa- SCORE! Xilta scores the drop goal! Its now 27-9!" FULL TIME (27-9) That last jab at the goal would mark the end of the match, with the crowd cheering, as Overthinkers took the pass to the finals, with Tivarra's team going back into the changing rooms. "Annnnnnnnd FULL TIME! Ladies and Gentlemen! Ryxtylopia is out! Tivarra's team fought but today wasn't their day and they fall to the hosts! Overthinkers will advance to the finals! This is not the end for Tivarra's side, they still have a shot at the 3rd place medal!" "The hosts will be advancing, we'll get the results of the Teralyon vs Zoran match soon, but this will mark the end of today's match, Tivarra will have to wait another year to have a shot at the final, but the team has made it far once again and they'll soon be competing for 3rd place." "But this will be the end for today's transmission, we thank the hosts: Overthinkers for allowing us to set it up, and for hosting this RWC in the first place, ive been Pablo Virriscayda, rugby comentator for TVNC, and i will hopefully see you ladies and gentlemen for THE BRONZE MEDAL MATCH! Have a nice day." The transmission ends.

TVNC - A pass to the finals; Who will get it? The broadcast would start from a studio with a table and Railo, Eiva and Tixica seated around it. [Railo]: We're live? [Eiva]: Yup, go on. [Railo]: Alright, good afternoon ladies and gentlemen! You're currently watching TVNC's regularly scheduled program on the 5th Rugby World Cup, my name's Tivan Railo, and as usual ill be joined by my co-workers: Nixta Eiva and Marco Tixica, as we dive into the pre-match talk for this matchday. [Tixica]: A big one is ahead of us, we're in the top 4 but still we have to fight tooth and nail to make the final. [Eiva]: And today we are facing... [Railo]: The one and only host nation: Overthinkers! Who achieved the qualification to the semifinals after beating United Adaikes on extra time 13-10! [Tixica]: Their revenge was hard fought but in the end im guessing sweet! [Railo]: They'll have the homefield advantage, however their performance against UA could be a sign of the match to come? However we shouldn't only go on that beacause things can go very differently from what we may expect. [Eiva]: Overthinkers is one of the more agressive-focused team's we'll face, what can we talk about the locals? [Tixica]: They will bring a lot of people in the stadium. [Railo]: True, there's always like that's phsycological factor when you're facing the hosts of the tournament, like the crowd and all that, some teams are more afected by it than others. [Eiva]: That is true, but what about their team itself, do we have a lot of information about it? [Railo]: Well they do have one of the better attacks in this RWC, if im not wrong they were the top scorers of the group stage and had either the 1st or 2nd best point differential in the group stage, id need to verify to be 100% correct, but its one of those two. [Tixica]: What about our side? What does Tivarra have cookin' in for us. [Railo]: He's being very "secretive" about the tactics for the team, he does NOT want them on air so unfortunatley until the match gets underway we can only speculate. [Eiva]: We can and we got some guesses. [Railo]: We do, as well Overthinkers is a pretty good side, its very unlikley that they try to play for possession, it just wouldn't work, but they could try to absorb the Overthinkers attack to get them to overstretch to then attack, meaning very defensive play to start off, or it could be the opposite, try to get an early lead and hold it for the rest of the match, in my opinion those are the two likley routes they will take. [Eiva]: Pretty reasonable considering the opponent, we wont have a lot of people present to cheer, so its essential they don't concede early if they wanna keep spirits high. [Tixica]: And, and, err- who do you think will be our key player? [Railo]: Hard to say, but probably someone in the backline, Rivas, Zicha, Va'atí, Mataña... one of them should prove vital to stop or at least try to stop Overthinkers' attack. [Eiva]: I mean depends, if we score a lot it would probably be like Darrias, Huilchica, Guilbirto, Xilta... If not then its probably one of the people Railo mentioned. [Railo]: Well but someone crucial for our program is good ol' Gaíves, probably awaiting in the stadium, so im going to get the video call up n' running. [Tixica]: Alright lets gooooooo! The three start the video call with Gaíves in Overthinkers. [Gaíves]: HELLO STUDIO PEOPLE! [Tixica]: Gaíves! Where you at? [Gaíves]: HERE IN THE STADIUM'S ENTRY WAY, I don't know if you've noticed! ITS VERY LOUD HERE! [Railo]: Yeah, what's with all that people? [Gaíves]: THEY'RE HEADED- ALL THE RYXTYLOPIA SUPPORTERS ARE GOING TO SEAT IN LIKE THE SAME GENERAL AREA, SO ALL THE NOISE FROM OUR PART IS COMMING FROM HERE!! [Railo]: What about the locals? [Gaíves]: WHY'D YOU THINK EVERY SINGLE VISITOR IS HEADING THIS WAY?! THE LOCALS HAVE ALREADY ABSOLUTLEY FILLED THE STADIUM! ITS PACKED! [Fan]: GO RYXTYLOPIA!!! WE'RE WITH YOU! [Gaíves]: VERY INSIGHTFUL SIR, IM TRYING TO WORK HERE! [Railo]: You're all packed. [Gaíves]: IT IS QUITE PACKED HERE, NOT A LOT OF SPACE. [Fan 2]: WE'RE THE BEST!! [Gaíves]: YEAH, OKAY SHUT UP IM WORKING! [Fan 2]: WE ARE THE BEST!! [Gaíves]: IM STARTING TO HAVE A LOT OF INTERRUPTIONS HERE! BUT THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERE IS GREAT, ID SAY IT- [Fan 3]: _______ GO CHACAS STANDS WITH YOU RYXTYLOPIA!!! [Gaíves]: SHUT UP GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!! [Gaíves]: ITS ONE OF THE BEST IVE SEEN, MAYBE BEHIND THE DALIMBARI HOME FANS IN THE FINAL LAST YEAR, BUT THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION- CONDITIONS FOR BROADCASTING HERE AREN'T THE BEST! [Railo]: Well, and the team? [Gaíves]: I CAN'T REACH THEM, IM STUCK WITH ALL THE PEOPLE HERE. [Fan 4]: TO ALL OUR PLAYERS THANKS FOR THE JOY- [Gaíves]: DON'T SPIT ON THE MICROPHONE!! [Fan 4]: SORRY SORRY- [Gaíves]: I MIGHT HAVE TO CUT OUT HERE, THERE'S SEVERAL DRUMMERS RAPIDLY APPROACHING, THE NOISE WON'T LET ME TALK! JUST KNOW WE'LL BE HERE FOR THE MATCH, AND OUR PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED! [Railo]: Oh its a shame. [Tixica]: Nooo Gaíves don't leave me. [Gaíves]: ILL CALL YOU IN THE MATCH TIXICA, DON'T WORRY- [Tixica]: Alright, see you later then! [Railo]: Thanks for giving us your side. [Gaíves]: ALRIGHT BYE- The video call ends abruptly as several people with drums and trumpets passed next to Gaíves making the background noise too loud for a good transmission. [Railo]: Well, im guessing that'll be that. [Tixica]: Like i said, if we win, im booking the first flight down there i can. [Eiva]: And what are your thoughts on Zoran vs Teralyon. [Railo]: Well, whilst Teralyon is on their rugby prime, ill have to go with the experience, and well structured zoranian team for the victory, they've recovered from everything that's already passed. [Tixica]: Boo! Boring old man. Actually- To the one Teralyian who probably watches this, DO NOT LISTEN TO THAT MAN, Teralyon is in to win it, and Ryxtylopia stands with you! Teralyon will play the final this year. [Railo]: Wanna bet? [Tixica]: How much? [Railo]: Ill put... 2,500 ryxes. [Tixica]: Oh its on you! Ill put the same. [Railo]: Winner takes-all, by the way, you brought the snacks? [Tixica]: I have them in my car, they're a lot so ill need your help to get them here. [Railo]: Oh boy, well that'll mark the match pause for this transmission. Thanks for watching! This have been TVNC's pre-match review, as we head into the semi finals of RWC5, we'll see you shortly after the match! [Eiva]: Goodbye! [Railo]: Right Tixica, lets go get the stuff. The camera zooms out as the TVNC music plays, soon after it goes to ads, with a countdown to the time of the match in the corner.

Canal 7 Dyportes - The Semifinals; A dive into the Top 4 There would be a brief introduction, with a heavily autotuned voice: "In Channel 7 we bring you the best information for your viewing, CHANNEL 7!" Soon after the brief introduction the transmission would begin with a man sat at a desk. "Good afternoon everybody, welcome to Channel 7 SPORTS, the best sporting news in the entire northern half of Aura, im Inrique Miravez today's host, and as many of you have been expecting, today we're taking a dive into the Rugby World Cup being hosted in Overthinkers!" "The ARR recently beat Giovanniland in our quarterfinals match, and now they are ready to advance to the semis, where they'll be facing none other than the hosts of the competition: Overthinkers! Who achieved their pass to the quarterfinals after a very hard fought match against United Adaikes, the team that had knocked them out in the quarterfinals of the previous RWC; this time it was different as they tied 10-10, with Overthinkers prevailing in extra time, getting their much awaited revenge on the sharks." "But now its time we dive in, to analyze the two semifinals that we're about to witness, and first up we have:" Overthinkers VS Ryxtylopia "The two surprises in Dalimbar had a chance to meet in a semifinal, but it didn't happen then, now we are getting the battle of the ex-newcomers between the hosts and the ARR" "As they just both had their debuts in the last RWC, and didn't share a group, they've never met in a rugby match before. With Overthinkers being knocked out by United Adaikes, and Ryxtylopia suffering a defeat also to United Adaikes before winning the 3rd place against Cambria." "With Overthinkers playing at home, they have an advantage when it comes to the support they'll get from fans, but this also gives their players a certain pressure to win, however they are a competent teem and they'll probably seek out the win. So let's analyze both sides." Overthinkers: "The hosts prepare for their next against none other than the ARR, both teams with the intention of reaching the finals and improving on their performance done in their debuts. Under coach: Anton Edwards, Overthinkers has had a good tournament, despite hiccups along the way and the hard fought match against United Adaikes, however now with their revenge against the sharks complete they prepare to face Ryxtylopia." "As we have covered before, Overthinkers is one of the more agressively-focused teams in the tournament, and agressive teams if they have good coordination, abilities, and strategy can quickly build up a lead, leaving their rivals at a disadvantage, for this they'll rely on high possession of the ball, and a mentality that allows them to convert all their chances, even if the plan deviates from the original strategy. Two things Overthinkers has." Ryxtylopia: "The Pirates want to advance to out-do their RWC4 debut, where they finished 3rd, and under coach: Andreís Tivarra, the team is on the right track to do that. Despite a surprise loss to Nouveauterra in the last day of the group stage, the ARR, made it past Sekiya in the round of 16, and Giovanniland in the quarterfinals, to now be preparing for their second semifinal in a RWC." "Ryxtylopia is one of the more balanced sides in the tournament, favoring a playstyle revolving around the buildup of each of their plays, allowing them to be at an advantageous position to score, whilst also being at a good position to defend rival pushes, and regain possession, they'll beneffit from players who can take back possession and a good coordination between their attack and their defense." The Game: "For the game perhaps we could expect a sort of repeat of the same playstyle as we saw in Ryxtylopia vs Zoran in the group stage, of course different as Overthinkers is another team, but they either might try to get an ealry lead and defend it by pressuring the Ryxtylopian backline with attacks, if they can open their chances correctly. For Ryxtylopia possession based play can work, however considering the team they're going up against its unlikley they'll be able to retain a large level of possession, it will be more 50% 50% ish so the more likley approach is to be able to defend and push back right after an failed chance from the rivals, to also pressure them and to hopefully get a key advantage before going all out defensive." "Both sides know the other is strong, the game may open pretty cautiously or we might see the first half being the more intense half as either team tries to get a lead. No matter the result however we're sure we'll get an exciting match to watch, as the locals face a situation where they could either go for gold, or for bronze. Teralyon VS Zoran "Teralyon keeps its winning streak, and now they'll be facing 2-time RWC winners, Zoran, a team that has gone through a bit of a slump in performance but has been able to quickly recover their form." "Theese two teams didn't meet in RWC4 but considering their performances so far its going to be an interesting match to watch, Zoran is the worst team so far to reach the semis at least in performance, since they did get 2 losses in the group stage, whilst Overthinkers and Ryxtylopia only got 1 and Teralyon currently has no losses. However this shouldn't be taken as a point to indicate that Zoran will loose, that's far from the truth actually." "With an upcomming rugby powerhouse going up against an established one we can only expect a good matchup, lets see what the teams have in store for us and how the game might go." Teralyon: "There isn't much to say about Teralyon that hasn't been said before, under coaches: Maldoc Wenavic and Vush Brajna, Teralyon continue their winning streak, its now currently at 8 games 0 losses, with a close match against Saint Mark and the victory against Cambria in the quarterfinals, their team is so far the most successful in this tournament, and they'll be getting further than last year when they got knocked out in quarters, as now they have a chance at gold, silver or bronze, even if they achieve none they will be in the top 4 of this year." "Their squad really cannot improve much, they're a well rounded side, capable of creating a lead or defending the rival's attempts to create one, they'll beneffit from good coordination between attack and defense, and from creating enough chances to get a lead, something they've done in every match they've had so far, they're sureley at their peak in rugby." Zoran: "The two time winners of the tournament want to get their third title, but it wont be easy especially with their rival and being on paper the semifinalist with the worst form. However despite many doubts entering the tournament, and 2 early losses in the group stage, Zoran bounced back from theese, and is now ready to face the semifinals, after victories against Fujai in the round of 16, and after beating reigning champions: Dalimbar in the quarterfinals. Their team is back on the rise." "Zoran plays agressive, however not as much as Overthinkers, and now facing a side that's in this tournament had better performance they'll need to be careful if they want a shot at winning a 3rd trophy, but its be very hard, so they'll either try to wear the Teralyians down during the first half by probing and holding them at edge, or they'll try to get an early lead and hopefully hold it, for the old kings of rugby this will probably be their hardest battle in this campaign yet." "And that's it for our program, we looked at each team, their matchup, their possible strategies, and possible game results for each of the matchups." "We're into the last 4 now, the winners of theese matches will go on to the final, whilst the loosers will get a shot at winning the bronze medal this year, for the ARR its not been the smoothest road, but solid performances have carried them to where they are now, and the same goes for the other 3 teams participating in the semi finals, we'll soon get our answers as to who passes and who doesn't." "But that will be all for today's special. Ive been Inrique Miravez! Today's host, and i thank you for listening, and lending us your time to give you our take on this RWC! Have a good day." Channel 7! Channel 7! Channel 7! A short music theme plays as the camera zooms out, and the transmission ends.

