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Matchday 3 Results

Group A
Nieubasria 17–23 Reçueçn

  Group A                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Taledo                        1   1  0  0   20   3 +17    3
2 Kurabis                       1   1  0  0   16   8  +8    3
3 Reçueçn                       2   1  0  1   26  37 −11    3
4 Nieubasria                    2   0  0  2   25  39 −14    0

Group B
Dilber 13–10 Bingsearching
Fujai 7–10 Giovanniland

  Group B                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Giovanniland                  3   2  0  1   45  23 +22    6
2 Dilber                        3   2  0  1   48  46  +2    6
3 Fujai                         2   1  0  1   31  32  −1    3
4 Teralyon                      2   1  0  1   13  29 −16    3
5 Bingsearching                 2   0  0  2   16  23  −7    0

Group C
Dalimbar 23–13 Big Bad Badger

  Group C                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Dalimbar                      2   1  0  1   40  31  +9    3
2 Hertfordshire and Jammbo      1   1  0  0   18  17  +1    3
3 Big Bad Badger                2   1  0  1   25  26  −1    3
4 Darkesia                      1   0  0  1    3  12  −9    0

Group D
Sensorland 0–7 Bhang Bhang Duc
Westwind 21–33 Bran Astor

  Group D                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Bran Astor                    3   2  0  1   72  41 +31    6
2 Sensorland                    3   2  0  1   43  31 +12    6
3 Bhang Bhang Duc               2   1  0  1    7   8  −1    3
4 Croblade                      2   1  0  1   11  25 −14    3
5 Westwind                      2   0  0  2   31  59 −28    0

 

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Statements on the Hacking of Manager Dylon Dickson's Social Media
 

The Basric Rugby Association became aware in the early hours of February 26th that Manager Dylon Dickson's social media account by the handle @BigDickson was compromised. The offender took advantage of Dylon's following to make political statements about the inclusion of another nation in the Rugby World Cup. The Basric Rugby Association condemns politicizing of the sport we love and will always support the rights of athletes around the globe to compete regardless of their politics. 

 

 

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THINGS I LOVE: RUGBY , BOYS,DOGS,   AND @BigDickson

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GbUYS, DI YOU SEE DY's TWITUMBLRBOOK POST?!@ Woah! I Thought He Liked Kernel Olsen of damlibar! He posted this picture with teh caption "IF DALIMBAR PLAYED IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY! SHAME ON...1/2" 
"2/2 WORLD RUGBY FOR ALLOWING TH"
"3/2 EM TO PLAY WHILE THEY REGULA"

"4/2 RLY MURDER THEIR OWN CITS"

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DU-UKH, UUK – Keiserholde, Fujai — Well hey there folks! I'm Jens from DU-UKH, Den Blå Duken, UiKeiserholde's officially unofficial student radio. We've taken over the Idrottsminutt's spot (sorry not sorry Berit) but we've got some interesting news for you!

Late last night, protests began in Sankt Aiden against Dalimbar's longstanding practice of using minefields to secure international borders. This has been a contentious issue in Fujansk-Dalimbari relations, and was one of the reasons for the re-freezing of relations in 1397. Inspired by the Ny-Basric protests, similar ones have popped up across northern Polaris, primarily driven by Fujansk citizens. With the chaos of the Valfusk Storstrejk fresh in the mind, protests are planned for the afternoon in major cities across Fujai as well as at the Fujansk-Dalimbari border. While we'd never advocate against direct action, please for the love of vann, folks, don't provoke the Dalimbari military at their border.

As near as we can tell, there's another protest being planned for outside the Dalimbari embassy in Reçueçn. Word is FIF's Rugbyseksjon is responsible for the planning, which might be a violation of international law, given that it's taking place at an international sporting event through partial support from the government? I honestly have no idea how the legality of that works and I'm a goddamn international labor policy student.

So. In summary. Shit's getting weird and folks are protesting Dalimbar for approximately the seventh time this year. I honestly don't know if this is news anymore, but it certainly says that relations won't be thawing any time soon. There's no word on how this will affect ethnic Fujar in Dalimbar. The protests don't seem like they'll be especially long-lasting, but they might have some unknown impact on the World Cup. Only time and Berit's commentary will tell, so I'll see you next time.

[Jens cuts out and exit music commences, only to stop suddenly]

Oh! I almost forgot I promised Berit I'd talk about sports.

We lost.

