WXV Round 14: Billions Cup and a defining Round

[ossie85]

Wolves Consolidate

Looking tough for Cape Town now, as the Wolves put in a might display despite some injury concerns!

Toronto Wolves (23.15.153) defeated Cape Town Cobras (20.17.137)

Best
Toronto: L Greenwood, S Pendlebury, L Henderson, M Maguire, A Swallow
Cape Town: A Everitt, T Cotchin, C Bird, C Guthrie

Substitutes
Toronto: A Hall subbed in for L Adams, T Jonas subbed in for S Butler

WXV Debut
Toronto: T Jonas

Reserves
Toronto Wolves (9.3.57) lost to Cape Town Cobras (13.8.86)

Best
Toronto: B Brown
Cape Town: SB Reid, C O'Shea

[ossie85]

Costly Victory for Pumas

Sao Paulo had a comfortable win as expected, but the injury to Captain Gary Ablett could derail its season... Can they recover?

The Islanders have been ravaged by injury.

Epic battle in the reserves!

Sao Paulo Pumas (22.17.149) defeated Pacific Islanders (17.12.114)

Best
Sao Paulo: J Gunston, R Sloane, D Zaharakis, A Walker, H Hartlett, S Jacobs
Pacific: M Bontempelli, S Gibson

Substitutes
Sao Paulo: S McMahon subbed in for Z Jones

Reserves
Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (20.21.141) defeated Port Morseby Iguanadons (20.16.136)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: W Minson, S White, M Wallis, J Stringer
Port Morseby: S Day, J Witts, L Brown, B Sheppard, D Terlich, R Stanley, L Thomas

[ossie85]

Spetsnaz Keep on the Pressure

Wellington weren't embarrased, but Moscow look the real deal.

Moscow Spetsnaz (23.14.152) defeated Wellington Warriors (19.15.129)

Best
Moscow: J O'Meara, S Docherty, T Vickery, R Griffen, D Martin
Wellington: M Murphy, T Mzungu, H McIntosh

Late Changes
Moscow: S May replaced N Naitanui
Wellington: T Mzungu replaced L Hayes

Reserves
Siberian Wolverines (5.3.33) lost to Wellington Warriors (12.12.84)

Best
Siberia: J Frawley, J Thomas
Wellington: T Colyer, X Ellis

[Justin Bieber]

PARISIAN NICE LYON REINDEERS

Backs: K. Simpson (72), M. Jaensch (103), C. Enright (63), J. Harbrow (91)
Mids: M. Priddis (CC) (123*1.5 = 185), N. Jones (71), D. Shiel (86), D. Myers (123*1.1 = 135)
Ruc: M. Lobbe (119)
Fwds: J. Westhoff (CC) (66*1.5 = 99), C. Wingard (66), L. Casboult (91), J. Billings (55)
Int: H. Grundy (77), T. Lynch (86)

OUT: M. Thomas
IN: T. Lynch

Final Score: 1399. Nothing special and probably should have gone Priddis with full captaincy. Myers being rested last week was a stroke of genius/luck and Lynch may have just locked in a place in our forward line for the coming weeks.

Probably not enough to hold off Dublin although Selwood underperforming a bit helps!

[ossie85]

Brewers stay in Touch

Berlin's ex-pats gave them a bit of scare, but they did enough to keep finals hopes alive.

Season over for Seoul barring mathematical miracle.

Berlin Brewers (21.13.139) defeated Seoul Magpies (19.10.124)

Best
Berlin: N Fyfe, B Crouch, R Petterd
Seoul: D Swallow, TJ Lynch, B Ellis

Substitutes
Seoul: L Keeffe subbed in for Jo Kelly

WXV Debut
Seoul: L Keeffe

Reserves
Rhineland Rum-Runners (6.4.40) lost to Pyongyang Chollimas (12.9.81)

Best
Rhineland: D Minchington
Pyongyang: H Ballantyne

[ossie85]

Big Clash Fizzles

A mediocre score from Buenos Aires, and a shocker from Cairo. The Sands should feel lucky that didn't come against a lower team.