TVNC - Reviewing the match; Quarterfinals The broadcast would start in the studio, after Railo, Eiva and Tixica had watched the match and prepared to give their opinions on it. [Tixica]: But i enjoyed it a lot! [Railo]: You ate two whole bags of chips!! And a can of beans on top of that! If you had told me to bring more snacks i would have, but no! You didn't tell me! [Tixica]: They were good, i didn't think id eat that much! [Eiva]: Alright you two, chill out, we're live already. [Railo]: Oh crap! Uh, hello again viewers! Welcome back to the TVNC transmissions on the 5th Rugby World Cup, im Tivan Railo, and as usual on this program ill be joined by my coworkers: Nixta Eiva and Marco Tixica, we'll continue from where we left off last time; reviewing the match between Giovanniland and Ryxtylopia, a match that had memorable moments eventually ending in our favor 33-10! [Tixica]: Intense indeed. [Railo]: Of course the biggest highlight being TIXICA, eating all the snacks i had brought, and leaving nothing for me. [Tixica]: Come on! You didn't have to mention it like that... [Eiva]: Cut it out the two of you! We need to move on to the match itself. [Railo]: Right... Anyways, its about time we start with this, so where do we start? [Tixica]: We start at the start silly! The first 10 minutes! They were... Ok why am i trying? They were boring! [Railo]: One way to put "uneventful" there. [Eiva]: As many of you saw, the first 10 minutes of the game were characterized by a lack of anything, both sides started out cautious, and i mean why wouldn't they, as they were facing strong rivals, you'd want to see what they do first before you act, its completley reasonable. [Tixica]: Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring. [Railo]: Well this wouldn't last long due to the attempt to score by Marko Telliano, but we opened the score in the 17th! [Eiva]: Many people are going on about how that was a pretty convincing victory by the ARR's part, i mean 33-10, we'd have expected more from Giovanniland. [Railo]: Don't ramble too much, they're a competent side, they've reached the heights before, they just went through a bad time recently, with this being their best participation after their debut in RWC1, we cannot do teams like Giovanniland dirty like that by calling them dissapointing. [Eiva]: Fair enough, they're one of the giants of the Auran continent. [Tixica]: Imperialists! That's what they are. [Railo]: Woooooooahhh, when did you join that debate? [Tixica]: I was just making a reference to all the jokes about how the Imperalists have finally been sent home, and all of that, i find them funny. [Eiva]: Is it really a good idea to get into geopolitics or whatever that is? [Railo]: Let's just go back to the match, Huilchica and Darrias gave us the early head, even after the failed conversion from Huilchica after Darrias' try. [Eiva]: And i did like that drop goal by Giovanna Antonia, it went like straight down the middle, beautifully executed considering the time she had at her disposal. [Railo]: Good you enjoyed it, since we're about to enter the uh, semi-controversial part of the match: since after Severo's try you might recall that maul that, well... the footage speaks for itself. [Eiva]: A maul right on the line that was broken up by: Gioseppa Sabino-Takori, leading to her expulsion from the match, which absolutley screwed up the giovannilandian defense, and left them on the backfoot. [Railo]: Well some aren't against the penalty try more so that the expulsion might have been too harsh. [Tixica]: Harsh? I mean, they all fell over! [Railo]: Well what i want to get at here, do you think the advantage the expulsion gave Ryxtylopia was really big? Or was it just a coincidence, and Giovanniland would have lost anyways? [Eiva]: Well for me at least; that impacted them a lot, they had to extend more, their attack didn't really suffer much but their defense oh boy, they had a pretty rough time, if i recall Gioseppa was their fullback, so yeah, a lot of impact on their defense and they had a harder time stopping the attacks. [Tixica]: They lost beacause of that. [Railo]: Well i agree with you Eiva, that did not help Giovanniland in their defense, that's when they really started conceding. [Tixica]: And who do you say was our key player? [Railo]: Hard to tell, Huilchica scored a try, and aided in scoring a lot but of course you also have Darrias, Xilta and Va'atí, Darrias with a try and some conversions, and then Xilta with opening many of the chances the ARR had and Va'atí being absolutley crazy in the defense, not to take away from Rivas, Palmiras, Zicha, etc... but if i had to choose it would between those 4. [Tixica]: Good choices! Id go with Xilta, i like that guy. [Eiva]: I thought you liked Gaíves. [Tixica]: Not in that way! [Railo]: Haah, Good one Eiva and speaking of which, its about time we transition to Gaíves' section. [Eiva]: Im on it. The three start the video call with Gaíves. [Gaíves]: Hello everybody. [Tixica]: Gaíves! Whats up! What do you have for us? [Gaíves]: Well currently heading to the dressing room, i was told i would be able to get a scoop of the players perspective this time around, hopefully it will be true. [Railo]: And how'd you enjoy the match. [Gaíves]: It was pretty fun to watch. Gaíves would head to the dressing room as the team finished packing up their stuff. [Gaíves]: Excuse me, TVNC, could i have a comment on the match you just played? [A. Mataña]: Oh, it was pretty intense, but we had it easier on the second half, i think uh, we did a good job at gaining and defending our lead, and we had good coordination throughout. [Gaíves]: Got any opinions on the expulsion that happened during the match? [A. Mataña]: Well i was there and, it really cost Giovanniland, as it helped us push forward with more ease, despite not being able to play for possession as we originally intended to, we got to build our plays up and execute them easier without that player for Giovanniland, so it probably helped us win overall, a game is a game, you follow the rules. [Gaíves]: Got any comments for our next matchup. [A. Mataña]: Well the hosts are looking mighty strong, as Overthinkers is hosting the tournament we'll have to respect them having more people than us watching, i think we can get over them with teamwork, and strategy, they are another challanging team that im looking forward to face. [Gaíves]: Alright, would that be all? [A. Mataña]: Definitley, i do hope to not dissapoint in the following match, we're all counting on the support we get not only here but from home, and also uh, well i want to dedicate a thanks to my family and friends that gave me this opportunity to play this sport and helped me in all the steps to get where im currently at. [Gaíves]: Alright, thank you for your time! Gaíves moves on to Huilchica. [Gaíves]: Excuse me, TVNC, may i ask for any opinions on this match? [Huilchica]: One of our most important matches to date, luckily we achieve the result we needed and we advance, so far we are on a roll, and on route to complete the objectives we set ourselves. As captain ive talked with the team and with Tivarra, we're all in agreeance we have the capacity to reacht the final, and we'll be going for it, this result is hopefully one step closer to achieving that goal. [Gaíves]: That's great, but on the match, what are your thoughts on the expulsion of the rival player? [Huilchica]: Well, the referee did his job, and that really put a roadblock for Giovanniland, heavily impacted their defense, which until then was doing a good job at halting our attacks, but after that we got to score our chances, and well that lead to the game finishing how it ended. [Gaíves]: Alright, got any comments for the next match? [Huilchica]: A tough rival is ahead of us, Overthinkers will have a clear advantage in the stands and since they're playing in their own home, however they struggled against UA, which whilst could be a good sign for us is no reason to let our guard down as United Adaikes was another very good team, we'll just have to wait and prepare. [Gaíves]: Alright, would you like to say anything else? [Huilchica]: That'll be all. [Gaíves]: Alright, thanks! Finally Gaíves would head towards the coach: Andreís Tivarra. [Gaíves]: Tivarra! Tivarra! TVNC, thoughts on the match? [Tivarra]: Oh, hello again, well we of course presented our A-game, i had prepared the plan, we practiced, and talk about the strategy, however with the unfolding of the match the plan had to change but it was able to evolve, and the team was able to adapt to the new circumstances. It was hard for the players, but they made it out fine, we got the result we were looking for and we'll be seeking further results soon, ive already stated my goals. [Gaíves]: Would you say the expulsion of the rival player was a crucial moment in the game? [Tivarra]: Its something i didn't see comming, luckily even without my instructions the team was able to adapt, and take advantage of the situation, that allowed them the tries as the rival defense suffered heavily from the loss of one of their players, im just glad our players had the iniciative. [Gaíves]: Excellent, what about next game? [Tivarra]: Well considering we'll be facing the hosts, i do not want to get ahead of myself, they will be one of our toughest rivals to face, and i would not like to jugde their level given by the results of their semi final alone, as they were facing another powerful side in global rugby, if they had what they needed to beat them they will have the ability to beat us, so ill procede with caution, i need to further analyze and plan for the game, but i trust in my players, as togheter we have and can make history. [Gaíves]: Alright, anything else you would like to add? [Tivarra]: To our previous rivals, well played, every single of your players fought till the end, to our next rivals, we wish you good luck and we thank you for hosting a so far amaizing tournament, and to our people, thanks for the support, from the chants and flags, to supportive messages, we would not be here if it weren't for you. That will be all. [Gaíves]: Alright thanks! Gaíves walks out of the dressing room. [Railo]: Amaizing job Gaíves, you always get us the best information you can. [Gaíves]: Thanks Railo, this is nearly over so ill see you all in person soon, but for now we leave it here. [Tixica]: Remember what i said! [Gaíves]: Yeah yeah, hopefully ill get to see you here... [Tixica]: Good. [Gaíves]: Well folks, time for me to go, ill see you all in the next matchday. [Railo]: Goodbye Gaíves, see you soon. The video call ends. [Railo]: That was productive. [Eiva]: Indeed, good thing we have Gaíves and his crew as our on ground boots, couldn't imagine anyone else on the job. [Gaíves]: Irreplacable. [Railo]: Well its time that we start closing up shop. Any final thoughts on our next match? [Tixica]: We need to win! [Eiva]: Look, if they say they have the capacity to win it, i trust them, they are all professionals, they know what their doing, and even then they've made it into the top 4, a feat not a lot of teams get to endulge in, especially in their second participation in a RWC, they learned a lot in Dalimbar and now they get to put it to use, good for them. [Railo]: Probably the best way to put it. [Tixica]: Why are you two so emotional. [Eiva]: We're not, its just the facts. [Railo]: Just the facts here on TVNC, where you have just seen me, Eiva and Tixica discuss about our team's performance in this 5th Rugby World Cup! This will be the end of today's tranmission but i hope you enjoyed it. We'll be back soon for Overthinkers VS Ryxtylopia! Have a nice day. [Eiva]: See you soon everybody. [Tixica]: Goooooooooodbyeeee! [Railo]: Now for you, you are going to bring all the snacks on this list for next match. [Tixica]: Oh come on! I thought you had forgotten about it... The camera zooms out as the TVNC music plays, soon after the transmission ends.

