British XV Finals - GRAND FINAL Team and OOP Lodgements and Banter Discussion

[Torpedo10]

Owls were the Runners Up in the Shield last year  :o.

Premiership here we come.  ;)

[GoLions]

Everything will be up in the next hour or so :)

[GoLions]

Well, we've finally come to the end of what has been an awesome year in the British XVs competition! I won't waste any more of your time, so on to the results! ;D

I'll start with the bottom 8 grand final:

We had the Birmingham Dragons up against the Manchester Magic, coached by kilbluff and Torp respectively. Both teams showed throughout the season that they could compete with the best, so it was fitting that they both made the bottom 8 grand final. But, only one team can be the winner, and that team is...

Birmingham Dragons

Congratulations to coach kilbluff and his Dragons!

Unfortunately, this turned out to be an extremely comfortable win for the Dragons, with the Magic failing to show up in the last week of the competition. Still, both teams should be fairly happy with how their seasons have turned out, and would be looking forward to next year with high hopes!

Final Score: Birmingham Dragons 2294 defeated Manchester Magic 1733



Now, on to the main event!

We had the Owls fighting it off against the Werewolves in our main Grand Final, with the Werewolves hit pretty badly by injuries, losing Bartel and Fisher on the eve of their match, along with other stars such as Fyfe and Ablett. They fought with spirit, but it wasn't enough, which means that our 2016 British XVs Premiers are...

Oxford Owls

Congratulations to Vinny for an outstanding year, knocking off both the Hurricanes and Werewolves to get that premiership cup!

The Owls were most certainly on this weekend, so one could say that even at full strength, the Werewolves may have still gone down. There were contributors everywhere from the boys of Oxford, led by captain Ollie Wines, with supporting roles from Andrew Swallow, Bryce Gibbs, and even Lin Jong! For the Werewolves, that makes it 3 Grand Final losses in a row, which just has to be heartbreaking. But I'm sure we'll see them back here in finals next year, looking to capitalize further on their amazing dominance in the competition to date.

Final Score: Winchester Werewolves 2157 defeated by Oxford Owls 2478



Once again, congratulations to Vinny and kilbluff!

[kilbluff1985]

not happy about this season at all the draw cost us a top 8 spot

we have secured 2 good defenders for next season though which should help

[Vinny]

Thanks mate, very happy with this season! Unlucky Rusty, have no doubt you'll be back though. ;)

Go Owls!