A tough, long match that saw Overtime and 11 casualties.
This was a game where the defences ruled supreme - a dauntless lineman managed to bring down Paupers star player Count Von Drackenberg just yards away from the endzone in the first half, while that same sharp - fanged freebooter managed to prove his woth by blocking the infamous Beer Catcher OFF THE LINE at the opposite end of the pitch in the second half.
In the end the game was decided by casualties. After an evenly spread 4 in the opening 4 turns of the game, it was The Paupers that proved the heaviest hitting. BBB's Av7 was never going to hold up for long against three ST5s and three mighty blows, and after the only foul of the game saw BBB mino Beerking stretchered off with a niggle, the Beerdrinkers were forced to line up for Overtime with only five players against a full and choice Paupers 11...
Despitea valiant effort to send the game to penalties by throwing the ball away as far as possible, the BBB never really stood a chance at this stage and Coalscuttle Cris, the Paupers playr of the tournament walked in the only touchdown of the game, to make the Paupers the first ever Hardupp Cupp Champions and himself the competitions top scorer!
About the fantastic win, Paupers chairman Grimes had the following to say:
"Rubbish. I had a bet on the BBB to walk this one so now I'm broke. Them players shan't be getting nowt to eat tonight..."”
A tough, long match that saw Overtime and 11 casualties.
This was a game where the defences ruled supreme - a dauntless lineman managed to bring down Paupers star player Count Von Drackenberg just yards away from the endzone in the first half, while that same sharp - fanged freebooter managed to prove his woth by blocking the infamous Beer Catcher OFF THE LINE at the opposite end of the pitch in the second half.
In the end the game was decided by casualties. After an evenly spread 4 in the opening 4 turns of the game, it was The Paupers that proved the heaviest hitting. BBB's Av7 was never going to hold up for long against three ST5s and three mighty blows, and after the only foul of the game saw BBB mino Beerking stretchered off with a niggle, the Beerdrinkers were forced to line up for Overtime with only five players against a full and choice Paupers 11...
Despitea valiant effort to send the game to penalties by throwing the ball away as far as possible, the BBB never really stood a chance at this stage and Coalscuttle Cris, the Paupers playr of the tournament walked in the only touchdown of the game, to make the Paupers the first ever Hardupp Cupp Champions and himself the competitions top scorer!
About the fantastic win, Paupers chairman Grimes had the following to say:
"Rubbish. I had a bet on the BBB to walk this one so now I'm broke. Them players shan't be getting nowt to eat tonight..."”