(Joint post between @Federation of Inner Ryxtylopia and @Giovanniland) Ryxtylopia vs Giovanniland - Match Highlights Ryxtylopia would enter the field again wearing the yellow and blue shirt, with the stadium erupting in cheers from both sides, the crowd being split pretty evenly, and the atmosphere for the game already being set in the news, sports articles and the many many chats about the match between fans from both sides. Pablo Virriscayda would once again be commentating for TVNC. Both teams would line up, for the national anthems and the coinflip, once the anthems finished, the coinflip would happen, with Giovanniland winning it, to then start the match. KICK OFF: The Giovannilandians begin the match by kicking off, Giovanniland opening the match relatively cautiously, with Ryxtylopia also starting off cautiously, leading in an absence of opportunities to score for the first few minutes of the game. “Both teams are getting ready and… KICK OFF! Ladies and Gentlemen! We now have RYXTYLOPIA VS GIOVANNILAND! Live from Overthinkers in the 5th Rugby World Cup!” 10 Minutes in… (0-0) After the uneventful first minutes of the game, it would be Giovanniland to have the first chance to score, thanks to a good pass to their left wing and captain: Marko Telliano Ulpio, who got the opportunity to move forwards with the ball without much opposition as Ryxtylopian player: Guilbirto Tivaña would fail in the tackle, falling short of Marko, with Marko being stopped a few meters away from the end of the pitch by Ryxtylopian right winger: Avilita Mataña and Fullback: Ernysto Rivas, who both positioned themselves to Marko’s front and right side, before Mataña was able to tackle, with Rivas clearing the ball. “Marko has the ball for Giovanniland, going in through the left! Could get tackled by Tivaña, Marko, Tivaña, Marko, Tivaña annnnnnnd- TIVAÑA MISSES THE TACKLE! Marko is getting through, he needs to make it through Mataña and Rivas, attention… Markoooooooo, Tackle! Marko gets tackled by Mataña, possession is for Ryxtylopia!” 17 Minutes in… (7-0) Following Marko’s attempt, the game progresses slowly, with both sides gaining and losing possession until Ryxtylopian openside flanker: Marco Xilta got through the heavily contested midfield section, and making it through the right side, then before passing to lock: Guivina Divarra near the centre, as she avoided Valeria Albone-Gallio, before one more diagonal pass to ryxtlopia’s Nº4 lock and captain: Riberto Huichilca, who was in position to score the try, avoiding fullback: Lukio Tenzino Vittori. Armando Mataña would take the conversion kick for Ryxtylopia, scoring it and placing the Pirates 7 up on the scoreboard. “Ball for Xilta! Attention! Xilta making progress on the right side, Xilta to Guivina, we have a strong attack, Guivina to face Valeria, and- Guivina makes it through! Guivina, Guivina, Guivina, Guivina to Huilchica, it will be Huilchica with this chance! Attention… Huilchicaaaaaaa- SCORE! SCORE!! RYXTYLOPIA, has scored! 17 minutes, thanks to a try from Riberto Huilchica!” “Now we have Mataña to score the conversion, he’s getting ready for the run, its Matañaaaaaa- SCORE! Mataña scores the conversion! Ryxtylopia: 7 Giovanniland: 0!” 26 Minutes in… (7-0) With the Pirates now having the edge they tried pressing their advantage, getting another opportunity in the 26th, with fly-half: Rinaco Zicha being the one in charge of moving up on the field, which he did, then passing to Quista Farris around ⅔ in, Farris having face Giovanna Antonia and Pietro Numeriani, failing to do so and getting tackled, however with Ferrán Lisquerva having been behind her, and with more players getting closer, this quickly turned into a ruck, from where Armando Mataña came out with possession, nearly reaching the Giovannilandian backline but getting tackled by Valeria Albone-Gallio as Giovanniland avoided conceding again. “Zicha! Zicha’s on the field, he’s making good progress, Zicha to Farris, Farris, Farris, tackle by Pietro! Its Pie- no wait- Lisqu- Ruck! We have a ruck! Annnnnnnnnnnd… MATAÑA! MATAÑA HAS POSSESSION! Its close! attention, Mataña to score! Matañaaaaaaaaaaa- TACKLE! Valeria stops Mataña from achieving the try, ball to Giovanniland!” 34 Minutes in… (12-0) Following a ruck within the Giovannilandian side of the pitch, Andreís Guilbirto would take possetion for the Ryxtylopians, making it past the Giovannilandian players from the ruck, and leaving him next to Nyima Tiberio-Pessino, Valeria Albone-Gallio, getting past Valeria but being tackled by Nyima, who then got tackled herself by Divarra with Huichilca retaking possession for Ryxtylopia and then passing to Pailo Darrias who was behind him on the left, with Darrias barely making it through a gap next to Severo Pompilio-Ortano and scoring the try. Huilchica would follow for the conversion kick, sending the ball edging past the post, failing the conversion. “Guilbirto! Possession is within the Pirates, now pushing from the field, Guilbirtoooo Tackle! Tackle by Nyima, and another Tackle! Now by Divarra, Huilchica regaining possession for Ryxtylopia. Attention! Its Huilchica, Huilchica, Huilchica, Huilchica, Huilchica to Darrias! Darrias can make it! He’s running, attention DARRIAAAAAAAAAAAS- SCORE!! SCORE! Darrias scores a try for Ryxtylopia we are 34 minutes in!” “Now Huilchica will take the conversion kick, everything is set… Huilchicaaaaaaaa- MISS! Huilchica misses the conversion! The match is now 12-0 in our favor!” 39 Minutes in… (12-3) Giovanniland would finally open their side of the scoreboard on the 39th, as the first half of the game was about to end. With Giovanna Antonia receiving a good pass from Tarquino Albavetta after a ruck in the Ryxtylopian side of the pitch. Getting through the midfield but then being cornered by Zicha, Tivaña and Rinaco Patochá in front of the goal posts, with no options for a pass she took the risk of dropping the ball and kicking it, with the ball going clean between the posts, as Giovanna scored the drop goal for Giovanniland. “Tarquino! Tarquino, Tarquino to Giovanna, Giovanna is within meters of scoring! Attention, the defense is here too, Giovanna needs to look for a pass! Giovanna, Giovanna- Drop, KICK ANNNNNND- SCORE! Giovanna scores a wonderful drop goal for Giovanniland!” HALF TIME (12-3) As the ref blows the whistle half time arrives, both teams preparing to reorganize and rest. For the Second half Giovanniland would make changes: Gioseppa Sabino-Takori enters in place of Lukio Tenzino Vittori (Full-back) Zerina Altanese enters in place of Nyima Tiberio-Pessino (Inside Centre) Tommaso Kandido Silva enters in place of Stella Emilio-Dolkari (Lock 2) Livio Kommodo enters in place of Kornelio Lodagi (Loosehead Prop) “Annnnnd… HALF TIME! RYXTYLOPIA! winning against GIOVANNILAND! 12 to 3 in Overthinkers, in this quarterfinal round of the 5th Rugby World Cup, we’ll be back to you shortly after the break!” 47 Minutes in… (12-10) Seven minutes into the second half there was the first clear scoring chance for either team, when the Giovannilandian fly half Tarquino Albavetta got closer to the 22-meter line, and spotted winger Severo Pompilio-Ortano on the far wing. The Ryxtylopian defense closed in, making it difficult for him to advance, so in a split-second he decided to send a beautiful kick that soared towards other side of the field! Severo then caught the ball and successfully crossed the try line, evading the defender Marco Va'atí that failed to tackle him, following the try with a nice conversion. “Giovanniland! With possession now is Tarquino Albavetta! Tarquino, closing in the 22’ meters, defense closing in attention, Tarquino, kick! Tarquino to Severo! Attention, its close! Severo, Va’atí, Severooooooo, VA’ATÍ MISSES THE TACKLE! ATTENTION GIOVANNILAND IN WITH AND- SCORE! Giovanniland has scored the try!” “Giovanniland to convert, attention Severo, Severooooooooooo- SCORE! SCORE! Giovanniland lands the conversion! Its now 12-10!” 51 Minutes in… (19-10) By the 51st, a successful series of passes between Marco Xilta and Mirta Palmiras would allow Ryxtylopia another chance at scoring a try, with Palmiras taking a diagonal pass from Xilta to move forward and right in front of the line, almost scoring, where she was intercepted by Zerina Altanese resulting in a maul, with more players from both sides joining into the maul. It was during the maul when Giovannilandian player Gioseppa Sabino-Takori would collapse the maul, with the referee awarding a penalty try to Ryxtylopia and sending Gioseppa off, leaving Giovanniland with one less player on the pitch. “Possession with Xilta! Xilta to Palmiras! Palmiras to Xilta! And back to Palmiras! Now Palmiras advancing near the right! Palmiras is close! She has to get through- annnd- MAUL! MAUL, MAUL, MAUL, MAUL! We have maul ladies and gentlemen! Everybody’s going in! Right on the Giovannilandian side, next to the line! Its close, and OH! FOUL! FOUL! FOUL! FOUL! I believe it was, Gioseppa Sabino-Takori, current fullback for Giovanniland- AND SHE’S GETTING SENT OFF! Ladies and Gentlemen! Giovanniland is with one less player! The referee awards the Pirates the try penalty! Its now 19-10!” 58 Minutes in… (19-10) However, despite being one player down Giovanniland still found chances; in the 58th they had a good buildup which resulted in Pietro Numeriani getting ¾ into the Ryxtylopian side, barely avoiding a tackle from Zicha, and generating danger for the defense, which sprung into action, with Tivaña tackling Pietro and allowing Va’atí possession. “Giovanniland coming in with some pretty good passes, ball for Pietro, Pietro, Zicha- Miss! Zicha fails to tackle Pietro, Pietro is now within range, he has to get through Tivaña first, Pietro, Tivaña, Pietroooooooo- Tackle! Tackle! by Tivaña now Va’atí has the ball!” 59 Minutes in… (26-10) With Va’atí in possession, he quickly hurried forward, before passing to Xilta on the right, as the ryxtylopians took advantage of the disposition of the Giovannilandian defense, with Xilta on the move from the right, before kicking the ball to the other side where it was received by Guilbirto, who barely avoided Severo, to then score the try as Giovanniland’s defense looked for ways to make up for their lost player. “Va’atí with the ball! Va’atí with the ball! Va’atí, getting across the field! Va’atí now to Xilta! Xilta! Xilta! Xilta! Xilta! Attention! Xiltaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Its to Guilbirto! Guilbirto is within reach! Ladies and Gentlemen! GUILBIRTOOOOOOOOO- SCOOOOOOORE!! SCORE! Ryxtylopia has scored a try thanks to Andreís Guil-bir-to!” “Apparently it will be Darrias to score the conversion, this can give our team a greater lead, attention! Darriaaaaaaaas… SCORE! DAARIIAAAAAS SCORES FOR RYXTYLOPIA!! The game is now 26-10!” 