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Rugby World Cup 2017
Topic Started: 28th July 2017 - 12:44 PM (207 Views)
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OOC - Information on venues etc http://independentorder.net/single/?p=10056014&t=30280629




The Iwi is a small nation with just two international airports, as such it was clearly going to be a busy day the day the teams arrived. Each had been allocated a slot, a terminal and an arrival lounge. As the teams entered along with their media entourage and coaching staff they were faced with a horde of teenagers, each dressed in traditional dress. The tallest boy, a cloak made out of pathes made up on the national flags of the teams held a club levelled at the squads captains and with a shriek began the Powhiri [1]

"Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e
Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e

HAERE MAI, haere mai,
E NGā IWI, HAERE MAI
Mauria mai
Te aroha ki te marae e.

KIA ORA Rā, kia ora rā,
KI NGā OPE TūāRANGI
Kua eke nei
Ki tōu marae, e te iwi e.

KARANGA Rā, karanga rā,
KI NGā OPE - E TAU NEI
Kua eke nei
Ki tōu marae, e te iwi e.

Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e
Haere mai, nau mai, e ngā iwi e
Kia ora rā."

Translation

A school girl had discreetly positioned themselves behind the captain speaking just loud enough for him to hear above the sounds of the chanting schoolboys who carried out symbolic movements with the words. The final word song the leader placed a fern leaf at the feet of the captain who under instructions from his young adviser picked it up and handed it back. The boys cheered and the leader pulled the captain close, noses touching, in some cases the student had to stand on tip toes, a traditional touching of noses conducted the cloak was removed and wrapped around the captain as girls from the local school came forward and presented garlands made of ferns to the rest of the entourage. With twenty odd teams welcomed many a student had already been given the chance to meet their idols.



That evening at the Iwi Rotunga stadium in Hunters Bay fans making their way into the stadium were each given a flashing bracelet. As they took their seats a traditional choir was singing various songs ranging from traditional maori folk songs to covers of modern classics. At the appointed time King Piripi arrived, dressed of course in his Iwi rugby shirt. He made his way onto the pitch. "At this time we would welcome you to the Iwi. You will find us Maori a rather excitable and hospitable bunch. You will also find we're sticklers for our cultural traditions. We are proud to host this event not just for our love of sport, but also for a chance to welcome you into our Iwi. That word...Iwi...it means tribe, or family, and while you are all here we would like you to consider yourself part of our Iwi. You will also no doubt of all experienced the traditional welcoming ceremony by now. I would ask that now you are part of our Iwi you join us in welcoming the World Cup."

For the next few minutes the school children from earlier made their way down the stadium aisles until the arena was literally flooded with them. On the big screens a video began to play, "Hello My name is Eila Herao, I'm a 14 year old who won a competition to produce the official World Cup Haka, it will be used to welcome the world cup here to our nation." With that the video began a short tuitional video of this new Haka with the students in the arena encouraging the visitors to join in. After much laughter as attempts were shown on the screens next to the actions the stadium went dark.

As the lights came back up on the pitch the stands remained in darkness and the bracelets began flashing. The field was now filled with hundreds of soldiers from the Iwi, each dressed not in combats but in traditional costume. A series of drum clashes signalled the time to start and Eila Herao appeared out of the tunnel followed by the captains of the various sides. As soon as the spotlight picked him up the Haka began.

"Let me go back to my first gasp of breath
Let my life force return to the earth
It is the game of rugby that thunders now
And it is my time!
It is my moment!
The passion ignites!
This defines us all
And it is my time!
It is my moment!
The anticipation explodes!
Feel the power
Our hopes ascend
Our dreams emerge
To be placed on high
Golden Cup!
A champion emerges
Glory to the victor
Respect to all"

With that the field was cleared and it was time to begin.


