“As the singing died down on the team bus, the ladies of "the Wind" could still not quite believe they'd come away as anything but sorry losers. After an outrageous play at the end of the seventh turn in the second half, with all of the Wind tied down by orc markers and Wrath summoning all her energy for a quite unbelievable blitz on the bulging-muscled orc, So Cruel, a wayward hand from the crowd (Amazonian, no doubt) hacked the ball from the halfway-line right up to Achtung Orcy's goalline. An unfortunate fumble by Mysterious Ways later, and the way was clear for Tempest to dodge in for her first ever touchdown. Some of those present in the stands started muttering things about "Nuffle's favourites" and "fiendish Amazonian withcraft".

After receiving a pounding all game, with the dugout looking something akin to the accident and emergency wing of a busy hospital, the Shimmering Wind players couldn't quite believe it, even looking slightly embarrassed when they left the pitch with a draw under their belt.”