64 Minutes in… (26-10) Even after conceding, Giovanniland’s attack posed some threat as Ryxtylopia began playing more defensively, allowing the Giovannilandians more possession, which lead to a concrete chance in the 64th when a kick met Demetro Gianluka in the Ryxtylopian side of the pitch, Demetro Gianluka pulling up some moves that confused Guilbirto Tivaña leading him to fail a tackle, and getting Demetro within range of the try, when Va’atí was able to block him, and as Demetro attempted to get around or look for a pass he got tackled by Rivas, leading Va’atí to get possession back for the Pirates. “Giiiiiiovannilaaaaaaaand- Demetro, Demetro now carrying it forwards for Giovanniland, their team can still pull an upset with the time remaining, its Demetro against Tivaña, Demetroooo- DEMETRO GETS THROUGH! Ryxtylopia needs to react, Va’atí! Va’atí! Come on Demetro, Va’atí, Demetroooooo- TACKLE! Tackle by Rivas! Possession goes back to Ryxtylopia!” 68 Minutes in… (33-10) Following a ruck right on the midfield, Tommaso Kandido Silva would come out with possession for Giovanniland, but while looking for a pass, he would get tackled by Armando Mataña, allowing Huilchica to take the ball, and causing an incredibly dangerous situation for Giovanniland, with Huilchica then passing it to Darrias near the center, as Darrias passed it back to Huilchica before Marko Telliano Ulpio had a chance to tackle him, Huilchica scoring soon after with Giovanniland’s defense still suffering from being 1 player down. After that, Darrias once again would take the conversion, kick it into the goal, settling the score at 33-10. “Tommaso with possession, he could look for a pass to- TACKLE! Tackle by Mataña! Now its for Huilchica! Huilchica is in! Huilchica is through! Now to Darrias! Darrias! Darrias! Back to Huilchica! Attention, Huilchica, HUILCHICAAAAAGH- SCOOOOOORE!! SCORE! Ryxtylopia has scored! try from Huilchica in the 68th!” “Now Darrias, conversion, Darriaaaaaaaaaaaaas- SCORE! Darrias does NOT mess around with the conversions! The game is now 33-10!” FULL TIME (33-10) That last try would practically mark the end of the match, as Ryxtylopia would go defensive, to maintain their lead, given that Giovanniland was also 1 player down. Although Giovanniland would still try to score some more, the last 10 minutes did not have close attempts, and with that the referee would blow his whistle at the 80th with Ryxtylopia advancing to face Overthinkers in the Semi-Finals. “Annnd… TIME’S UP! Ladies and Gentlemen! Giovanniland fought to the last! But today RYXTYLOPIA! Has won! After an incredibdly intense match, with memorable plays!" "With this result Ryxtylopia will advance to face the hosts of the tournament, none other than Overthinkers! In a semi-final! A battle of the not-anymore newcomers! Which promises intense plays and excitement for all the audience! Will Tivarra's team reach the final? Who knows!" "But this will be the end for today's transmission, we thank the hosts: Overthinkers for allowing us to set it up, and for hosting this RWC in the first place, ive been Pablo Virriscayda, rugby comentator for TVNC, and i will hopefully see you ladies and gentlemen in OVERTHINKERS VS RYXTYLOPIA! Have a nice day." The transmission ends.

In the Stands The Ameteur video opens in the stand of the stadium, before the game, the atmosphere, with the Ryxtylopians having already started a stadium chant: La Pandillxa á lligadxo! La Pandillxa á lligadxo! The band has arrived! The band has arrived! É todos nósse van a timer! And everybody will fear us! Vamó a quimar todos los istadios! loco vamoi di cabixa a pie! We're going to burn all the stadiums! We are all crazy from the head to toes! Todo juintos, la pandillxa vá pirparada por Ryxtylopia ió tendre fé. All toogheter the band is ready, for Ryxtylopia ill have faith. Por isso ió ti quirxo dar, Ryxtylopia mí coraxaón. And this is why Ryxtylopia i want to give you; my heart. Disde la tribuina ti vaimos a alintar. From the stands, we'll be there to chant. Ió, ti quirxo dar, Ryxtylopia mí coraxaón. This is why Ryxtylopia i want to give you; my heart. É no importa a dondxe vaiás ti vaimos a alintar! And no matter where you go, we'll be there to chant! People had snacks, mainly potato chips, ocational pizza's and hotdogs, and this being Ryxtylopia, canned beans. Water spraying down, and flags everywhere, this is what sports were about, not about the result but about the party that came along, about having fun right? Banners everywhere and more stadium chants continued, people from several cities and regions comming togheter to show their own banners and continue the chants, despite the heavy Giovannilandian presence in the stadium the few ryxtylopians were determined to make their presence known, and to keep chanting.

TVNC - Preparing for the Quarters The broadcast would start from a studio with a table in the center and Railo, Eiva and Tixica seated around it. [Railo]: Camera's set? [Eiva]: They're rolling, you can start. [Railo]: Alright, good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another TVNC game broadcast, im Tivan Railo, and as usual ill be joined by coworkers Nixta Eiva and Marco Tixica. Today we'll be preparing to watch RYXTYLOPIA VS GIOVANNILAND! In the 5th Rugby World Cup. [Eiva]: Intense match ahead of us. [Tixica]: This time i did bring the drinks in advance, don't worry. [Eiva]: You were in charge of the snacks this time. [Tixica]: ... Well [_____] [Eiva]: Gotcha! [Tixica]: Dont you do that ever again!! [Railo]: Hah, good one Eiva. Anyways, both teams are preparing for the match! And its been anxiously waited for here! Giovanniland is one of our stronger rivals yet, maybe after Zoran. [Tixica]: They got 2nd in their group, not bad. [Eiva]: Denied Larxia any chances to score in their match, winning it 6-0! [Railo]: A close match but they contained their rivals to get the win, now... What do you think will happen here? [Eiva]: I don't know, Giovanniland isn't as agressive as Zoran, they like to buildup their plays or wait for better chances, and could be fine with containing like they did in the Larxia game. [Tixica]: And what about our team? [Eiva]: I bet they start out cautious, going to try for possetion sureley, but i can't tell, im not Tivarra. [Railo]: That's not too far off from what i can see, Agressive teams depend a lot on possetion, but as i say Giovanniland, while an technically an agressive team, plays more cautiously, playing for possetion might not be enough, so i think they should wear them off instead of just holding the ball down or attempting to get the ball and possibly fail, giving Giovanniland the openings they need. [Eiva]: Fair enough. [Tixica]: And i know we're supposed to talk about our game, but im also going to be watching Overthinkers vs United Adaikes! [Railo]: Why's that? [Tixica]: Who doesn't like a little revenge story! [Railo]: I would like to remind you all the quarterfinal matches except for ours is a revenge story in one way or another, i mean you got also Teralyon vs Cambria, and Dalimbar vs Zoran. [Tixica]: But in the last RWC we were just so close to facing Overthinkers! We could've gotten a clash of the newcomers if it wasn't for those sharks! [Railo]: Fair enough, they are hosts so they have a decent shot with all the support they'll be getting. [Eiva]: Well, moving on im going to start the call with Gaíves. [Tixica]: Lets go! Eiva would start the video call with Gaíves and the camera crew. [Gaíves]: Afternoon TVNC! [Tixica]: Gaíves! What's up? What'cha got for us, give us stuff to report on! [Railo]: Chill out Tixica! [Gaíves]: Its fine Railo, well we got decent weather here, the team just arrived and they are discussing tactics as far as im aware, so it might take a bit until i can get any scoop. If i can even get one at all. [Tixica]: Oh... And what's the atmosphere for the game? [Gaíves]: Well, we already got some stadium chants going within the crowd, someone was caught trying to sneak flares into the stadium, a group from Pinilaca had some trouble getting all their flags in order, they wanted to make a green, blue and yellow mosaic with them, and that's about it- Oh! And someone set up a grill in the parking lot and now its full of people. [Railo]: Sounds about like what i was expecting. [Tixica]: The grill part sounds fun! [Gaíves]: But yeah, i tried getting into the team's dressing room for interviewing but no luck in that front, so today ill have to dissapoint you, HOWEVER, we'll probably get something AFTER the match. [Eiva]: Fair enough, they're probably talking important matchday strategy. [Tixica]: Well since we wont get to interview the team, let us hear from yourselves go go, yes you too cameraman! [Gaíves]: Uh, well im not really sure, Giovanniland pushes we defend??? Im not really a rugby numbers guy, its only a game after all? [Tixica and Railo]: ONLY A GAME?! [Tixica]: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ABOUT THE WORDS YOU'VE JUST SAID?! [Railo]: Ill have to agree with Tixica here Gaíves, the Rugby World Cup is NOT just a game. [Gaíves]: Well uh- [Cameraman]: Sorry to interrupt boss, but the studio people are right. [Gaíves]: Oh come on now you too? An audible chuckle is heard from the cameraman and the audio crew. [Tixica]: Hah, and what about everybody else? [Cameraman]: I think we'll have a decent shot at the finals if we pass, but its going to be tough, i don't know if i would go too far by calling us favorites in the tournament, since we're really not. [Audio man]: Agree with you, im excited, i would go with all the crowd i think the atmosphere's best there but i have to stay with ya, and it isn't bad, but if i could id go sit with everybody else, i even got a flag. [Gaíves]: Didn't see that until now. [Tixica]: Very cool! [Gaíves]: Well, we're going to get snacks for the game, ill end this here, we'll be shortly back after the game finishes tho! I hope you all studio folk have a nice day and also our viewers, cya! [Tixica]: Bye Gaíves! The video call would end. [Tixica]: We also need to start settling down for the game, i got the drinks! [Railo]: I got the snacks! [Eiva]: And ive prepared the TV, can't wait for this. [Tixica]: Its nervewracking. [Railo]: It is but this means a pause to our transmission for now, thanks for watching everybody, remember to keep on TVNC for live coverage of RYXTYLOPIA VS GIOVANNILAND! As our team gets ready to face another Auran side in the 5th Rugby World Cup, have a nice day and a good viewing. [Tixica]: ARRIEBA RYXTYLOPIA!!! The camera zooms out as the TVNC music plays, soon after it goes to ads, with a countdown to the time of the match in the corner.