Buenos Aires Armadillos (20.17.137) defeated Cairo Sands (18.11.119)

Best
Buenos Aires: M Barlow, D Petrie, S Johnson, D Cox, B Harvey
Cairo: P Hanley, S Mumford

Substitutes
Cairo: J Clarke subbed in for A Carrazzo

Late Changes
Buenos Aires: D Hale replaced Ja Kelly

WXV Debut
Cairo: J Clarke

Reserves
Buenos Aires Armadillos (8.3.51) lost to Alexandria Hieroglyphics (20.13.133)

Best
Buenos Aires: R Warnock
Alexandria: S Rowe, J Impey, T Chaplin, C Pearce

[Jukes]

Good to get a good win

Why couldn't Cairo put in that against us :/

[CrowsFan]

PARISIAN NICE LYON REINDEERS

Backs: K. Simpson (72), M. Jaensch (103), C. Enright (63), J. Harbrow (91)
Mids: M. Priddis (CC) (123*1.5 = 185), N. Jones (71), D. Shiel (86), D. Myers (123*1.1 = 135)
Ruc: M. Lobbe (119)
Fwds: J. Westhoff (CC) (66*1.5 = 99), C. Wingard (66), L. Casboult (91), J. Billings (55)
Int: H. Grundy (77), T. Lynch (86)

OUT: M. Thomas
IN: T. Lynch

Final Score: 1399. Nothing special and probably should have gone Priddis with full captaincy. Myers being rested last week was a stroke of genius/luck and Lynch may have just locked in a place in our forward line for the coming weeks.

Probably not enough to hold off Dublin although Selwood underperforming a bit helps!

Enright got 66 not 63, so that takes you to 1402, plus you get HGA of 55 so you finish with 1,457. Holz said he got 141, so looks like you won!

[ossie85]

Unlucky New York fall to Tokyo

A great clash between 2 teams that won't make finals, with New York not being able to buy a win lately.

New York Revolution (21.17.143) lost to Tokyo Samurai (22.16.148)

Best
New York: T Liberatore, D Armitage, H Bennell
Tokyo: L Parker, S Motlop, N Suban, A Miles, G Ibbotson, C Judd

Substitutes
New York: W Hoskin-Elliott subbed in for J Macrae

Late Changes
Tokyo: J Merrett replaced K Tippett, J Carlisle replaced D Simpson

Reserves
Washington Rebellion (17.9.111) defeated Yuzawa Typhoon (10.6.66)

Best
Washington: P McGinnity, S Lycett, A Young, J Macrae
Yuzawa: Nil

[Nige]

That score hurts my eyes.

The wheels have well and truly fallen off.

The two teams we play in the next two weeks outscored us this week, that's a worry.  :-\

[kilbluff1985]

Tokyoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[CrowsFan]

Sao Paulo had a comfortable win as expected, but the injury to Captain Gary Ablett could derail its season... Can they recover?

Certainly going to be tough with initial reports saying 4 weeks (so includes first week of finals), but managed to score almost 150 with an injured Ablett in the side. Replace him with last years B&F Will Minson and we should be ok for the next few weeks I think.

[ossie85]

Thunder takes home Billions Cup

Beijing snap 9 game losing streak, and take home the Billions Cup for the first time! While Harry Taylor wins back to back Pringle/Koochew medals!

New Delhi misses out an oppurtunity for back to back wins.

Beijing Thunder (19.13.127) defeated New Delhi Tigers (15.15.105)

Best
Beijing: H Taylor, L Neale, B Kennedy, E Betts
New Delhi: M Duncan, S Savage

Reserves
Shanghai Storm (5.7.37) lost to Mumbai Elephants (12.7.79)

Best
Shanghai: M Jones, D Stanley
Mumbai: Z Williams, R Bail

BEIJING wins the Billions Cip
HARRY TAYLOR wins the Pringle/Koochew Medal

[Toga]

Go you Thunda! Some great performances from our boys this week, the team has a lot of upside with guys like Kreuzer and Yeo to come back into the team. Good to see Harry Taylor find some form again, has been very down this season!

[ossie85]

Home Crowd Lifts PNL

Dublin suffered a mammoth blow in its fight for the Minor Premiership, with the Reindeer crowd getting PNL over the line aginst the Destroyers.

PNL Reindeers (22.14.146) defeated Dublin Destroyers (22.9.141)

Best
PNL: M Priddis, D Myers, M Lobbe, M Jaensch
Dublin: T Rockliff, L Hansen, N Dal Santo, R Gray, T McDonald

Late Changes
PNL: TT Lynch replaced M Thomas

Reserves
Marseille Kings (16.12.108) defeated Belfast Braves (9.8.62)

Best
Marseille: Z Merrett, M Williams
Belfast: B Martin