| Here are the Winners of this Season's WFR AWARDS Winner – WFR MVP – RUAN PIENAAR – PERTHSHIRE BLADES
Winner – WFR Top Try Scorer – (tie) 10 RUAN PIENAAR – PERTHSHIRE BLADES 10 CHRIS EATON – HAWKES BAY MAGPIES
Winner – Team of the Season - PERTHSHIRE BLADES Winner – Northern Conference Champions – PERTHSHIRE BLADES Winner – Southern Conference Champions – MELBOURNE BUSHRANGERS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Friday, January 29, 2010
WFR News WFR XII Awards
WFR XII Grand Final
Hello AllWell Here we are the 12th WFR World Club Championship Final
Perthshire Blades face off with the Hawkes Bay Magpies in Japan
Thanks to ALL Coaches who have made the WFR Season a great comeback to the world of fantasy rugby
Can Perthshire become the 3rd Unbeaten Side in a WFR Season ?
Will Hawkes Bay Battle through from 5th Seeds in the Playoff to spoil the Party ?
See the Match Report attached for a great Final…..
Also Stay tuned as WFR Collates the Stats from the Season to see Who Wins What
In the Season ending Awards….
Up For Grabs are : Coach of the Year , MVP of the Season , Top Pts Scorer , Top Try Scorer
And Dubious awards for Most Red / Yellow Cards ;o)
Thanks all again for a great season , and while we sort out the database for WFR XIII
Stay tuned for WFR Internationals as we begin our road to the WFR World Cup in Sth America
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------------------- WFR XII GRAND FINAL -------------------------
Venue: Yokohoma Intl' Stadium , Yokohoma, Japan
Attendance : 72 370 Weather : 13° C Chance of Rain
Hawkes Bay Magpies Perthshire Blades
1 Josh Keys 1 Allan Jacobsen
2 Hikawera Elliot 2 Ross Ford
3 Sona Taumalolo 3 Euan Murray
4 Matt Egan 4 Jim Hamilton
5 Ross Kennedy 5 Ali Williams
6 Karl Lowe 6 Jason White ©
7 Michael Johnson 7 Alasdair Strokosch
8 Thomas Waldrom © 8 Allister Hogg
9 Dane Shelford 9 Mike Blair
10 Matt Berquist 10 Ruan Pienaar
11 Zac Guilford 11 Lote Tuqiri
12 Richard Buckman 12 Anthony Tuitavake
13 Andrew Horrell 13 Zar Lawrence
14 Nick Thomson 14 Sean Lamont
15 Israel Dagg 15 Rory Lamont
RESERVES RESERVES
16 Chris Eaton 16 Andrew Turnbull
17 Sam Giddens 17 Ali Warnock
18 Mark Jackman 18 Greig Laidlaw
19 George Naoupu 19 Sergio Parisse
20 Trent Boswell-Wakefield 20 Colin Bourke
21 Tom Simpson 21 Geoff Cross
22 Jamie Muir 22 Kyle Traynor
Perthshire Blades Kicks off
2 Michael Johnson knocks-on
SCRUM: Tighthead - Hawkes Bay Magpies regains possession.
2 Alasdair Strokosch receives forward pass
SCRUM: Tighthead - Perthshire Blades regains possession.
2 Great Run By Sean Lamont
2 Perthshire Blades are attacking the line
4 Alasdair Strokosch knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Hawkes Bay Magpies
4 Hawkes Bay Magpies are pinned inside their own 22
4 Dane Shelford kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
6 Perthshire Blades are pinned inside their own 22
6 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Hawkes Bay Magpies
7 Hawkes Bay Magpies are pinned inside their own 22
7 Dane Shelford kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
8 Ali Williams receives forward pass
SCRUM: Ball to Hawkes Bay Magpies
8 Dane Shelford kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
9 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
10 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT against throw to Perthshire Blades