Canal 7 Dyportes - The Quarterfinals; from now on it only gets more intense! There would be a brief introduction, with a heavily autotuned voice: "In Channel 7 we bring you the best information for your viewing, CHANNEL 7!" Soon after the brief introduction the transmission would begin with a man sat at a desk. "Good afternoon everybody, welcome to Channel 7 SPORTS, the best sporting news in the entire northern half of Aura, im Inrique Miravez today's host, and as many of you have been expecting, today we're taking a dive into the Rugby World Cup being hosted in Overthinkers!" "The ARR beat Sekiya 18-14 meaning we'll be up against Giovanniland, a strong opponent that promises a hard fought an intense game similar to the Sekiya one but with a different flavor! Giovanniland achieves its pass to the quarters after beating Larxia 6-0, not scoring any tries but not allowing Larxia to get even a single point on the board! Everybody's on their edge for this match, but it isn't the only one in the quarterfinals, i think its time that we take a dive into the other 3 matches for the quarter finals of this Rugby World Cup!" "We'll start with..." Overthinkers VS United Adaikes "The hosts continue on their path to greatness, but they will have to face a familiar foe from the last RWC, and from the same round too: UNITED ADAIKES!" "Last time theese two met in Dalimbar, they gave us a match to remember, with Overthinkers having been the surprise of the tournament at that point, but then loosing by ONE POINT to the sharks. For them it was a sad day, being so close to the semis, as the adaikesians reached the semis to knock Ryxtylopia out and then move on to the final where they lost to Dalimbar." "However this time things may be different as Overthinkers being locals will have a slight advantage in their own home, with their fans there to support them and they'll sure be seeking revenge, so lets take a look at their squads and how the game may develop." Overthinkers: "Under coach: Anton Edwards; Overthinkers has seen great success in rugby, topping their group this year, they have more agressive playstyle than United Adaikes, very similar to teams like Zoran, and Peourouin, but still not to the level of agressiveness Sekiya has in their game. Agressive teams usually beneffit from high possetion percentages and the ability to convert their chances, if they struggle with those two their game can quickly go south for them." United Adaikes: "Under coach: Ferne Huxtable; United Adaikes seeks to reach another RWC final, in the group stage they got 2nd place, and have a similar playstyle to teams like Teralyon and Ryxtylopia. Balanced teams usually get less chances than agressive teams, but they have an easier time defending and can build up their chances better than over-agressive or over-defensive sides. However if a balanced team doesn't have a clear goal in mind or good coordination between their attack and defense they can have a hard time scoring or defending, even with the possetion advantage. The Game: "As for the game itself, Overthinkers will probably try to attack early, get an advantage and keep pressuring the adaikesians to keep them on the defense and deny them the opportunity to attack, while the Sharks might try to deny the Kites' the possetion they need to attack, giving them time to build up their plays. Its hard to say which way it will go, however considering Overthinkers are the locals, they will have the pressure to win, which could put them at nerves or could fill them with the determination necessary to get their revenge." Ryxtylopia VS Giovanniland "The Pirates prepare to face their toughest opponent yet, and it will be none other than Giovanniland!" "Ryxtylopia and Giovanniland have not met in a previous RWC, as in Ryxtylopia's RWC4 debut, they got different groups, and Giovanniland got knocked out in the Round of 16." "So as they prepare to meet for the first time in the RWC, both sides will have victory in mind, Giovanniland being closer to Overthinkers might have the advantage when it comes to fans, but ryxtylopian fans can be pretty loud when they need to, so we'll have to see who can get an advantage." Ryxtylopia: "The Pirates want to make it to the finals this year, but it will be hard, however under coach: Andreís Tivarra they have reached some of the greatest glories in Rugby, most notably knocking 2 time champions: Zoran in the quarterfinals of RWC4 and getting 3rd place, this time around they finished first in their group. They have a balanced playstyle, similar very similar to Teralyon, balanced teams usually rely on building up their plays, and defending against pressure from their opponents, if Ryxtylopia fails either of theese they'll probably be out." Giovanniland: "For Giovanniland, coach: Gyalsena Vatinio-Messalla has allowed them to get over the groups in second, and the round of 16, improving on their performance last year. They play Semi-Agressivley, which means like more agressive sides, they feel comfortable with possetion, however they usually hold back on attacking unless the chance is clear and good enough, they also have an easier time defending. If they find enough chances to strike or are able to pressure their rivals they'll be through, if they go too cautious on the attack, their defense could start to struggle." The Game: "For the game, we can expect a lot of possetion changes as both teams have solid defenses and attacks, with Giovanniland probably trying to apply more pressure to Ryxtylopia to keep them on the backfoot, whilst Ryxtylopia would probably play for possetion, and a steady buildup to their plays, that'll give them the best chances to get a lead and hold it. Depending on who is able to do their part better the match could go in any way, either favoring Giovanniland or Ryxtylopia. Teralyon VS Cambria "We get another quarterfinals rematch from last year: Cambria vs Teralyon!" "Theese two met last year in the quarterfinals, where the Cambrian team won 15-7 over the Teralyians, as they moved on to the semis to loose to hosts and eventual winners: Dalimbar." "This time however, Teralyon looks way more prepared, as they're on a roll, continuing their 7-game winstreak, dominating their groups without a single loss and acheiving the victory over Saint Mark! The cambrians better watch out, as they'll probably seek their revenge for last year." Teralyon: "As said before, thanks to their players and coaches: Maldoc Wenavic and Vush Brajna, Teralyon have entered a winning streak, not possesing a single loss to their name since the tournament's start, easily topping their group. Their playstyle very similar to Ryxtylopia's and United Adaikes, a balanced one slightly in favor of attacking, this has worked for them very well so far. As said before teams with balanced playstyles usually like to build up their attacks and defending pressure from rivals. If they can't do either they'll struggle." Cambria: "The Cambrians seek to make the finals after loosing in the semis last year. And under coaches: Kees Gordon and Wolf Bruijs they've made good progress, finishing second in their group and beating Ostronia with a comfy margin. Now they face what could potentially be their toughest rival in the competition, the Cambrians have an agressive playstyle, between Zoran and Sekiya in terms of agressiveness. They'll need possetion and a lot of it to open their attacks, and keep pressure on the enemy and not on their own defense. If they fail on that they'll be easy meat for Teralyon." The Game: "Its hard to say what will go down here, but Cambria if they have the opportunity will try to pressure Teralyon into defense, making sure to retain possetion as much as possible. For Teralyon the game will revolve around DENYING the cambrians possetion, to keep them on edge, and making them commit mistakes in attempts to regain possetion, this will allow give them the luxury to build their plays and get a favorable result." Dalimbar VS Zoran "Previous hosts and current champions: Dalimbar seek to advance, but they'll meet a rival that has given them headaches in the past: ZORAN!" "They didn't meet in the last RWC, some would joke that's the only reason Dalimbar won but leaving jokes aside, Zoran would get knocked out in this round against Ryxtylopia, whilst Dalimbar would advance to win the whole thing against United Adaikes." "The only clash between 2 previous champions in the quarter-finals, Dalimbar possesing 1 title and Zoran 2, the Dalimbari will sureley try to upset this unbalance and go for the win, so lets take a look at the teams and the match!" Dalimbar: "The Dalimbari side looks strong, and... fair enough they are REIGNING CHAMPIONS! But they risk loosing that title if they're not careful, their team is strong, but so is their opponent. Dalimbar is a balanced side, again very similar to Ryxtylopia, Teralyon and United Adaikes. They will beneffit from building up their plays, and holding their rivals at bay, considering they're up against Zoran, keeping possetion as long as possible will be vital. If they play correctly they'll have their revenge against a team that has beaten them in the past." Zoran: "The Zoranians are looking to taste a semi-final after loosing out in Dalimbar, being lead by coach: Amadahy Lvaguta, they'll probably seek out the victory at all costs, Dalimbar may be reigning champion, but Zoran having won the tournament twice in the past has the capacity to face the Dalimbari. Zoran plays semi-agressivley, and they can prove a threat given enough time by pressuring their rival's defense. If they succede and find good enough chances they can get their points, if their rival denies them possetion or breaks their defense, it will be over for the 2-time champions." The Game: "Our prediction for this game is similar to the one we stated bewtween Teralyon and Cambria, but in this case it would be Dalimbar who would need to play for possetion or make the zoranians waste their chances before counter-attacking, for Zoran the first half will be vital and probably decide the pace and path the game will take. The Dalimbari will probably also act more agressive than usual since they're up against a team that has cost them a final in the past, and they'll be out for revenge." "And that's it for our program, we looked at each team, their matchup, their possible strategies, and possible game results for each of the matchups." "Hopefully our side will go far, but it will be interesting to see the match results, we have many talented teams going at eachother, the result can only be entretaining ¿Who'll reach the final?" "But that will be all for today's special. Ive been Inrique Miravez! Today's host, and i thank you for listening, and lending us your time to give you our take on this RWC! Have a good day." Channel 7! Channel 7! Channel 7! A short music theme plays as the camera zooms out, and the transmission ends.