RWC 2017 Groups
Group A

Dijel
Himeyama
Dartfordia
Nueva Ardia
Foxtrove
Vafleon
Group B

East Moreland
Hygelac
Zimalia
Selurong
Nya Aland
Ui Cenneslaig
Group C

Iwi
Bykrestan
Vaguzia
Kaedwen
Orania
Kaitaine
Group D

Achkaerin
Lodja
Cantabria
Mercia
Tokulel
Toshikawa


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[1] The All Blacks Haka is essentially a Powhiri, a welcome but in the form of a challenge
[2] A nation would be considered an Iwi =Tribe
[3] Meeting ground
[4] Meeting Ground
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Match Day One Results

Group A

Dijel 24-15 Himeyama (at Ngathi Rotunga)
Dartfordia 33-9 Nueva Ardia (at the Glasshouse) - bonus point win for Dartfordia
Foxtrove 15-7 Vafleon (at the Marae)

Group C

Iwi 25-18 Bykrestan (at Iwi Rotunga – First Game of Tournament) - bonus point for Bykrestan
Vaguzia 28-12 Kaedwen (at Jonah Rotunga) - bonus point win for Vaguzia
Orania 15-18 Kaitaine (at the Homestead) - bonus point for Orania

Current Standings




Bonus Point explanation (forgot about this sorry)

Under normal circumstances a win in this tournament is worth four points and a defeat is zero with a draw being one. However we do have bonus points in play which means the following:

A team receives an extra point if they get a score of 28 or more points - this is the equivalent of four converted tries.

A team receives a bonus point if they lose by seven or fewer points - i.e. less than a converted try.
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Match Day Two Results

Group B

East Moreland 106-6 Hygelac (at Iwi Rotunga) - East Moreland Bonus Point
Zimalia 24-12 Selurong (at the Homestead)
Nya Aland 10-33 Ui Cenneslaig (at Ngathi Rotunga) - Ui Cenneslaig Bonus Point

Group D

Achkaerin 21-15 Lodja (at the Glasshouse) - Lodja Bonus Point
Cantabria 10-18 Mercia (at Jonah Rotunga)
Tokulel 15-12 Toshikawa (at the Marae) - Toshikawa Bonus Point

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Match Day Three Results

Group A

Dijel 30-12 Foxtrove (at Iwi Rotunga) - Dijel bonus point
Nueva Ardia 9-15 Himeyama (at the Marae) - Himeyama bonus point
Dartfordia 21-10 Vafleon (at Jonah Rotunga)

Group C

Iwi 36-3 Kaitaine (at Ngathi Rotunga) - Iwi bonus point
Orania 10-24 Vaguzia (at the Homestead)
Kaedwen 15-28 Bykrestan (at the Glasshouse) - Bykrestan bonus point

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Match Day Four Results

Group B

East Moreland 27-15 Selurong (at Ngathi Rotunga)
Nya Aland 18-15 Zimalia (at the Homestead) - Zimalia bonus point
Ui Cenneslaig 96-15 Hygelac (at the Glasshouse) - Ui Cenneslaig bonus point

Group D

Achkaerin 32-12 Toshikawa (at Jonah Rotunga) - Achkaerin bonus point
Lodja 18-21 Mercia (at Iwi Rotunga) - Lodja bonus point
Cantabria 24-6 Tokulel (at the Marae)

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Match Day Five Results

Group A

Dijel 26-9 Vafleon (at the Glasshouse)
Dartfordia 15-18 Himeyama (at Iwi Rotunga) - Dartfordia Bonus Point
Foxtrove 21-3 Nueva Ardia (at the Homestead)

Dijel qualify for last sixteen.

