Round 1: Match Thread

Saints RFU vs Redfern Reds
French Fancy vs Dynamo Morpork
Thunder RFC vs S.A. Collegians

Gloucester Royals vs Redwood Phoenix
Lightning Leapers vs Ancient Mystic Society
MrPrez vs Mariner's Tigers

 

Still waiting on a few lineups. If I don't get them by today, I'll just use their preseason lineup.

 

Div 1: Saints RFU vs Redfern Reds RUFC

Score: 14-18

1 Tries 2
0 Conversions 1
3 Penalties 1
0 Drop Goals

38% Possession 62%
58% Territory 42%
11 Handling Errors 8
13 Penalties Conceded 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Injuries 0

Saints: 14 (Tries: Farrell, Penalties: Farrell 3/4)

Reds: 18 (Tries: Jenkins, Hayman, Conversions: McAlister 1/2, Penalties: McAlister 1/1, Drop Goal: McAlister)

Yellow card: O'Brien (Reds)

Injuries: Coetzee (Saints) Out for 30 days.

 

Div 1: French Fancy vs Dynamo Morpork

Score 19-18

3 Tries 2
2 Conversions 1
0 Penalties 2

60% Possession 40%
47% Territory 53%
10 Handling Errors 5
4 Penalties Conceded 8
0 Injuries 1

Fancy: 19 (Tries: Murray, Nallet, Kearney, Conversions: Sexton 2/3)

Morpork: 18 (Tries: Mujati, Pretorius, Conversions: Lealifano 1/2, Penalties: Lealifano 2/4)

Injuries: Strauss (Morpork) Out for 5 days

 

Div 1: Thunder RFC vs S.A. Collegians

Score: 12-25

2 Tries 3
1 Conversions 2
0 Penalties 1
0 Drop Goals 1

52% Possession 48%
60% Territory 40%
4 Handling Errors 9
6 Penalties Conceded 7
1 Red Card 0
0 Injuries 1

Thunder: 12 (Tries: Zirakashvili, Afoa, Conversions: Hernandez 1/2)

Collegians: 25 (Tries: Lawes, Du Preez, Sheridan, Conversions: Hook 2/3, Penalties: Hook 1/2, Drop goal: Hook)

Red Card: Afoa (Thunder) Suspended for 7 days

Injuries: Luatua (Collegians) Out for 100 days


That red card must have been what cost me the game

 

Div 2: Gloucester Royals vs Redwood Phoenix

Score: 12-15

2 Tries 2
1 Conversions 1
0 Penalties 1

50% Possession 50%
64% Territory 36%
8 Handling Errors 6
10 Penalties Conceded 3
0 Yellow Cards 2

Royals: 12 (Tries: Best, Marler, Conversions: Priestland 1/2)

Phoenix: 15 (Tries: O.Franks, Kaino, Conversions: M.Steyn 1/2, Penalties: M.Steyn 1/2)

Yellow Cards: O.Franks, M.Steyn

 

Div 2: Lightning Leapers vs The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers

Score: 34-15

4 Tries 2
4 Conversions 1
2 Penalties 1

58% Possession 42%
63% Territory 37%
9 Handling Errors 5
7 Penalties Conceded 6
1 Yellow Cards 0

Leapers: 34 (Tries: Ashley-Cooper, Amorosino, Mvovo, Wilkinson, Conversions: Wilkinson 4/4, Penatlies: Wilkinson 2/2)

Ancient: 15 (Tries: Lydiate, Kerr-Barlow, Conversions: Carter 1/2, Penalties: Carter 1/2)

Yellow Cards: Contepomi (Leapers)

 

Div 2: MrPrez vs Mariner's Tigers

Score: 11-13

1 Tries 1
0 Conversions 1
2 Penalties 2

48% Possession 52%
34% Territory 66%
5 Handling Errors 7
6 Penalties Conceded 4
0 Red Cards 1

Prez: 11 (Tries: Pietersen, Penalties: Goosen 2/2)

Tigers: 13 (Tries: Castrogiovanni, Conversions: Halfpenny 1/1, Penalties: Halfpenny 2/2)

Red cards: Haskell (Tigers) Suspended for 7 days

 

Round 1 complete!

Top 10 stats to come and then Round 2 can begin. Get your lineups in!

 

Yeah really shitty injury tbf, he's out for the rest of the season - came off the bench too.

 

That was the only "bug" I came across during the preseason. If you Sim a game, no matter who you've selected as the place kicker, the player with the highest goal kicking skill, takes the kicks. I didn't see it as an issue though - couldn't see why you wouldn't want your highest goal kicker doing the place kicks, unless of course they're Aussie

So yeah that's why Cruden didn't take them.