Thursday 11 - 07 - 1424 No. 144 - 50 RYXES TOURIST CONGESTION - ¿ARE THE LOCALS OVEREXAGGERATING OR NOT? Several States: With tourist season rapidly approaching in Ryxtylopia, many locals prepare, buisnesses restock and hotels prepare deals, however many other locals don't prepare and in fact complain about the tourist presence. Many others will say the tourist presence is a good thing, while some people in the most touristed areas of Ryxtylopia claim its annoying, as tourists can be not be annoying by themselves, but cause disrruptions to the local way of life during tourist season. The tourist presence for many regions in Ryxtylopia is what keeps the economy afloat, mainly in island or costal regions, especially in smaller towns that lack large companies to give them work and generate income; for a lot of small towns its a lifeline of income, and many small industries in Ryxtylopia revolve around tourism. Tourists from many places enjoy Ryxtylopia either due to pristine natural enviroments, to take a look at historic sights and buildings, or beacause its a good deal for the price, its one of the cheaper places to go as a tourist if you do plan to take a trip, at least by developed country standards. However for many locals this also comes with disadvantages mainly for those not directly or indirectly beneffited from the tourism industry, tourism can bring many problems to certain areas, and locals can pretty quickly get sick of them. One of the most prominant ones is that tourists lead to a raise in prices for commodities and services, which for the is usually not a problem, but for locals it can prove to be a problem, not only this, another serious problem when it comes to overturisting, especially in large cities, is traffic, both vehicle and pedestrian related, in areas with a lot of tourists traffic levels tend to spike, and last but very much not least the ocational annoying and/or entitled tourists, loud party goers and ever demanding ladies who want to be treated as queens. And then there's the moral issue that some tourists aren't the most "educated" as the issue of disrespect towards local customs and traditions in some areas has been made apparent and has been called out by both individuals, and local organizations. For some people the excess in tourists can feel like an invasion at times, but as said previously for others it can bring money, restaurants can fill their seats with people looking to try out local cuisine, hotels can fully book out their rooms and make proffit, souvenirs and gifts are sold in greater magnitudes, the list of beneffits goes on. Tourism can bring huge beneffits, however the impact excess in tourism has on small and large communities, and the fact that not all people beneffit from tourism causes the phenomenon where locals come to hate tourists and tend to enjoy the lesser touristed months before vacation season. RYXTYLOPIA TO FACE GIOVANNILAND IN RWC5 QUARTER-FINALS Overthinkers: The 5th Rugby World Cup continues in the Andolian nation of Overthinkers, were Ryxtylopia successfully got over Sekiya in the round of 16, and will prepare to face fellow Auran side Giovanniland in the quarterfinals in a match that has promised to be decisive and intense for both sides, with both teams having great level and a similar playstyle, a match that could have the potential to send Ryxtylopia to another semi-final ever since the debut in RWC4. For Ryxtylopia, qualification was achieved after 80 minutes in a match against Sekiya, where the rivals of the ARR played a very risky agressive playstyle which aided them in pressuring but lead to the loss in many occations of possetion, which let the ARR score enough to edge over the Sekiyan Rocks with the final score being 18-14. Giovanniland on the other hand had its own intense battle to reach the quarter finals, after achieving underwhealming results in Dalimbar; but under the lead of coach: Gyalsena Vatinio-Messalla they finished second in group D, and faced Larxia who placed 3rd in group A, their match was intense, with no tries scored by either side. However the Giovannilandians were able to hold off the Larxian attack, which resulted in Larxia not scoring any points, while Giovanniland was able to get 6 on the board' leaving it 6-0 in favor of the Aurans. Both sides have a lot on the line, Ryxtylopia's objective is to reach the final, as set by tivarra and the ARR ever since the performance in the last RWC, whilst Giovanniland would seek to keep improving their performance in this RWC, as in the last RWC they had a mediocre run, but in the end they already out-performed their run last year. Neverminding the result, the winner of this match will get a decent shot at the finals, and will face either the hosts Overthinkers or Polari team: United Adaikes. The match will be one of the best in terms of level for both teams yet, and despite the overwhealming advantage the Giovannilandians will have when it comes to support, as Giovanniland is closer to Overthinkers, the ARR is hopeful they'll make it to the semi-finals. PROGRESS ON THE KIL'NICÁ HIGHWAY HALTED AGAIN Kil'nicá, Cantríxa: The still long awaited highway to Kil'nicá continues to be built and continues to face constant delays, a project started about 8 years ago promised to be finished in 2 years that has now been 6 years due and gone way overbudget, this time due to poor weather causing the ground to become soggy, and difficult to build on. The road project known as the Kil'nicá road, oficially reffered to as the Kil'nicá-Ka'alvaña Highway, is a road project located in Cantríxa, in the central hilly and mountainous part of Cantríxa state, the road meant to connect one side of the Ryxtylopian roadnetwork to the other, and cut travel times, however this ultimate dream has always been delayed and delayed. The main reason for it being built is to better connect Kil'nicá the largest inland city in Ryxtylopia, with the rest of the country, and to provide a coast to coast connection in the south, as all the coast to coast connections by road and rail currently available are in the north. This would've provided a highway between the towns of Ka'alvaña and Culcha'añaca, in Cantríxa and Talaxachá states, the highway would've gone through Kil'nicá and Pasí di Valtachá, however only the portion of the highway between Pasí di Valtachá and Culcha'añaca was ever completed, the other half that would've gone through unfriendly terrain between Pasí di Valtachá through Kil'nicá and all the way to Ka'alvaña is still under construction. Reactions to the delay are unsurprised ones, as this project has been seen as a failure, or a money laundering scheme for the politicians who proposed it. There are genuine reasons for the constant delays as landslides, poor weather and engineering oversights, but other less valid reasons for delay are also present, and there have been periods where the workers working on the project have gone without making any progress, or have just gone home. In the end this highway will likley at some point be finished, however if that point is in a few months, or several more years isn't known, it will bring beneffits, but the time and cost it has taken so far already means it will take several years to repay its extremly overbudget cost with the limited economic beneffits it brings to the region.

TVNC - Reviewing the match; Round of 16 The broadcast would start in the studio, after Railo, Eiva and Tixica had watched the match and prepared to give their opinions on it. [Railo]: I didn't expect that Divarra drop goal in the last minute. [Eiva]: It was great, they were already starting to go defensive so it was a pleasant surprise. [Railo]: Indeed, anyways. Good evening ladies and gentlemen! And welcome back to the TVNC transmissions on the 5th Rugby World Cup, im Tivan Railo, and as usual on this program ill be joined by my coworkers: Nixta Eiva and Marco Tixica, we'll continue from where we left off last time, as we'll be reviewing the match that Ryxtylopia had with Sekiya earlier, as well as checking in on some of the other teams present for the quarter-finals. [Tixica]: I came out of that match satisfied, it felt very odd as all the round of 16 matches, well maybe except for Cambria v Ostronia, were very close. [Eiva]: They were, in our case we won 18-14 against the Sekiyan Rocks. [Railo]: And what do you think we can add to the conversation that hasn't been said on social media already? [Tixica]: Well, the first 20 or so minutes of the game were AN ABSOLUTE CHAOS! [Eiva]: I think that overexaggerates, but just a bit. [Railo]: We did see a lot of back and forths until that drop goal by Guilbirto. [Eiva]: Amaizing way to score that finally got us off the couch in celebration, Sekiya did play very agressiveley like most people predicted, they're not really too scared to go up against stronger sides, and i mean good for them, but sometimes that does cost them. [Tixica]: I respect it, who cares if you're facing Einherfell or Teralyon?! Just go in and score! [Railo]: I think the point Eiva was trying to get across is that they can frecuently loose possetion and overextend, which did happen on several occations in this match. [Eiva]: Now, another thing: Palmiras' conversion miss in the 36th, that's stirred up quite the talk here. [Tixica]: She just put too much force in her kick, which lead the ball away from the two posts, i don't blame her. [Railo]: But in an intense match, mistakes like that can cost you, you saw the very close results like Dalimbar v H&J, and Zoran v Fujai, when it comes to elimination rounds, mistakes like that can cost you making the round. [Tixica]: Fell enough, but i feel like people needa chill out, it was just a miss! Plus we didn't loose the game so its fiiiiiiiiiineeeee! [Railo]: And if we had lost the game by a point? In a hypothetical where her not scoring would've sent us home. [Tixica]: Then in that case its not fine and she should be hanged for her crimes! Eiva facepalms herself. [Eiva]: Well, at least you get Railo's point. [Tixica]: I do! But people are getting too mad about the situation, like just chill out, we won the game, she doesn't need to be pebbled at the airport! [Railo]: But- Ugh nevermind... Hm. What about Darrias' performance in this match? [Tixica]: Like that guy said in the interview earlier, proved to be a key player! Scoring a try, and allowing Huilchica to convert. [Eiva]: He did have a great match, with decent opportunities, and that try that allowed us to advance. [Railo]: Huilchica and Guilbirto also proved essencial, and we can't ignore everybody in the back; Zicha, Va'atí, Tivaña, Patochá, Mataña and Rivas... [Eiva]: All the team cooperated, even if some did better than others. [Railo]: In the end we got the result, however i think they could've gone for more, i get them tryna protect the lead but, they also gave Sekiya the possetion they needed to start scoring, which could've cost us the game. [Tixica]: Itsssssssss fineeeeee, they did well enough. [Eiva]: And what about our quarter final opponents, Giovanniland? [Railo]: Well, they had a similar time than us, but in a different way as they triumphed 6-0 over Larxia, Larxia found a decent ammount of opportunities that they weren't able to convert, Giovanniland did get just enough, even if they didn't score a try. [Eiva]: Something funny about them is that they sorta play similar-ish to us, if you combined our team with the zoranians you would get Giovanniland's team. [Tixica]: One very good way to put it! [Railo]: They play semi-offensiveley but they can also hold their own in defense and in retaining possetion. [Eiva]: A tough rival but fitting considering how the competition advances, they'll probably not let us have it easy as they want to improve on their performance since they exited in the round of 16 in Dalimbar. [Railo]: And what is it in for this match? [Eiva]: Hard to tell. [Tixica]: Absolute pandemonium!! [Railo]: Uh- Well i think we can expect a lot of possetion changes, and not a lot of scoring. [Eiva]: I mean both squads do have a similar level, they'll probably not play too agressivley and neither wont we, both sides could try to play for possetion but that'll be hard, so i think we could expect a slower buildup for each play that happens. [Railo]: Fair point, anyways its time we contact Gaíves. [Tixica]: Hooray! [Eiva]: Give me a second then... there we go! The casters start the video call with Gaíves and the camera crew in Overthinkers. [Tixica]: GAÍVES! How was the game? [Gaíves]: Hello TVNC! Oh the game was pretty good to watch! I froze when Sekiya came within a point of the tie, it was close but we got through just fine. [Railo]: The atmosphere? [Gaíves]: As usual, they had the flags... the drums... it was very loud. [Eiva]: And the players? [Gaíves]: Well if you haven't noticed we're here with em! Just was waiting for you to set up the connection! [Eiva]: Oh, sorry for the delay then. [Gaíves]: You're good, ill see who's willing to give an opinion then. Gaíves heads up to some of the players, starting with Pailo Darrias. [Gaíves]: Excuse me, how was today's match? [P. Darrias]: Oh, it was- intense, i sweated a lot, i ran a lot, i got tackled a lot but we pulled through, building up for that try i scored wasn't it easy but it was worth it. [R. Huilchica]: You can say that again! Laughter [P. Darrias]: Hah, well but Sekiya did play very agressivley, they took any chance they could, and they almost tied us, we had to hold, and push back, while we were able to retain possetion, it was hard. [Gaíves]: Well at least you won, how about your teamates? [P. Darrias]: I couldn't ask for better teamates, Huilchica and Guilbirto are not just amaizing teamates but amaizing friends of mine! [Gaíves]: Really? [P. Darrias]: We all used to play at Chacas, we got to know eachother, and they always aid me in attack, i always aid them, not to brag but we're probably one of the best left wings of this RWC, and i cannot talk about teamates without talking about our defenders, which while i dont know them as well as my 2 friends here, i can still say they're amaizing at keeping our back safe and retaking possetion. [Gaíves]: I might go with Rivas next. [P. Darrias]: I respect him a lot, one of our "older" folk here. [Gaíves]: And what about the upcomming match against Giovanniland? [P. Darrias]: It will be hard, but we can get through it, they seem like a more balanced side than Sekiya so playing for possetion might not affect them as much, whatever the tactic we take we wanna go in for the win and have a chance at the finals. [Gaíves]: Alright thanks for your time! Gaíves would then approach Ernysto Rivas, the team's fullback. [Gaíves]: Hello! Mind if i ask a few questions? [E. Rivas]: Go ahead. [Gaíves]: What are your thoughts on the match against Sekiya. [E. Rivas]: Intense, i got to be very active, we held pretty well in the first half, by the second is when they started to have more opportunities to score. [Gaíves]: Are you happy with the result? [E. Rivas]: Oh, yes! Of course, but for me it was a bit close for comfort especially for an elimination round, tho to be fair, we weren't the only ones to have a hard fought match this day. [Gaíves]: You think your teamates did a good job? [E. Rivas]: They defended well! I only had to interviene in a few opportunities on the first half, and they got us the advantage we needed, we also all coordinated pretty well. [Gaíves]: That's good, and what are your expectations for the match against Giovanniland? [E. Rivas]: Oh it will be a "busy" day for me, hopefully we make it, Giovanniland isn't as agressive as Sekiya, but they can still be a dangerous foe, they denied Larxia any points, however i think we can beat them, and hopefully make the finals. [Gaíves]: Alright, any other comments? [E. Rivas]: Thanks for the nice comments ive heard people on social media make about my last minute stop that time in the match, it was probably one of my highpoints with the team. [Gaíves]: Alright, and i thank you for letting them know you're greatful, have a nice day! Gaíves would finally head towards Tivarra, the team's coach. [Gaíves]: Tivarra! Excuse me, thoughts on the match? [Tivarra]: Oh, well it was hard fought more than anything, like i thought they went agressive, no idea what their coach is thinking, its honestly impressive how they can still retain an attack against stronger teams, cost them possetion a lot. [Gaíves]: What about your team's performance. [Tivarra]: Whilst i expected a bit more, id say it was solid; we denied our rivals possetion for the first half, had and converted our chances, and held their attack at bay, there are sections for improvement but im satisfied with the performance today. [Gaíves]: And what about the upcomming quarterfinals? [Tivarra]: Im more relaxed than in the RWC4 quarterfinals, but i think there is room for improvement, ill debrief the team on our tactics for the match which unfortunatley i can't reveal while live in television, hope you understand. [Gaíves]: Oh i do. [Tivarra]: Giovanniland will be a tough opponent, but we have the capacity to beat them, however they also have the capacity to beat us, so we'll need to act in a way that aids us get the win, i trust in my team and hopefully we'll improve on last year's performance. [Gaíves]: Alright, thanks for your time! [Gaíves]: Well that'll be all for now studio folk! We had questions and we got our answers. [Railo]: Alright thank you again Gaíves! We'll cya soon! [Gaíves]: Goodbye, have a nice day! The video call ends. [Tixica]: If we reach the final im going down there for sure. [Railo]: IF, okay... only IF. [Eiva]: Well that was a pretty successful round of interviewing id say. [Tixica]: Can't wait for the matchday, im nervous! [Railo]: Rightfully so. [Eiva]: If they say they got it i trust them, we'll be watching from home. [Railo]: Yes, we will but that will mark the end of today's transmission! [Tixica]: Can i do the sign off? [Railo]: Only this time. [Tixica]: Alright, everybody! Thanks for watching TVNC! You've just seen me, Railo and Eiva discuss very important sports stuff for like an hour or something, but i hope you enjoyed this, we'll be back soon for the match against Giovanniland, where i hopefully wont miss the first 15 minutes, since last time SOMEONE made me get some annoying drinks. [Eiva]: It was deserved. [Railo]: That went better than expected, well we'll see ya soon folks. The camera zooms out as the TVNC music plays, soon after the transmission ends.