[exit music plays]

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Dalimbari Rugby Squad Match Report

Feb 23 - Dalimbar vs Big Bad Badger

23 - 13 Win

Tries: Theodor Rybar (15', 38'),  Vasco Barta (62')

Conversions: Kristen Navratil (16', 39')

Penalties: Fluvio Drago (27'), Marko Zellweger (52')

In a brutal grudge match against Big Bad Badger, Dalimbar was able to overcome a hard hitting and aggressive line from their opponents to win 23-11. Three Dalimbari players had to be taken off the field, with Valero Lang (Tighthead Prop, 3) being tackled by two BBB players at once at 19', and both the Arts brothers Alexandre (Openside Flanker, 7) and Florijan (Fly-half, 10) receiving injuries at 62' and 69' respectively. Valero Lang was replaced by Tore Sessa (17), Alexandre Arts by Jurriaan Gabrielli (22), and Florijan Arts by Javor Steuben (25). 

Captain Theodor Rybar (Number 8, 8) continued to lead the drive from his position, scoring two tries at 15' and 38' when the BBB squad provided openings in the centre. Kristen Navratil (Inside Centre, 12) was more confident in the conversion attempts compared to last match, converting both of Rybar's tries. Vasco Barta (Outside Centre, 13) was fancy on his feet, receiving the ball from Saveli Lafrentz (Right Wing, 14) at 10 m to the line, dodging three players from BBB before smashing the ball at the top right corner. Navratil tried to make the extremely difficult conversion but made a valiant attempt.

*In Saint Andreisberg, government officials watching the tournament howled in laughter at seeing the barbarian teams from Fujai and Nieubasria lose their matches today.*

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Reçueçn, Reçueçn—Reçueçn City Chief of Police Marie Rocher-Éby released a statement today warning Fujar sports fans visiting Reçueçn for the Rugby World Cup not to join planned protests outside the Dalimbar embassy. "All protesters, regardless of nationality, will be subject to arrest and prosecution," said Rocher-Éby. "The Rugby World Cup has been planned here in Reçueçn as a wonderful opportunity to bring The West Pacific together, and it is a shame that anyone would want to ruin the very moment where we put aside our differences to come together in a sporting match with their divisive political agenda. An event like this, on Reçuecian soil, is not the time or place to be dredging up old conflicts between third parties." The Chief of Police also indicated that security would be tightened at all World Cup events. Subsequent to the the release of the statement, the Reçueçn City police department proactively stationed additional police patrols outside the Dalimbari embassy.

Other Reçuecian government officials softened the message. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be vacant," said one ministry staffer, who requested to remain anonymous, "but that doesn't allow the Chief of Police to take over international policy. Reçueçn recognizes that the tension between Dalimbar and Fujai is nuanced and complicated, and actions taken by municipal police officers do not represent international politics decisions taken by our government."

These more moderate voices, however, have not put in place a more concrete response to the Chief of Police's statement, and news pundits backed up Rocher-Éby and seemed to think that most Reçuecians would, too. "We don't want our neighbors hashing out their fights in our country," said one talk show host. "It's not interfering in their politics to ask them to settle their problems elsewhere. Plus, if this protest is being indirectly sponsored by the Fujansk government, that's a big deal, and if they go through with it, I expect the response to get a lot sterner, fast. If those protesters show up tonight, I hope the cops lock 'em all up."

An interesting turn for this World Cup that had started out all roses and sunshine, and the first sign of tension between the historically amicable Reçueçn and Fujai in years.

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The Bhang Bhang Ducian team of HUBs (History’s Utter Bastards) played their first game today against the team from Westwind.  The HUBs missed their first games due to their preference for the taverns and hostelries over actually playing rugby.

In the first half the HUBs fly-half Adolf Hitler Williams kicked a penalty into touch and gave his side a lineout 5 metres from the opposing try line.  The lineout was thrown in by Genghis Khan Williams to the lock Julius Caesar Williams who palmed the ball down to the scrum half Napoleon Bonaparte Williams.  A sidestep and reach and N. B. Williams touched the ball down over the line. Try!  A.H. Williams missed the conversion giving the HUBs a five point lead.

The second half was tight with no tries scored by either side.  The HUBs kicked two penalties, after Westwind was firstly found not releasing in the ruck and secondly for offside.

Final score: Bhang Bhang Duc 11 v Westwind 0

Vlad Dracul Williams received a red card for eye gouging.

 

(Am I doing this right?)

Edited by Bhang Bhang Duc
Retconned the first half so the final score would be correct.
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Matchday 3 - Win

Fujanske Landslaget i Rugby 7-10 Gïovannilandiäna Equïpa Nacïonalia di Rugbio (Halftime: Fujai 7-0 Giovanniland)

Tries: Lavinia Moraës (70', 78')

First Half: With a match of both teams with a defensive style, most people thought it would be a slower match than previously played ones. Indeed it was, with no successful tries within the first 30 minutes. However, the Fujansk team scored a try and a further conversion near the end of the first half.

Second Half: Although 7 points down, like in previous matches the Giovannilandian team didn't give up. However, with a slow and defensive game, most attempts to score were thwarted. The exciting part of the game was yet to come. At 70 minutes, Lavinia Moraës finally scored a try, but that was not enough to win. The Giovannilandian supporters started to lose hope, but when the same Lavinia scored yet another try just 2 minutes, they cheered. An epic ending to a well played game in both sides. 

