WXV Grand Final 2016: Jaguars v Tigers

[Purple 77]

Any update?

Waiting for SC  :(

[Purple 77]

After Coll/Haw...

Score Summary
Rio de Janeirio Jaguars (1289) from 14# vs New Delhi Tigers (1357) from 15#
Wellington Weta (583) from 9 vs Copacabana Capuchins (615) from 10

# = Captain Played
* = one Co-Captain Played
** = two Co-Captain's Played


With Danyle Pearce currently on 74... we have our 2016 Champion!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RIO DE JANEIRO JAGUARS!!!!!

[Holz]

wow congrats rio

unbelievable really.

i thought they wouldnt even win a finals game

[Ricochet]

Congrats Levi, well done mate. Thoroughly deserved

[ossie85]

Well done New Delhi for such a great story, 18th to 2nd!

Rio going from 15th to 1st is amazing. Well done Champs

[DazBurg]

congrats Rio well done
unlucky guys at ND

[fanTCfool]

Congratulations to both coaches for getting the most out of their lists

[elephants]

Congrats Levi, too good on the day mate

[ossie85]

I reckon the favourites have lost the last 5 matches

Semi
New York favoured over Rio
PNL favoured over New Delhi

Prelim
Dublin favoured over Rio
Mexico City favoured over New Delhi

GF
New Delhi favoured over Rio

What a finals series

[Toga]

Congratulations Rio! Great story and I think you were hugely underrated for a lot of the year. A great looking list that's sure to do some damage going forwards. Nice work Lev!

And also a congratulations to NDT who had an amazing story this year. The future is bright.

[Nige]

Onya Jags! Well done to Levi too!

Bad luck to NDT, but ripper effort making the granny!

[Jroo]

Well done Rio!How crazy is Worlds

[Purple 77]

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars: 2016 PREMIERS



Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (22.8.140) def New Delhi Tigers (21.10.136)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: Patrick Cripps, Aaron Hall, Matthew Wright, Danyle Pearce
New Delhi: Jeremy Howe, Steele Sidebottom, Matt Crouch, Tom Scully

Late Changes
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

WXV Debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

Club debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
New Delhi: Nil

The RIO DE JANEIRO JAGUARS are the 2016 World XVs PREMIERS!

It is both team and coach's first ever premiership, continuing on Brazil's elite standard set with a premiership in 2013.

NEW DELHI finishes 2nd; cutting short an 8-win streak and being 1 win away from the best possible 1-season turnaround. From Wooden Spooners to the runner-up team will be something I'll always remember as one of the best fantasy stories I've ever seen.

PATRICK CRIPPS wins the AYRES/MCLEOD Medal



This finals series from Patrick Cripps was simply incredible. He played all 4 games at an average of 133.75, with his 153 against Dublin last week and 140 this week basically winning the premiership for the Jags. A team that looked without hope at the beginning of this finals series with no GAJ and an injured Sam Jacobs, Cripps has led Rio to an amazing premiership victory that will forever be ingrained in the WXV history books.

The premiership captain:
PATRICK CRIPPS

The premiership coach:
LEVI434

The premiership players:
KADE KOLODJASHNIJ
ROBBIE TARRANT
ANDREW MACKIE
TOM CUTLER
PATRICK CRIPPS
BERNIE VINCE
DAVID ZAHARAKIS
SCOTT THOMPSON
SAM JACOBS
AARON HALL
MITCH ROBINSON
MATTHEW WRIGHT
BRENDAN WHITECROSS
DANYLE PEARCE
TRAVIS BOAK



The game as it happened:
- New Delhi was bold at the selection table; leaving out Kieren Jack from the starting 15 and bringing in Travis Cloke in a bid to bring in a game changer.
- There were four centurions each in this game, with Rio's Matthew Wright & Danyle Pearce going well above their averages to prove the difference.
- New Delhi's Jeremy Cameron had an absolute stinker, with Stephen Coniglio's 62 also hurting massively for New Delhi
- New Delhi had more 90+ scorers (9) than the Jaguars (5), but had more sub-60 scorers (3-2).
- This was the lowest scoring grand final in Worlds history, with the individual scores ranking 9th and 10th out of the 10 GF scores. But it was still a ripper.
- New Delhi's midfield tried its hardest, compared to Rio's sole centurion in Patrick Cripps.
- Travis Boak played game 94 as the most experienced player in the GF, compared to Tom Cutler's 11 as the least experienced.

[ossie85]

Well done Purps on a great year!

Cripps 3 best on ground performances in 4 finals :/

[Adamant]

Congratulations to Levi and the Jags! Amazing effort considering the injuries to GAJ and Bob.