Ryxtylopia vs Sekiya - Match Highlights With Ryxtylopia in their main kit, both teams started to line up for their national anthems, with a nearly even distribution of Ryxtylopians and Sekiyans filling the stands. For this match, Tivarra had decided to return to using the main 15, instead of playing with the reserve players. Pablo Virriscayda would be comentating for TVNC, and he started soon after the national anthems as both teams positioned and began the coinflip. "Ladies and gentlemen! Ryxtylopia vs Sekiya, its time for the coinflip! We'll soon get to see who chooses to start this match... Annnnd... SEKIYA! and yes, they have decided to start by kicking off. RYXTYLOPIA VS SEKIYA now live from Overthinkers in T-V-N-C!" KICK OFF: With Sekiyans having won the coinflip, the game begun Sekiya inmediatley pushing forward from the midfield, as the Ryxtylopian line began to close on the attempted attack. "KICK OFF! Ladies and Gentlemen, Ryxtylopia vs Sekiya has started! In the round of 16 of RWC5, The knockout rounds commence here, if we loose we're out, Go Ryxtylopia!" 1 Minute in... (0-0) Inmediatley after kick off the Sekiyan attack starts pressuring the Ryxtylopian defense with their looshead prop and captain: Wáng Wěi leading the attack, following with a pass to their hooker: Lǐ Nà who got within 1/4 of the field from the Ryxtylopian side, then getting tackled by inside centre: Guilbirto Tivaña but with: Zhāng Huá being right behind Wěi, they regained possetion only for Rinaco Patochá and Marco Va'atí to close the distance, starting a ruck that favored the defenders, who went on the counter-attack. "...do remember to check our social media and comment who you think- And the ball is already on our side, Nà received a good pass from Wěi there, they are close! they could try getting, no! Tackle! But the ball is still in Sekiyan hands thanks to Huá they are getting closer but we got two on the defende Patochá and Va'atí- tackle! Ruck! Ruck! The Sekiyans are all out on the attack, annd... we've regained possetion after an early spook by the Sekiyans!" 3 Minutes in... (0-0) After the ruck, the ryxtylopian defense was able to clear the ball and build up the move forwards towards the Sekiyan side, with Ferrán Lisquerva in possetion by the time the Pirates reached the midfield, moving diagonally towards the left, then passing to the team's Nº8 Quista Farris who moved up, through the sekiyan defense being able to pass next to fly-half: Wú Mǐn; but before when she tried passing again, the ball collided with Sekiyan inside centre: Sūn Yàn, messing up the buildup the team had been constructing. "Lisquerva! Moving up through the midfield, Lisquerva to Farris! Farris with the chance to open the scoreboard early, and she's successfully shaken off Wú Mǐn! She has an ope- pass to- OH! The ball hits Yàn!! Ryxtylopia looses possetion and they are now back on defense." 13 Minutes in... (0-0) The match remained as a back an forth, with Sekiya frequently loosing possetion but Ryxtylopia being shaky and unable to do much with their chances as the Sekiyans frequently pushed back, this continued even up to the 13th, when a good chance for Ryxtylopia opened in the form of Guivina Divarra getting through Sekiya's shaky defense, and avoiding Zhōu Qiáng nearly getting tackled. After this Divarra attempted to get through a gap, to open the score, but Guō Líng was able to tackle her, and get the ball moving again for Sekiya. "Its now Divarra, she could look to pass to Huilchica, attention, Divarra, Divarra, and PAST QIÁNG! Its now Divarra on Sekiyas side! She is in she is through, and- TACKLE! Tackle by Líng! Divarra looses possetion the game remains 0-0!" 24 Minutes in... (3-0) The match continued, but the score stayed the same until the 24th, when a good series of passes between Marco Xilta and Divarra, culminated in the team being in a good position to deal the first blow to Sekiya, as the Sekiyan defense concentrated near the back allowing for more passes from Divarra to Huilchica and finally to the hooker: Andreís Guilbirto, who having the opportunity, drop the ball and kicked it, the ball going between the posts scoring the goal, as the Sekiyan defenders tried pushing back. "We are about to reach the 25 minute-mark! Its now Xilta, Xilta to Divarra, Divarra moves forward, back to Xilta! Xilta, Divarra now Divarra is in could try to get through the line, and to Huilchica! Huilchica moving forward, nobody seems to be covering them at the moment, nwo to Guilbirto, its going to be a hard try to score, he could try a goal, Guilbirto, Guilbirto, GUILBIRTOOOOOOOO, SCOREEEEEE!! Ryxtylopia scores the drop goal in the 24th!" 29 Minutes in... (3-0) A good attack by Sekiya would come in the 29th minute, as their 1st lock: Liú Yáng lead the charge forward, followed closeley by his temates ready for passes, Yáng passed to Huá who then gave it back again to the 2nd lock: Chén Fāng this lured out the ryxtylopian defenders allowing Fāng to make it through and incredibly close to scoring, however waiting at the end was the ryxtyloian fullback: Ernysto Rivas who had stayed back trying to wait to the last minute before moving, this worked as when Huá was alone in the front Rivas took the opportunity to tackle, followed closley by Avilita Mataña who got the ball away. "Its now Yáng! Yáng to lead for Sekiya, they're searching for the try, and they're making good progress, they passed Lisquerva, Yáng to Fāng, they might have trouble with the defen- Fāng to Huá, mistake by the defense! Sekiya can score! Its all up to Rivas, attention Huáaaaaaaaaaa- RIVAAAAAAAAAS!! Tackle! And its Mataña, she takes the ball away! Ryxtyloooopia, salvages the situation! Possetion back to the Pirates!" 36 Minutes in... (8-0) By the 36th as the first half of the game was about to end, following a ruck that handed possetion over to fly half: Rinaco Zicha, with the sekiyans overextended from their attack, Zicha hurried forward, then passing to Farris as the attack picked up, with Farris continuing up until being halfway in the sekiyan side, getting tackled by Sūn Yàn however, with the sekiyans still overextended, in a ruck following the tackle Mirta Palmiras took the ball, passing it then to Guilbirto, who turned on his heel around the sekiyan fullback: Lín Fēng, avoiding them and scoring the try. Palmiras took the conversion kick, but she kicked too hard as the ball curved around and went next to the post. "Possetion back to Ryxtylopia! Zicha with the ball, he has an opportunity to make it upwards, Zicha, Zicha, Zicha, Zicha, Zicha passes to Farris, now Farris he moves, tackle by Yàn! Wait, Palmiras takes possetion! Its Palmiras- Palmiras to Guilbirto, Guilbirto has a chance! he needs to get through Fēng! Come on... its GUILBIRTOOOOOOOOOOOO!! SCOREEEEEEEEEEEEE!! Ryxtylopia has scored! By the hand of Andreís Guilbirto!!" "Now Palmiras for the conversion, attention everybody, Palmiraaaaaaaaaaaaaas- MISS! Palmiras misses the conversion by a few meters! The score is now 8-0!" HALF TIME (8-0) After some rucks and tackles, halftime arrives, with both sides going to rest, and regroup, with Ryxtylopia having a slight advantage over Sekiya, still playing agressivley. "And half time! RYXTYLOPIA winning against Sekiya in the round of 16 in RWC5, live right now from TVNC! We'll be back shortly after an ad break, whilst the teams rest!" 47 Minutes in... (8-3) Sekiya's first score would be in the 47th, when following not one but two rucks near the midfield leading to Zicha taking possetion but loosing it right after to the Sekiyan push, after a tackle from Yáng Jié, allowing Fāng to make it with the ball into the ryxtylopian side of the field, then passing to Huá who got cornered off by Guilbirto Tivaña and Rinaco Patochá, with little choice, Huá dropped and kicked the ball to the goal, scoring and earning Sekiya a badly needed 3 points. "Zicha, Zicha looses possetion to Jié, its now Fāng with the ball, Fāng pushing into the Pirate's side, attention we're soon reaching 50 minutes in, Fāng, Fāng, Fāng, Fāng is cornered they might have to try a drop goal, attention, its Fāaaaaaang! SCORE!! Sekiya has scored! Incredibly executed drop goal by Chén Fāng, the game is now 8-3!" 56 Minutes in... (15-3) With the game trudging on, the Pirates would widen the score 56 minutes in thanks to the Sekiyan attack loosing possetion once again, which lead to blindside flanker: Armando Mataña carrying the ball through the left, passing to Huilchica who got past Sūn Yàn, as after the attack, the sekiyan defenders were overstretched, leading to Huilchica being able to pass to Darrias, right on the left, Darrias passing edgingly close to sekiyan player: Guō Líng, and scoring the try for the pirates. Following Darrias, Huilchica took the conversion, scoring it, and making the game 15-3. "Mataña! Mataña, Mataña passssss Huilchica! They've passed the midfield, Sekiya is overstretched, attention! Huilchica, Yàn... Huilchica is through! They can try to score again, its now for Darrias! Darrias is running, he needs to get past Líng! Attention! Darrias, Darrias, DARRRRRIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!! SCOOOOOOOOORE!!! Ryxtylopia scores!! Its 56 in, the Pirates have scored!" "Now Huilchica for the conversion, hopefully he does better than Palmiras... Huilchicaaaaaaaa! SCORE! The conversion was landed! Its now 15-3!!" 62 Minutes in... (15-8) The sekiyans would get back at the Pirates on the 62nd, after Guilbirto Tivaña deflected a ball forwads, leading to a scrum, from the scrum the sekiyans got possetion Lǐ Nà handling the ball perfectly and avoiding a tackle by Patochá, before turning back to pass to Wáng Wěi who was caught the ball when Avilita Mataña was off her position, leading to the sekiyans scoring the try. However in the conversion kick, Nà who was in charge of converting, kicked the ball straight into the post, making it bounce off, not scoring the conversion. "Scrum, Its now Nà! Nà has possetion for the sekiyan rocks! they have to score to keep their hopes of advancing alive, attention, Patochá- MISS! Patochá misses the tackle, Nà is still in, Nà to Wěi, Wěi has to score for Sekiya, attention Wěiiiiiiiii... SCORE! Sekiya has scored!" "Now Nà to convert, attention... Nà... Nà... Nàaaaaa- POST! IT HITS THE POST, ITS SHAKING, THE BALL FLIES OFF AFTER THE BOUNCE, SEKIYA FAILS THE CONVERSION! The game is now 15-8!" 