Post-Match: In the next round, the Giovannilandian team will have a bye. They will have a well-deserved rest until the last match of the group stage, against the Order of the Marsupial Inductees.

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Matchday 4 Results

Group A
Reçueçn 19–0 Kurabis
Taledo 21–3 Nieubasria

  Group A                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Taledo                        2   2  0  0   41   6 +35    6
2 Reçueçn                       3   2  0  1   45  37  +8    6
3 Kurabis                       2   1  0  1   16  27 −11    3
4 Nieubasria                    3   0  0  3   28  60 −32    0

Group B
Order of the Marsupial Inductees 10–24 Fujai
Teralyon 10–3 Dilber

  Group B                         Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Giovanniland                      3   2  0  1   45  23 +22    6
2 Fujai                             3   2  0  1   55  42 +13    6
3 Dilber                            4   2  0  2   51  56  −5    6
4 Teralyon                          3   2  0  1   23  32  −9    6
5 Order of the Marsupial Inductees  3   0  0  3   26  47 −21    0

Group C
Big Bad Badger 10–21 Hertfordshire and Jammbo
Darkesia 10–11 Dalimbar

  Group C                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo      2   2  0  0   39  27 +12    6
2 Dalimbar                      3   2  0  1   51  41 +10    6
3 Big Bad Badger                3   1  0  2   35  47 −12    3
4 Darkesia                      2   0  0  2   13  23 −10    0

Group D
Bhang Bhang Duc 11–0 Westwind
Croblade 10–38 Sensorland

  Group D                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Sensorland                    4   3  0  1   81  41 +40    9
2 Bran Astor                    3   2  0  1   72  41 +31    6
3 Bhang Bhang Duc               3   2  0  1   18   8 +10    6
4 Croblade                      3   1  0  2   21  63 −42    3
5 Westwind                      3   0  0  3   31  70 −39    0

 

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Wednesday 26th February - Matchday 4 - Victory

Badgeria 10-21 Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen (HT: BBB 5-8 HRJ)

Tries: 20200226_222933.jpg.507e3842c9122812ae6c05676069cd60.jpgMikhail Agnelli (22'), 20200226_223050.thumb.jpg.2ccd8b8029ffa624ce85d5b670c744df.jpgNiko Wesker (43'), 20200226_222855.thumb.jpg.6c0e653fb0c23ec96b5dde219275630c.jpgRobert Lee (63')

Conversions: 20200226_222955.png.78bcd5a8c22c6d332ed15cf2fefbd47f.pngIsaac Ozbek (23'), 20200226_222920.png.39435574a6e726257f5e96eb4043b519.pngCarl Jefferson (44')

Penalties: 20200226_224001.png.8dae6266cf5256fca403965acc647360.pngMina Klebitz (10'), 20200226_222933.jpg.507e3842c9122812ae6c05676069cd60.jpgMikhail Agnelli (60')

The manager of Badgeria has requested to not have any information regarding player names of their team in this report.

First Half Report: The match between Badgeria and Härtferdsierndeambeu began with tempers flaring on both sides, victory vital for either teams chances of progressing to the next round. It was end-to-end chaos with barely a dominant team in sight. 10 minutes in, though, and serious drama occurred. HRJ player No. 15, Scott Bevan, was tackled on the overly hard side by one of the Badgeria players, which resulted in a bust-up between members of both teams, resulting in 2 yellow cards for Badgeria and a lucky escape for Hertfordshire and Jammbo. Bevan's injury should last 1 match. He was replaced with Niko Wesker. Subsequently, Mina Klebitz scored the penalty drop kick with relative ease and a sprinkling of awkwardness. Ongo Vidopliassova had escaped cautioning after becoming involved in the earlier fight, but he didn't help his case much, as the referee booked Ongo for talking angry gibberish to the opposition coach. The coach made sure his team responded, for just 4 minutes later, Badgeria were in the lead after a very aggressive try. The attempted conversion was also aggressive, thus it spiralled out wide. Of course, it was a mere matter of time until Mikhail Agnelli remedied the situation, with the conversion of Isaac Ozbek adding to that. The rest of the first half saw HRJ go into park-the-bus mode and play such boring rugby that the Badgerian substitutes bench actually fell asleep watching the game.