11 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
11 Great Run By Ruan Pienaar
11 Perthshire Blades are attacking the line
Ross Ford scores a try for Perthshire Blades
SCORE: 0 - 5
Try converted by Ruan Pienaar
SCORE: 0 - 7
Hawkes Bay Magpies Kicks off
13 Perthshire Blades are pinned inside their own 22
14 Rory Lamont knocks-on
scrum awarded to Hawkes Bay Magpies
14 Great work by Sona Taumalolo in ruck.
16 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
17 Euan Murray knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Hawkes Bay Magpies
17 Hawkes Bay Magpies are pinned inside their own 22
18 Hawkes Bay Magpies are pinned inside their own 22
19 Perthshire Blades are attacking the line
Allister Hogg scores a try for Perthshire Blades
SCORE: 0 - 12
Try converted by Ruan Pienaar
SCORE: 0 - 14
Hawkes Bay Magpies Kicks off
21 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
22 Alasdair Strokosch knocks-on
scrum awarded to Hawkes Bay Magpies
22 Hawkes Bay Magpies are pinned inside their own 22
23 Hawkes Bay Magpies are pinned inside their own 22
23 Dane Shelford kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
24 Great work by Hikawera Elliot in ruck.
25 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT against throw to Perthshire Blades
26 Great work by Ali Williams in ruck.
28 Penalty to Hawkes Bay Magpies
Matt Berquist kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Hawkes Bay Magpies
28 Great Run By Matt Berquist
28 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Great defense by Perthshire Blades
29 Hawkes Bay Magpies are pinned inside their own 22
30 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
30 Great work by Ali Williams in ruck.
31 Mike Blair knocks-on
scrum awarded to Hawkes Bay Magpies
31 Dane Shelford kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
32 Great Run By Andrew Horrell
32 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Great defense by Perthshire Blades
33 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Hawkes Bay Magpies
34 Matt Berquist knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Perthshire Blades
34 Great work by Allan Jacobsen in ruck.
35 Ruan Pienaar receives forward pass
SCRUM: Ball to Hawkes Bay Magpies
35 Great Run By Andrew Horrell
35 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Great defense by Perthshire Blades
36 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Great defense by Perthshire Blades
37 Euan Murray receives forward pass
SCRUM: Tighthead - Perthshire Blades regains possession.
37 Great work by Jason White in ruck.
38 Ruan Pienaar knocks-on
scrum awarded to Hawkes Bay Magpies
38 Dane Shelford kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
39 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
40 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Hawkes Bay Magpies
***HALF TIME***
Hawkes Bay Magpies 0 Perthshire Blades 14
The teams return to the Field for the 2nd Half
Hawkes Bay Magpies Kicks off
42 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
42 Great work by Jason White in ruck.
43 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
44 Ali Williams receives forward pass
SCRUM: Ball to Hawkes Bay Magpies
44 Great Run By Zac Guilford
44 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Great defense by Perthshire Blades
46 Perthshire Blades are pinned inside their own 22
46 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Hawkes Bay Magpies
48 Allister Hogg knocks-on
scrum awarded to Hawkes Bay Magpies
48 Great Run By Zac Guilford
48 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Zac Guilford scores a try for Hawkes Bay Magpies
SCORE: 5 - 14
Try converted by Matt Berquist
SCORE: 7 - 14
Perthshire Blades Kicks off
50 Penalty to Hawkes Bay Magpies
Matt Berquist kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Hawkes Bay Magpies
51 Dane Shelford kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
52 Penalty to Hawkes Bay Magpies
Matt Berquist scores penalty goal
Score: 10 - 14
Perthshire Blades Kicks off
54 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar scores penalty goal
Score: 10 - 17
Hawkes Bay Magpies Kicks off
56 Mike Blair knocks-on
scrum awarded to Hawkes Bay Magpies
56 Perthshire Blades are pinned inside their own 22
56 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT against throw to Perthshire Blades
58 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT against throw to Hawkes Bay Magpies
59 Nick Thomson knocks-on
scrum awarded to Perthshire Blades
59 Perthshire Blades are attacking the line
59 Perthshire Blades Cross the Try Line
Ref goes to video
Video ref is taking his Time With This One
TRY !!!!
Alasdair Strokosch scores a try for Perthshire Blades
SCORE: 10 - 22
Try converted by Ruan Pienaar
SCORE: 10 - 24
Hawkes Bay Magpies Kicks off
61 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
62 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
63 Alasdair Strokosch knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Hawkes Bay Magpies
63 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Great defense by Perthshire Blades
66 Michael Johnson knocks-on
SCRUM: Tighthead - Hawkes Bay Magpies regains possession.
