“Brutal match this. The norse were never really in it after too freely letting their blood stain the pitch, yet some sloppy play by the Greens left the game tied - almost farcically so - at half time.

With just 7 fielded at the beginning of the second period, the Linos looked destined for the scrapheap yet somehow managed to take an improbable lead, thanks to a misplaced throw landing kindly and a well executed push. The downside was that it left too much time. Against such low numbers, the orcs ran in the first playing it safe (thanks to earlier re-roll wastage) in T5, leaving 3 turns to score against 5 men having kicked. It proved prudent, as the norse failed to secure the ball and although they once managed to force a drop with a risky blitz, their lack of numbers told and the winning TD was run in on T16 without alarm.

Fittingly after causing 3 CAS by himself, Krankee improved himself, lifting weights in training far beyond what he could. Clearly pummelling northerners in little clothing does wonders for ones biceps.

Also worth noting that akaRenton took the brtual carnage very well and was a fun opponent. Maybe next time he'll have more luck; he deserves it after this!”