69 Minutes in... (15-11) As the match progressed, Ryxtylopia started playing more defensivley but this allowed the Sekiyans to keep possetion, which was something they had struggled for until then, this lead to Sekiya scoring another, in the 69th when the tight defense forced Yáng Jié to look for a pass to the center, as a try would be unlikley, luckily this came when Liú Yáng got in position, receiving the pass from Jié and drop kicking the ball, scoring the drop goal and closing the difference to 4 points. "On the left its Jié! Jié is looking to make it through, seems unlikley, they are searching for a way, but Zicha and Va'atí are keeping the gates shut! Its going to be hard for Sekiya to score under theese conditions they could- ATTENTION JIÉ TO YÁNG, YÁNG SHOOTS AND- SCORE! Sekiya scores a drop goal! The game is now 15-11!" 73 Minutes in... (15-14) In the 73rd minute however Sekiya got really close to evening the match, during one of their attacks as Zhào Lì attempted to push forward near the right side, however he ran into Va'atí, who tried to stop Lì, who unexpectedly turned, as Va'atí attempted the tackle, with Va'atí holding on to Lì's arm, not letting it go and pulling Lì to the floor, with the fould committed Sekiya were handed a penalty. Zhāng Huá would be in charge of scoring the penalty to give Sekiya another chance at breaking even, and they do just that, leaving Sekiya one point off Ryxtylopia in the scoreboard. "Lì is in, the sekiyans have 7 minutes more in the match! Lì is making it through, now for Va'atí! Attention Lì... tack- no wait FOUL! FOUL by Va'atí! Lì's arm got pulled down! And... PENALTY! The referee has decided to hand Sekiya the penalty ladies and gentlemen!" "It will be Huá to score the penalty for Sekiya, they can get closer to breaking even if they score; attention... Huáaaaaaa SCORE! Huá scores the penalty, Sekiya is one point off from the tie!" 78 Minutes in... (18-14) However Sekiya's hopes would end on the 78th, after another failed attack, which lead to a ruck, with most of the sekian midfield and attack involved, however this didn't go to their favor, when Marco Xilta took possetion for the pirates, quickly running away into the sekiyan side, before passing the ball next to Sūn Yàn with Huichilca's arms, who then passed it to Divarra, who to avoid the sekiyan defense attempted a drop goal, scoring it, and bringing the score to 18-14. "Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck... ITS XILTA, XILTA IS THROUGH! Attentionnnnn Xilta on the lines, Xilta... Yàn... Xiltaaaa- to Huilchica! Huilchica can make a difference here, Huilchica, ball to Divarra, Divarra, DIVARRAAAAAAA DROP- SCOREEEEEE!! Divarra has scored in the dying minutes, settling the scoreboard at 18-14!!" FULL TIME (18-14) The game reached full time, with Ryxtylopia comming out victorious, as Sekiya in the dying minutes failed to get a try, with this result Tivarra's team was on to the quarters to face Giovanniland. "And... ITS OVER! RYXTYLOPIA ADVANCE TO THE QUARTER FINALS! This is it ladies and gentlemen, after a hard fought match with both sides having their chances to attack, Ryxtylopia have proved the stronger side in this engagement!" "Now, we advance to the next round, where we'll face Giovanniland! In the quarter finals, a match that promises to be as entretaining and intense as this one, as we get to face one of our togher rivals yet in a elimination round." "But this will be the end for today's transmission, we thank the hosts: Overthinkers for allowing us to set it up, and for hosting this RWC in the first place, ive been Pablo Virriscayda, rugby comentator for TVNC, and i will hopefully see you ladies and gentlemen in RYXTYLOPIA VS GIOVANNILAND! Have a nice day." The transmission ends.

TVNC - Familiar Faces Return The broadcast would start from a studio with a table in the center and 3 people seated around it. [Railo]: Feels good to be back, finally we'll hopefully helm this ship to victory. [Eiva]: I wish, the football folks took attention from management to themselves when the league started. [Railo]: Well sucks for them its now our turn in the spotlight, HA! [Eiva]: We're live Railo... I was testing you... [Railo]: Oh crap! Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, you're currently watching TVNC, Ryxtylopia's state owned television program; Im Tivan Railo, and im being joined once again by my co-workers: Nixta Eiva and Marco Tixica! [Tixica]: WE ARE BAAAAAAAACK!!! [Eiva]: We're indoors don't scream! [Tixica]: Sorry, i got excited... [Railo]: Its okay Tixica, i understand you, we got sidelined so badly during the football tournament, and then the domestic football league, ugh, but we finally get to be live again. [Tixica]: Exactly! [Eiva]: Well hurry up with the broadcast then! [Railo]: Oh, right... Today Ryxtylopia will be facing Sekiya, down in Overthinkers, the match promises to be interesting considering Sekiya's strategy... [Tixica]: Agressive agressive and agressive. [Eiva]: I mean, it sorta worked out for them? They got the qualification. [Railo]: Its interesting, we'll get to see two styles of play, balanced vs agressive. We hold the upper hand and i heard Tivarra is going back to the main lineup after the loss against Nouveauterra. [Eiva]: I think they have a good shot at winning, after Sekiya it would be either Giovanniland or Larxia. [Railo]: Well lets not get ahead of ourselves and instead contact the man on the ground, you know him, you love him... [Tixica]: ITS GAÍVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES [Railo]: ... Yes, its Gaíves. [Eiva]: Establishing connection right now guys, there! The three start a video-call with Gaíves and the cameracrew in Overthinkers. [Gaíves]: Feels good to be live' again. [Tixica]: Ill fly down there if i need to, just like the ol' days! [Gaíves]: Id be fine with that, just don't act like a manchild... [Tixica]: No promises! [Railo]: Tell us Gaíves, its been a while, how's the atmosphere there? [Gaíves]: Oh Railo, its one of partying, the whole band is here, we got drums, trumpets, trombones you name it! Everybody's excited for the game, hopefully we make a good impression like in last RWC. [Eiva]: And the players? [Gaíves]: At the other side of the stadium... But i thought it would be prudent to interview some fans first. [Railo]: Sounds solid, go ahead. Railo would walk to a concentration of Ryxtylopian fans and would start interviewing: [Gaíves]: Excuse me excuse me, what do you think about today's match? [Fan 1]: YEAHHHHHH, WE ARE WINNING BEACAUSE THE BAND IS HERE, WE'RE ALL GOING CRAZY!! THE PARTY WONT STOP!! [Gaíves]: Very... informative thanks- [Fan 2]: Well i think its going to be a good game, an intense one that we can win, i hope we win, otherwise that really expensive flight here wouldn't have been worth it, at least for me. [Gaíves]: And who do you think will be the key player in this match? [Fan 2]: I understand Tivarras decision, but i missed starting Darrias, he's one of our best players. [Gaíves]: Understandable. [Fan 2]: Im excited, i wanna see them win, if they don't ill be really sad. [Gaíves]: Alright, thanks for the insight! [Fan 3]: Excuse me to but im once again asking the team to please win the match otherwise we'll end up being the laughing stock of the world- [Fan 4]: Chill out, it'll be fine! [Gaíves]: Anyone else got something to say? [Fan 4]: I just hope we do well enough and we're able to face whoever we get in the quarter finals. [Gaíves]: We all do, thanks! [Railo]: So far everything on the ground looks great! [Gaíves]: Everybody is pretty excited. [Eiva]: And what about the team? [Tixica]: Yeah Gaíves, where's our team?! [Gaíves]: Give me a minute or two ill find them. [Railo]: Alright. The video call cuts momentarily as Gaíves goes to the other side of the stadium, finding the team leaving the bus, and briefly interviewing a few. [Gaíves]: Excuse me, TVNC, what are your thoughts on this match? [Mirta Palmiras]: Oh, i hope we do better than in the Nouveauterra game, i didn't play in that one but i think we can still get a victory and our ticket to the quarters. [Gaíves]: What do you expect from Sekiya? [Mirta Palmiras]: Uh, a lot of attacking, but we should hold up just fine, our defense is pretty good, we'll go for possetion here, at least that's what Tivarra told us. [Gaíves]: Alright thanks! You! What are your thoughts on this match? [Riberto Huichilca]: Oh... being the team's captain is a pretty large responsability, but i talked it out with the coach, we should be fine, we practiced and we know what to do and where to be. [Gaíves]: What about the opponent. [Riberto Huichilca]: They aren't the toughest but if we're not careful they'll catch us by surprise, luckily our strategy should be able to avoid just that and hand us over the win. [Gaíves]: Alright thanks! [Ferrán Lisquerva]: Mind if i...? [Gaíves]: Go ahead. [Ferrán Lisquerva]: Sekiya plays very agressivley, and honestly i think that separates them from many other teams, even other offensive-focused ones, they'll probably try to pressure us a lot, but im not concerned, ive been practicing my tackling, and im sure if we loose the ball we have the capacity to get it back, we want to make a good impression here and not be a one hit wonder. [Gaíves]: Understandable. [Ferrán Lisquerva]: We're prepared, this would never be achievable without the support we have. [Gaíves]: Alright, thank you for your time. At this points Gaíves spots Tivarra, the team's coach. [Gaíves]: Oh! Tivarra! Sir! What are your thoughts on the match? [Tivarra]: We planned, we practice, and we pretend to win the match. [Gaíves]: That's it? [Tivarra]: Yes. [Gaíves]: You heard him, that's all i got for ya'll in the studio, everybody's really excited and hopefully we'll get a good game to watch! Until then ill see you all in the next broadcast. The video call ends. [Tixica]: Im so glad to see him again. [Eiva]: Why wouldn't you be. [Railo]: Well we got a game ahead of ourselves to watch. Eiva did you get the snacks. [Eiva]: Sure did. [Railo]: Tixica, you got the drinks? [Tixica]: Uhhh... [Railo]: Well if you didn't then you better get your legs moving... [Tixica]: Oh come on! [Railo]: There's a store 3 blocks away, go, GO! [Tixica]: Ugh, fine. Tixica would get up and run out of the room. [Eiva]: Its his fault. [Railo]: Yeah, anyways; this will be the end of the transmission! Thank you for watching, this has been TVNC's pre-match review, but now me and Eiva here have to get ready to watch the match. [Eiva]: Yes, i can't wait. [Railo]: Hope Tixica doesn't take too long. The camera zooms out as the TVNC music plays, soon after it goes to ads, with a countdown to the time of the match in the corner.