66 Hawkes Bay Magpies are attacking the line
Dane Shelford scores a try for Hawkes Bay Magpies
SCORE: 15 - 24
Try converted by Matt Berquist
SCORE: 17 - 24
Perthshire Blades Kicks off
68 Dane Shelford receives forward pass
SCRUM: Tighthead - Hawkes Bay Magpies regains possession.
Minor injury to Matt Berquist. Attended to on field.
69 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
69 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT against throw to Perthshire Blades
70 Alasdair Strokosch knocks-on
SCRUM: Ball to Hawkes Bay Magpies
71 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
71 Perthshire Blades are attacking the line
Ross Ford scores a try for Perthshire Blades
SCORE: 17 - 29
Try converted by Ruan Pienaar
SCORE: 17 - 31
Hawkes Bay Magpies Kicks off
73 Penalty to Perthshire Blades
Ruan Pienaar kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Perthshire Blades
74 Perthshire Blades are pinned inside their own 22
75 Hikawera Elliot receives forward pass
SCRUM: Ball to Perthshire Blades
76 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT against throw to Perthshire Blades
78 Perthshire Blades are pinned inside their own 22
78 Mike Blair kicks for touch
LINEOUT to Hawkes Bay Magpies
79 Andrew Horrell receives forward pass
SCRUM: Ball to Perthshire Blades
79 Perthshire Blades are attacking the line
Great defense by Hawkes Bay Magpies
80 Perthshire Blades are attacking the line
Great defense by Hawkes Bay Magpies
*** FULL TIME ***
Hawkes Bay Magpies 17 Perthshire Blades 31
Stats:
Hawkes Bay Magpies
Tries - Dane Shelfor,Zac Guilford
Conversions - Matt Berquist 2 ( 2 )
Penalty Goals - Matt Berquist 1 ( 1 )
Perthshire Blades
Tries - Ross Ford x 2 Alasdair StrokoschAllister Hogg
Conversions - Ruan Pienaar 4 ( 4 )
Penalty Goals - Ruan Pienaar 1 ( 1 )
Penalty Count
Hawkes Bay Magpies- 3 : 15 -Perthshire Blades
Scrums
Hawkes Bay Magpies- 10 : 5 -Perthshire Blades
Lineouts
Hawkes Bay Magpies- 8 : 25 -Perthshire Blades
Possession (%)
Hawkes Bay Magpies- 35 : 65 -Perthshire Blades
Time in Opposition Half
Hawkes Bay Magpies- 31 : 49 -Perthshire Blades
Handling Errors
Hawkes Bay Magpies- 7 : 15 -Perthshire Blades
Injuries :Yellow cards :Red cards :
Thursday, January 28, 2010
WFR News - Blades Prepare for Final
| The Perthshire Blades arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday evening ahead of the Grand Final against the Hawkes Bay Magpies.  Despite coming in to the biggest game of the season with a 100% record, their coach is cautious, "We have improved as the season has progressed, and we've probably been playing our best rugby over the last 3 or 4 weeks. But we know that form goes out the window in a one-off game like this - it's all going to come down to the 80 minutes - what's gone before doesn't really come in to it any more. We think that the battle at the breakdown will be key. I'm sure both sides will have chances during the game, and it's important for us that we are clinical when we get these opportunities. It should be a cracking game. The Magpies have been impressive over the last 3 weeks, and we will have to perform at the top of our game."The Blades have had some recent injury concerns, and Max Evans has been ruled out as a result of a knock picked up against the Tigers. It is uncertain whether Mike Blair will start the game as he has been sidelined for the last 2 weeks. There will need to be some re-shuffling in the back division, and there is no doubt that the loss of Evans will be a blow to the Blades. "I'm really disappointed for Max as he's made a massive contribution to get us here, but we do have a number of good options open to us with Tuqiri, Lawrence, Tuitavake and the Lamont brothers all fairly interchangeable. According a press spokesman, the Blades will only be undertaking very light training leading up to the game. Most of the preparation has been tactical, and also making sure that the players are mentally prepared for what could be the biggest game in their careers. There is expected to be a big Scottish support in Tokyo, not just from Perthsire but from other parts of the country as well. | ||
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
WFR News Magpies Make Final
The Hawkes Bay Magpies have made their first ever WFR Grand Final by defeating Southern Conference Champions the Melbourne Bushrangers.
The Final to be held in Neutral Territory has been confirmed as Tokyo Stadium . The WFR has decided to promote WFR in Japan and what better way on doing so than by playing the biggest showcase there.
