Continental Cup Rounds 5, 6 and Finals

[Holz]

Europe have had 3 players score a combined 627 points :/ all Dublin players - Dal Santo, Selwood (c) and Goldstein.

Looking good for a repeat

[ossie85]

Americas through to Grand Final

Africonia performed admirably with only 11 players, chose the right captain and vice-captain in Gibson and Hawkins!

Americas performed solidly across the board, and did enough to finish top of the ladder, and go straight to the Grand Final.

Africonia (15.6.96) lost to Americas (17.12.114)

Best
Africonia: S Gibson, T Hawkins
Americas: B Harvey, A Sandilands, H Hartlett

SAM GIBSON wins a REPRESENTATIVE Medal

[ossie85]

Scary Europe miss out on Top Spot

So Europe score 152 from only 12 players? Crazy.

Asia finish bottom, unluckily, as they actually outscored Africonia and Americas.

Europe (23.14.152) defeated Asia (15.10.100)

Best
Europe: T Goldstein, N Dal Santo, N Fyfe, J Selwood, C Wingard, R Gray, D Mundy
Asia: O Wines, J Caddy, M Duncan

Substitutes
Asia: G Horlin-Smith subbed in for R Bastinac

TODD GOLDSTEIN wins a REPRESENTATIVE Medal

[ossie85]

Ladder

Rank      W   D   L   PF   PA   %
1   Americas   5   0   1   845   848   99.65%
2   Europe   4   0   2   949   829   114.48%
3   Africonia   2   0   4   846   933   90.68%
4   Asia   1   0   5   878   908   96.70%

Finals week 1:

Bye: Americas (straight to Grand Final)

Preliminary Final: Europe v Africonia

[Jukes]

I'll name a team straight away just in case nobody does, so feel free to change it

D: McVeigh, Birchall, Broadbent
M: Dal Santo (vc), Boak, Hannebery
R: Goldstein
F: Gray (c), Franklin, Westhoff
I: Wingard, Lobbe

Emg: Wells, Jetta, Rampe

[Nige]

We've actually got slightly more of a team to choose from this week which is good, still no ruck. Can we force Europe to play an OOP ruck in the sake of fairness?

[ossie85]

We've actually got slightly more of a team to choose from this week which is good, still no ruck. Can we force Europe to play an OOP ruck in the sake of fairness?

Soz Nige :/

[Nige]

We've actually got slightly more of a team to choose from this week which is good, still no ruck. Can we force Europe to play an OOP ruck in the sake of fairness?

Soz Nige :/

C'mon Oss, you know you want to.  :P

[Justin Bieber]

Damn, Americas so lucky, lowest scoring and into the Grand Final!

And poor Africonia. Jukesy rubbing it in by playing a ruck on the interchange as well for us :P.

[Memphistopheles]

Hey I've always seen these comps but never really paid that much attention.

Who are the Africonia teams? Coe Town, Cairo and ?

Also are there an even amount of teams in each of the four represented regions?

It seems like there are more in some than others?

[ossie85]

Yep, it is an uneven comp. Said from the start! Just an extra bit of fun

Wellington and Pacific in Africa/Oceania (Africonia)

5 teams in Europe and Americas, 4 im Africonia and Asia

unfortunately the best teams are also in Europe and Americas

[CrowsFan]

Hey I've always seen these comps but never really paid that much attention.

Who are the Africonia teams? Coe Town, Cairo and ?

Also are there an even amount of teams in each of the four represented regions?

It seems like there are more in some than others?

18 teams, so 2 regions of 5 and 2 regions of 4.

Americas - Pumas, 'Dillos, Suns, Wolves, Revolution
Europe - Destroyers, Brewers, Reindeers, Royals, Spetsnaz
Asia - Tigers, Thunder, Magpies, Samurai
Africonia - Cobras, Sands, Islanders, Warriors

[Memphistopheles]

Ok cool thanks, now I'll know when I see things happening.

It is a shame we have no rucks playing this week :(. Maybe I need to persuade my boss to trade in the ruck from the team he supports in the offseason for next year :P

[Holz]

well North sucked however Dublin keeps looking better and better.

Buddy 155
Goldy 105
NDs 104

[ossie85]

Africonia team:

D: N Malceski (vc), C O'Shea, N Smith
M: JP Kennedy (c), I Smith, S Gibson
R: J Pittard (oop)
F: L Breust, P Puopolo, J Neade
I: B Hill, L Thomas
E: SB Reid, H Cunningham, G Rohan

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