Second Half Report: The second half got underway, and immediately became good. Niko Wesker casually intimidated his way through the Badgerian defence and planted a try so pleasantly, you'd swear he was a capo. It also helped that Carl Jefferson, straight outta Grove Street, pulled off a tough conversion. A return to wibbly-wobbly-rugby-wugby then occurred, except now Badgeria had a mountain to climb, against a small isolated nation from south-east Andolia. Insert questionable referee decision here, as the internationally disliked Kingston Ray, a smug and perverted man, was put out of action for the rest of the tournament, and frankly, everyone present was glad to see him go, including HRJ manager Jennifer Hammond. Better yet, it meant that Mikhail Agnelli scored a superb penalty. Just as quickly as the game restarted did Robert Lee, previous game's MOTM, place the game well and truly out of the Badger's reach with a tactical try that reeked of expert military general, because that's exactly what Robert Lee is when he isn't playing rugby. That wasn't to say Badgeria were done trying. After Ashraf Memento became cocky and slammed into an opposition player, thereby recieving a yellow card, same said player came up and scored a try, just to rub it in Ashraf's face. The match ended 5 minutes later, with Hertfordshire and Jammbo recording a comfortable win on an overall glorious night.

Post Match Report: Due to this result, the Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen have qualified for the TWP Rugby World Cup Quarter-Finals with one match to spare. Big Bad Badger/Badgeria on the other hand has been left wondering what went wrong as they crash out of the tournament, in 3rd after playing all 3 games.

Bonus Report: It is highly known that Prime Minister Clarkov was among the visitors in the official's box above the stands. Afrer witnessing the national team record a solid win, he burst into laughter as he heard the news that Dilber had been defeated by Teralyon, and was essentially out of the tournament barring a miracle. Here is what Clarkov had to say: "Hey, Dilberian Dopin' Dogs, where are your PED's now?! You see, citizens of Hertfordshire and Jammbo, this is exactly why drugs should never be touched upon, at any age of your lives". He then turned to the screen and raised a glass to the downfall of Dilber, and to the success of the HRJ.

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Now, all of today's scores.

The Unicorns 19-0 Kurabijsky Tym Rukby

National Rugby Team of the Republic of Taledo 21-3 Basric Rugby

Order of the Marsupial Inductees 10-24 Fujanske Landslaget I Rugby

Terljonski Nacionalni Ragbi Tim 10-3 Dilberian Dopin' Dogs

Badgeria 10-21 Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen

Darkesia 10-11 Dalimbar Union da Rugby

History's Utter Bastards 11-0 Westwind Storm

Croblade 10-38 Sensorland

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            .:::.  Terljonska Nacionalni Ragbi Tim .:::.           

             .:::.   26/02/2020 Game 3 Report    .:::.             

What happens when an unstoppable force meets another unstoppable force? A lot of noise at the start followed by a hole lot of nothing apparently.

Coming off their game 2 victory and what was apparently a great "motivational" speech from the coaches the Teralyon team managed do it again and win their highly anticipated match against the Dilberian Dopin' Dogs in a 10-3 victory. Some fans from both countries however seem to have been let down by the match as they were expecting a much wilder game from the two teams that seem to employ a full offensive doctrine the game instead saw a very strong start from the Teralyians and a great penalty followed by a drop kick from the Dilberian squad only for the game to turn into a stalemate.  

Tries:

Mecka  Michalković (05')

Branimir  Prochaska (10')

 

First Half:

The start of the game saw instant action with a great Teralyon try by Mecka "The Pounder" Michalković that almost single handedly scored the first try of the game in a spectacular move not seen since her Vana Sova Magriders days. This was followed up by a fierce offensive push by the rabid Dilberian squad with many players going into a rage and their skin visibly turning a purplish blue colour but it wasn't enough to stop the Teralyian outfit as Branimir "The Jackhammer"  Prochaska was able to infiltrate like a prowler and get around the Dilberian vangaurd with lancer like precision to score the second try of the game which led to some choice words being exchanged between the two teams and with tempers flaring on both sides Slobodan Aždro was red flagged and kicked out of the game for striking a Dilberian player on his way out he was heard yelling "I'm Better then You" and "Zero Chance against me" This eventually lead to a great penalty kick by the Dilberian Dopin' Dogs and a stellar orbital strike of a drop kick from Sergio "The Liberator" Chade which concluded the first half of the game.

Second Half:

The second half of the game saw little movement from either side which resulted in a giant stalemate that made for terrible fan viewing but from what was seen on the field this was only due to both teams being in a state of mouth frothing anger interlinked and refusing to give up even a single centimeter of ground. There were some great offensive pushes across that were quickly rebuffed. By the end of the match there seemed to be a lot of new red bruises and black eyes.

Post Match Interview:

When asked what he thought of the game, all coach Milanko Kolev had to say was "Huh, Not bad"

The Teralyon commentator Max Scattercannon also stirred up some controversy with his post game social media comments

"Did you see our TR(Teralyon Rugby) boys and girls Decimate those smurfs?! I guess @Dilber will need to find a new conglomerate bio lab to buy their dope from since the batch they have now did nothing"

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1420 / 02 / 26
Solrunsborg, Keiserholde, Fujai

Statsråd statement regarding the protests in Reçueçn

The Statsråd supports the aims of the independently organized protests in Reçueçn and other locations in northern Polaris against Dalimbari land mine practices. We, in our capacity as the representatives of the Fujansk people, claim no responsibility for organizing or providing material support for the protests in any way. FIF and FRF's decisions are made independent of government involvement, and no government support allocated to the Landslaget i Rugby will go toward organizing these protests.