Hawkes Bay are playing down the underdog status though as they are fully aware of the power of the Blades and their seemingly unstopple march towards the WFR Crown. At this stage the Magpies look to be keeping their line up from the Preliminary final which was
1 Josh Keys 2 Hikawera Elliot 3 Clint Newland 4 Matt Egan 5 George Naoupu 6 Karl Lowe
7 Michael Johnson 8 Thomas Waldrom 9 Chris Eaton 10 Dane Shelford
11 Zac Guilford 12 Sam Giddens 13 Andrew Horrell 14 Nick Thomson 15 Israel Dagg
RESERVES
16 Richard Buckman
20 Trent Boswell-Wakefield 21 Sona Taumalolo 22 Tom Simpson
A Couple of niggly injuries are in the squad with Chris Eaton Hurting from a leg Strain and Karl Lowe with Back Spasms but the final line up will be decided on Wednesday Morning.
A number of Special flights left Auckland International Airport this morning that were specially charter by the Magpies Supporters and a very vocal number of around 2,500 are expected.
WFR NEWS
WFR News Whalers get pass mark
The resurrected Peninsula Whalers get a pass mark for their first season back in WFR. The side has a rebuilding look to it & some of the new young players have come through with flying colors. Special mention needs to be made of fullback Robbie Robinson, First Five Colin Slade & open side flanker George Whitelock , all who have made major contributions to the side this year. Slade especially stepped into Dan Carter's shoe & led a turn around in fortunes for the side as they headed into the end of the season. Captain, Aaron Mauger led from the front at 2nd five, keeping cool under pressure, his tactical knowledge proved invaluable to the youngsters at times. The two remaining Whalers "Originals" Andrew Mehrtens & lock Alec Parker may not have played a lot of rugby , but their off field contribution to this team must not go unmentioned. Dan Carter showed at times why he is considered world class & but for injury would have played more.
Look for a big contribution from him in WFR XIII. In the forwards the Franks brothers Owen & Ben, along with "The Sherrif" Wyatt Crockett kept up the Whalers tradition of solid scrumaging front rows. Isaac Ross at lock showed the All Black selectors were wrong to leave him out & Michael Paterson showed his durability at blindside, number 8 & lock. In WFR XIII, we'll see Nathan Mauger who had an injury plagued season retire from all rugby. He will take up the newly created position of Peninsula Whalers Rugby Academy." We'll also say goodbye to halfback Andre Bachelet.
The veteran ( 40) stepped in at short notice when the call for an experienced halfback went out & we tahnk Andre for his contribution both on & off the field. Coaches Brian Byas ( Backs) & Buddha Johnston (Forwards) have been retained & former Whalers captain, Andrew McCormick will continue in the managers role.
The Winger CEO Peninsula Rugby Corp
WFR News Tigers Season over
The Tigers bowed out of the recent WFR season more with a whimper than a roar going down 38-5 to the Blades. DoR Mikey G we probably gave our worst performance of the season and the players are hurting, the season is now over so they cannot now go out next week to rectify the issue.
With their season now over the players will take a well deserved break before beginning the new pre season, the players reported this morning to Performance Manager who did their last fitness checks and each player was issued with a performance program to taylor the needs for the off season, the boys have been given a clear break to recover from all niggles before beginning their pre-season program.
2 players so far will be confirmed as leaving French Number 8 Imanol Harinordiquay and South African Winger Gcobani Bobo.
'Nol has failed to settle in the North of England and has asked to be released from his final year of his contract which we have agreed too, its been quite hard for 'Nol who has played most of his Rugby in the South-East of France the weather and pitch conditions have meant we have not seen the best of him he has also missed cooking.
'Nol has been 100%professional whilst at the club and helped some of the younger guys with their game plan we are sorry to see him go but we wish him all the best.
With regards to Gcobabi Bobo the club has decided not to take up the option of the 2nd year of his contract.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Welcome to WFR Ezine
Hi All and Welcome to WFR EZine
Here on our Blog I shall post games from WFR Past and News , we will cover who the successful teams have been , who won what and who lost that victory in the final minutes of a game.
WorldFantasyRugby began in 1996 so we have 14 years of history to record and relive so sit back and enjoy as it may take 14 years to rewrite it all
Kevin Hare
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