Group C

Iwi 36-14 Orania (at Jonah Rotunga) - Iwi Bonus Point
Bykrestan 21-18 Vaguzia (at Ngathi Rotunga) - Vaguzia Bonus Point
Kaedwen 18-6 Kaitaine (at the Marae)

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Match Day Six Results

Group B

East Moreland 33-18 Zimalia (at Jonah Rotunga) - East Moreland Bonus Point
Nya Aland 84-21 Hygelac (at the Marae) - Nya Aland Bonus Point
Ui Cenneslaig 24-18 Selurong (at Iwi Rotunga) - Selurong Bonus Point

East Moreland and Ui Cenneslaig qualify for last sixteen

Group D

Achkaerin 25-12 Tokulel (at Ngathi Rotunga)
Lodja 21-9 Cantabria (at the Homestead)
Mercia 15-12 Toshikawa (at the Glasshouse) - Toshikawa Bonus Point

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Match Day Seven Results

Group A

Dijel 21-18 Dartfordia (at Ngathi Rotunga) Dartfordia bonus point
Nueva Ardia 28-12 Vafleon (at the Marae) - Nueva Ardia bonus point
Foxtrove 15-24 Himeyama (at the Homestead)

Himeyama qualify for the last sixteen.

If Dijel avoid defeat or earn at minimum a losing bonus point against Nueva Ardia then they will win Group A, if Dijel lose without achieving a bonus point then a significant bonus point victory for Himeyama will win them the group. A Dijel victory will mean the qualification of Dartfordia and Foxtrove, who otherwise only need to win (Foxtrove) or take a losing bonus point (Dartfordia)

Group C

Iwi 28-15 Kaedwen (at the Glasshouse) - Iwi bonus point
Bykrestan 28-18 Orania (at Jonah Rotunga) - Bykrestan bonus point
Vaguzia 24-12 Kaitaine (at Iwi Rotunga)

Iwi, Bykrestan and Vaguzia qualify for the last sixteen.

If the Iwi win their last game they win the group, if Vaguzia beat the Iwi then a Bykrestan win will see them win the group. if Bykrestan lose then a bonus point win for Vaguzia will see them take the group. Fourth place can still go anywhere between the remaining three, Kaitaine and Kaedwen just have to try and win their games but if neither do and Orania take a bonus point win then it will be Orania in the last sixteen.

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Match Day Eight Results

Group B

East Moreland 24-18 Nya Aland (at Ngathi Rotunga) - Nya Aland bonus point
Hygelac 21-15 Selurong (at the Homestead) - Selurong bonus point
Ui Cenneslaig 24-15 Zimalia (at Jonah Rotunga)

Nya Aland qualify for the last sixteen. Zimalia and Hygelac will on paper play for the final group qualifying spot, though a draw however improbable opens the door for Selurong if they can achieve a bonus point win over Nya Aland. Top spot in the group will be determined in the East Moreland v Ui Cenneslaig match.

Group D

Achkaerin 25-12 Cantabria (at Iwi Rotunga)
Lodja 28-15 Toshikawa (at the Glasshouse) - Lodja bonus point
Mercia 21-9 Tokulel (at the Marae)

Achkaerin, Mercia and Lodja qualify for the last sixteen. Top spot in the group will be decided in Achkaerin v Mercia on the last day, the fourth spot in the group is between the remaining three teams, Tokulel and Cantabria simply have to better the others result though the points difference does favor Cantabria. It's not all over for Toshikawa either a win for them and a defeat for Tokulel will see Toshikawa advance to the last sixteen.

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Match Day Nine Results

Group A

Dijel 34-9 Nueva Ardia (at Ngathi Rotunga) - Dijel bonus point
Dartfordia 18-12 Foxtrove (at Jonah Rotunga) - Foxtrove bonus point
Himeyama 21-18 Vafleon (at the Homestead) - Vafleon bonus point

Dijel win group A, Himeyama, Dartfordia and Foxtrove also qualify

Group C

Iwi 38-7 Vaguzia (at Iwi Rotunga) - Iwi bonus point
Bykrestan 24-12 Kaitaine (at the Glasshouse)
Orania 27-18 Kaedwen (at the Marae)

The Iwi win group C, Bykrestan, Vaguzia and Orania also qualify

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