To that effect, the Statsråd will be in contact with the governments of several other nations to put pressure on Dalimbar to end the use of land mines, which permanently scars the land and makes areas unsafe for human and faunal habitation.

Signed in conference,

Statsrådet


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DU-UKH, UUK – Keiserholde, Fujai —

JENS: Hey there folks! I'm Jens—

BERIT: And I'm Berit!

JENS: Yes, thank you Berit. We're from DU-UKH, Den Blå Duken, UiKeiserholde's officially unofficial student radio.

BERIT: And I refused to let Jens take over Idrottsminutt today so here we both are, because sports and politics have had a weird way of connecting together lately...

JENS: Okay now that you mention it, yeah, nearly every bit of political news has come in the midst of an international sports competition.

BERIT: Weird.

JENS: Weird.

BERIT: ...

JENS: ...

BERIT: I'm no expert but repeating your cohost doesn't make the best content, pal. [Berit laughs] So we have some developments in the tensions at the Rugby World Cup in Reçueçn. This is a radio show but [wheels squeak in the background] I need a whiteboard to keep my head straight. So, sports in Fujai are administered at the top by Fujansk Idrottsforbund, or FIF, and its constituent unions, including the FRF, or Fujansk Rugby Forbund. Unlike in most other countries, these are actual trade unions, made up of the players, staff, and everyone who works in sports.

JENS: That all makes perfect sense, but it gets weird when the government gets involved. The Landslagar [national teams] are supported and sanctioned by the Kulturministerjon's Idrottsbyrå. So they're independent but are also representatives of the government, in a certain sense. This matters because FRF voted to organize the protest against Dalimbar's land mines while at a government sanctioned and supported event.

BERIT: Sticky indeed.

JENS: But the Statsråd has issued an announcement that they are not providing military support to the protests, so an international incident on that scale should be avoided. Or at least I hope.

BERIT: The FRF has, however, decided that the Landslag members will not be participating in the protests, as they are better suited to humiliating the Dalimbari on the field as opposed to being arrested by overzealous Reçueçian police officers.

JENS: Ugh, as much as I love Reçueçn, it's really surprising that they still use something so arcane as police. The amount of oversight needed alone is entirely prohibitive in the whole operation.

BERIT: I know, It'll be a big test for the protesters, I'm sure. But anyway, enough about that, we have scores!!! [air horns play] The Landslag pulled out the stops for a 24-10 win against the Marsupials, coming back after their loss to Giovanniland yesterday. Unless we lose big time tomorrow against Teralyon, a spot in the quarterfinals should be ours! Depending on the results in group A, and assuming we keep our second place spot in our group, we should be playing against Taledo, or less likely, Reçueçn.

JENS: And that's all the time we have today, follks! Check in tomorrow for scores and who knows what else at this point!

BERIT: See ya!


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1420 / 02 / 26
Dalimbari Embassy
Reçueçn, Reçueçn

A police cordon surrounds the Dalimbari embassy as a crowd of around four hundred gathers around it. Most are wearing red and black, carrying signs and banners displaying anti-land mine slogans, but the most prominent symbol is of the Dalimbari eagle on a red field, painted over with a black stripe. Dozens of signs and flags carry it, and those in front hold a large banner with it saying "SPRENG MINA / BLOW THE MINES".

The crowd was shouting chants and singing songs at the embassy until a person near the banner stood up on a box, carrying a megaphone.

"We Fujansk have a long history of fighting against Dalimbari oppression. Our relatives live across the border and experience the junta's force firsthand. We and the Cambrians faced them in the Old Wars, and we have guarded our lands since .

The Dalimbari minefields stretch for miles beyond their border. No one knows how far, because the military will not let them look. No one know how many humans and animals they kill, because the military will not tell us.

This is but one of the many crimes the Dalimbari junta must answer for, and evidently we are those who must call attention to them!"

The person speaking then stepped down and began shouting chants into the megaphone once more, and the crowd, renewed by the brief speech, among others throughout the day, began shouting once more in earnest.

Then they threw the firecrackers.

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Team listing for the HUBs.

  1. Kublai Khan Williams
  2. Gehghis Khan Williams 
  3. Ogedei Khan Williams
  4. Julius Caesar Williams
  5. Ivan the Terrible Williams
  6. Vlad Dracul Williams
  7. Ritchie McCaw Williams
  8. Caligula Williams
  9. Napoleon Bonaparte Williams
  10. Adolf Hitler Williams
  11. Elizabeth Bathory (nee Williams)
  12. Niccolo Machiavelli Williams
  13. Macbeth Williams
  14. ”Bloody” Mary Tudor (nee Williams)
  15. Oliver Cromwell Williams
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1 hour ago, Westwind said:

For some reason, your team reminds me of Red Dwarf's "Meltdown" episode.

Not consciously, but having reminded myself of that episode’s plot I can understand why.

Team News - Vlad Dracul Williams’ red card has been rescinded as he was not gouging his opponent’s eye, but merely removing an eyelash.  With his thumbnail....

Anyway he’s been cleared to play.

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Matchday 5 Results

Group A
Kurabis 0–3 Taledo

  Group A                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Taledo                        3   3  0  0   44   6 +38    9
2 Reçueçn                       3   2  0  1   45  37  +8    6
3 Kurabis                       3   1  0  2   16  30 −14    3
4 Nieubasria                    3   0  0  3   28  60 −32    0

Group B
Fujai 8–6 Teralyon
Giovanniland 19–0 Order of the Marsupial Inductees

  Group B                         Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Giovanniland                      4   3  0  1   64  23 +41    9
2 Fujai                             4   3  0  1   63  48 +15    9
3 Dilber                            4   2  0  2   51  56  −5    6
4 Teralyon                          4   2  0  2   29  40 −11    6
5 Order of the Marsupial Inductees  4   0  0  4   26  66 −40    0

Group C
Hertfordshire and Jammbo 22–10 Darkesia

  Group C                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Hertfordshire and Jammbo      3   3  0  0   61  37 +24    9
2 Dalimbar                      3   2  0  1   51  41 +10    6
3 Big Bad Badger                3   1  0  2   35  47 −12    3
4 Darkesia                      3   0  0  3   23  45 −22    0

Group D
Westwind 7–3 Croblade
Bran Astor 19–5 Bhang Bhang Duc

  Group D                     Pld   W  D  L   PF  PA  PD  Pts 
1 Bran Astor                    4   3  0  1   91  46 +45    9
2 Sensorland                    4   3  0  1   81  41 +40    9
3 Bhang Bhang Duc               4   2  0  2   23  27  −4    6
4 Westwind                      4   1  0  3   38  73 −35    3
5 Croblade                      4   1  0  3   24  70 −46    3

 

Quarterfinal Matchups
 

I

Taledo vs Fujai

Carl III Stadium, Reçueçn

 

II

Giovanniland vs Reçueçn

Chapel-Field House, Reçueçn

 

III

Hertfordshire and Jammbo vs Sensorland

Stade de l’Alliance, Genève

 

IV

Bran Astor vs Dalimbar

Sporting Field, Renwyll

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Thursday 27th February - Matchday 5 - Group Stage Final Game - Victory

Hertfordshire and Jammbo 22-10 Darkesia (HT: HRJ 10-5 DAR)

Tries: 20200227_221546.jpg.fd7bc1f4fc916d34d27351c689977d11.jpgMikhail Agnelli (19'), 20200227_222238.jpg.02faa0e02dadab244d2b5dfdc9e32754.jpgOngo Vidopliassova (24'), 20200227_221458.jpg.42396a736015f583998f5cd9a2b0b957.jpgBritannia Degre (41'), 20200227_221525.png.c2d0f9e476d5e336db0859928c045ed3.pngChris Morituros (52')

Conversions: 20200227_221431.jpg.3dd99279364b9fda2836127b4b8a579b.jpgJames Zeki (53')

First Half Report: The match began, the HRJ already through, and so we sort of let it go. By that, I mean Darkesia scored a try in the first minute. Surprisingly, there was not a rant in earshot. After this, the players became serious again, and ran the chocolatiers ragged. This eventually paid off, with Mikhail Agnelli bagging a leveller. No conversion was made, which seems normal at this point. 5 minutes later, in steps Ongo Vidopliassova, who doesn't communicate using words. Instead he uses sounds and mimes to communicate. Either way, he still put the HRJ into the lead. What then occurred was a realisation by the entire team that Darkesia seemed to have given up trying. Perhaps they were having a chocolate break.

Second Half Report: Once the second half was underway, Hertfordshire and Jammbo (The Jammbians) continued their noble tradition of scoring immediately in the second half. This time, Britannia Degre pulled off her first try for the team, and boy was she pleased with it, expressng her dominance in truly majestic ways. Sadly, an opposition try then had to come and dampen things. Still, could be worse. Then it got worse. Arguably the best performer of the tournament, General Robert Lee, was sent packing to the benches after clashing heads with an angered Darkesian player, who was immediately sin binned. He didn't care. Hopefully Robert Lee can make a full recovery in time for the next match. To avenge the loss of R. E. Lee, Chris Morituros cleaved a try straight through the middle of the field. General R. E. Lee's replacement, James Zeki, then rounded off a top performance by actually getting a conversion! A rarity, that is for sure. Although an injury to Britannia Degre saw her replaced with government agent Sanchez, there was ultimately nothing to worry about, as HRJ comfortably saw out the rest of the game.

Post-Match Analysis: Following the win, Härtferdsierndeambeu Ragbi Junjen have won Group C with 9 points and will take on Sensorland in tomorrow's quarter-finals. Darkesia has finished bottom of Group C with 0 points.

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Exclusive Report! Rumours of a planned mass protest turn out to be true!

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

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When Reçueçn City Chief of Police Marie Rocher-Éby warned the FRF that police officers would be stationed outside the Dalimbari embassy, waiting to arrest those showing up for the planned protest, people started coming out of the woodwork to let her know how bad of an idea that was. Perhaps she even began to regret the statement she had made. But after making such a bold proclamation, she certainly felt she had to either back it up or lose face. The police officers, then were duly stationed as they awaited the protest to find out if the Police Chief's warnings had dissuaded anybody.

They had not. In fact, the protesters came in far greater numbers than the police expected. Four hundred people didn't choke the streets or look particularly impressive from an aerial camera, but considering that the crowd was almost entirely made up of non-Reçuecians, (pretty much all Fujar visitors for the Rugby World Cup), the turnout was remarkable. The police officers, standing their ground outside the Dalimbari embassy, felt increasingly outnumbered and worried about how this might turn out.

Yet as the protest began, timidly at first, demonstrators wondering if the police would somehow try to lock everybody up, the officers did nothing. Some were surprised; if Rocher-Éby had promised arrests, why were the cops merely watching as things began to unfold? In fact, the decision made sense. The protesters had called Rocher-Éby's bluff—it would be illegal to arrest peaceful protesters if they did nothing else wrong—the rights to assembly and demonstration were enshrined in Reçuecian law. The police officers could do nothing but watch and wait, hoping that the protesters would do something that could be construed as illegal to justify breaking up the demonstration.

The crowd slowly grew bigger and louder. Megaphones appeared, and people started waving flags—it was clear that these people were sports fans who knew how to organize this sort of thing. The police grew ever more worried; weren't there so many stories of sports riots breaking out? What would follow if that happened here, where there were no riot police present, and only a few cops, vastly outnumbered by the crowd? Someone climbed on a box and began to yell a highly political speech. That was still no justification for the police to do anything. But then, as the speech ended, the confusion grew, the mob grew louder, and... explonsions!?

The officers began to panic. Some called for reinforcements while others launched into the crowd, trying to find what exactly was going on and who was doing it. The officers' fear for their own safety clouded their thinking, and the began to overreact. Had they had time to think out their actions, however, they probably would have followed the same course; throwing firecrackers was disturbance of the peace, and here at an embassy it was a much more serious charge. They had the excuse they needed and began to round up protesters and place them under arrest.

Of course, this dispersed the crowd pretty quickly. No one who'd come to Reçueçn to watch some rugby games wanted to spend the night in jail, and perhaps longer if this turned into some complicated international scandal. The demonstrators began to run while the police caught who they could. One of the first ones in handcuffs was the person who'd made the speech. The officers had kept their eyes on them. Most of those who'd thrown firecrackers were arrested as well, although a couple got away. But other members of the crowd as well were taken back with the police officers to detention. All told, by the time the smoke cleared and the street in front of the embassy was empty again, except for a few officers left to continue to stand guard, 46 protesters had been detained. Only five were Reçuecian citizens. The rest were foreign nationals, mostly Fujar.

Currently, all 46 are still in jail, and charges have not been filed—the Reçueçn City district attorneys have forty-eight hours to decide what charges to file. It looks like some fans might be missing a rugby game or two.

In sporting news, Fujai, Dalimbar, and Reçueçn have all advanced to the quarterfinals of the world cup. If Fujai and Reçueçn continue to advance, they will face each other in the semifinal next round, a match that may now come with more tension than was expected before.

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After a bye in matchday 4, the Gïovannilandiäna is back in full swing!

Matchday 5 - Win

Gïovannilandiäna Equïpa Nacïonalia di Rugbio 19-0 Order of the Marsupial Inductees (Halftime: Giovanniland 12-0 Marsupials)

Tries: Gïovanna Antoïne (5'), Markio Teles (30'), Thëodoro Hayes (61')

Conversions: Piëtro Zapata (34', 62')

First Half: Giovanniland had 99.99% chance of qualifying, except if a combination of terrible results in both Group B matches happened. Due to this, the Giovannilandian team had a more slower pace this match, but that didn't mean they would do nothing. The team quickly went through the Marsupial defense early in with a try by Gïovanna Antoïne. The Marsupial Inductees did not know how to defend or attack properly, so the Giovannilandians made more attacks and got a second try at the half-hour mark by Markio Teles, followed by young star Piëtro Zapata's conversion earning 2 more points. At halftime, the Giovannilandians had a lead of 12 points.

Second Half: With the Giovannilandians having a secure victory, not much happened in the second match. But it's always good to score even more! That is what Thëodoro Hayes was thinking when he scored a 3rd try to further increase the lead. A conversion by Piëtro Zapata also earned other 2 points, and that is all worth noting in the second half, as nothing important happened after. 

Post-Match: The Giovannilandian coaches are incredibly proud of the team! Giovanniland has won Group B with 9 points and a point difference of +41, with the result of 3 wins and 1 loss (although some Giovannilandian supporters still think PEDs are illegal and don't accept that particular result) in 4 matches played. Looking forward to the quarter-finals, Giovanniland will play against host Reçueçn in Chapel-Field House, and the Giovannilandians both visiting Reçueçn and at home country are cheering for the team! 

Government Notice: King Giovanni I and the Foreign Affairs Ministry were notified of some Giovannilandians that participated in the peaceful protest in the Dalimbari embassy in Reçueçn, to protest against the use of landmines by Dalimbar. It is not yet known by the government if any of the citizens were arrested, but Giovanniland hopes that this will not put a drain in historically friendly Giovanniland-Reçueçn relations, especially with the two teams meeting in the quarter-finals to play against each other. 

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By Gregg Love and Colin Jones Published: Feb. 28, 1420 at 1020

 

Rugby Cambria hooker Ryan Shepherd said at a morning press conference the team will kneel during the playing of Dalimbar's national anthem before Friday's quarterfinal game in Renwyll, Reçueçn.

The United Kingdom has ratcheted up pressure for Dalimbar to cease the use of landmines along the Dalo-Cambrian border. The protest will undoubtedly drive international news and that's the point. 

Shepherd said the team will take a knee to "remind everyone that legs are being blown off by the damn things."

"We want to make sure that the message is received with absolute clarity."

The Cambrian government supports the team's right to protest during the anthem.

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In light of the recent protests from foreign nationals against longstanding Dalimbari frontier policy, the Protector General of the Free State of Dalimbar, Field Marshal Markus Briand, had the following to say:

"Fellow Dalimbari, what the unwashed hippies attacking our embassy don't understand is that our frontier policy of fortification by landmines is a peaceful policy. We have indicated to the world that we will not expand our realm further, although we strongly believe that the world needs more Dalimbar. The landmines are as much for your safety as ours. Keep out of our yard and we will stay out of yours. The moment we remove those fortifications is the moment the world gets more Dalimbar."

An official diplomatic protest has been raised to the international community, noting that the sanctity of embassies must be protected at all times. Further demonstrations against our diplomatic or other facilities may be seen as a failure on the part of the hosting party and will require Dalimbari forces to station themselves in the embassy for protection of our assets and personnel.

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Quarterfinal Results

 

I

Taledo 0–3 Fujai

 

II

Giovanniland 10–0 Reçueçn

 

III

Hertfordshire and Jammbo 19–0 Sensorland

 

IV

Bran Astor 6–18 Dalimbar

 

Semifinal Matchups

Fujai vs Giovanniland

Stade de la Reformation, Genève

 

Hertfordshire and Jammbo vs Dalimbar

Siegstadion, Zimmerich

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Quarterfinals - Win

Gïovannilandiäna Equïpa Nacïonalia di Rugbio 10-0 The Unicorns (Halftime: Giovanniland 0-0 Reçueçn)

Tries: Joanna Zhao (60'), Lukas Jung (75')

First Half: At the Chapel-Field House, Giovanniland would play against hosts Reçueçn. Hopes were up, and soon after the match started, much had already happened in the game as both sides tried to score a try, to no avail though as both defenses were pretty good at thwarting the opponent's attack plans. The draw stood for all of the first half, but both teams stood strong to try to win in the second half.

Second Half: Tensions increased as the timer started to walk closer to the 80 minutes. Both teams did not stop attacking until, at 60 minutes, Joanna Zhao finally scored a try for Giovanniland! All supporters cheered with the wish of going to the semi-finals coming closer. But the game was not over. The Unicorns tried many more times to score and level the game again, but to no avail. Near the end, Lukas Jung scored yet another try, though no conversion followed. For the last five minutes and after the game ended, the Giovannilandian supporters cheered even more! It was the first semi-final in all history of Giovannilandian Rugby.

Post-Match: With 2 more matches guaranteed to play, the Gïovannilandiäna goes to the semi-finals to play a known opponent - the Fujanske Landslaget i Rugby. The previous group stage match between these two defensive teams, in this same Rugby World Cup, resulted in a close win to the Giovannilandians - but who knows what will happen in this rematch? The team will be once more prepared to play and hopefully win, say the coaches.

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