Valruzia

[Aethan]

Fourth round of the Six Nations 5724! 

Only one round remains
June 5724

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Brzansk and Hel have been the hosts of today's fourth round of the 5724 Six Nations rugby tournament! With only one last round until the end, who are the countries still in the contend for the title? Let's take a look!

In the men's tournament in Hel, the Bianjian team has failed once again to secure a victory for their team, thus becoming dead last in the overall ranking after losing 14–19 against the Lodamese. Kalistan continues its unbeatable streak and after an explosive victory against Mordusia by 45–12, the Northern Seleyan team has an overall score of 202 points in favor versus merely 27 against (a mean of 9 points against them per match). No doubt they are the clear favorites to win the overall tournament! However, they shouldn't count their chickens before they're hatched, as in a discrete second rank we have the Valruzian hosts, whose victory by 26–20 against the Luthorian national team makes them also the only other team to have not been defeated throughout the tournament, although they have received 61 points against (around 20 points per match, or more than double than Kalistan's). With this results, the winner is almost decided and we will have to wait until the very last day to see who lifts the very first Six Nations trophy!

In the women's side in Brzansk, however, these two teams have already faced each other, with a victory for the Valruzian side by single digits (20–18). In a match that received the highest attendance up to date, both teams fought aggresively but in the end, it was the host the team that emerged victorious. Will this be repeated in tomorrow's men's match, or we'll see the tables turning? For the second match, Luthori secured yet another victory, this time against Lodamun, 35–22, to earn their place in the top three. And in the last match, Bianjie vs. Mordusia, it was the Dovanian side who won by 24–17. These results mean that the top three-placed teams – Valruzia, Bianjie and Luthori – all have now 3 victories and only one loss, and mere difference of points (Valruzia with a surplus of 23 whilst both Bianjie and Luthori are ALSO tied in a surplus of 11). This means that one of these three teams will become our female winner, but we will have to wait until tomorrow to know who is it! On the other side of the spectrum, this tournament has not been great for both the Kalistani and the Mordusian sides, who paired together, have only a total of a single victory. But still, this can change tomorrow!

With the fourth round coming to an end and only one more day to go,  these are the current stats:

Men's tournament:
1. Kalistan: 4 0 0 (202 – 27) +175
2. Valruzia: 4 0 0 (111 – 61) +50
3. Mordusia: 2 0 2 (76 – 96) –20
4. Luthori 1 0 3 (72 – 100) –28
5. Lodamun 1 0 3 (51 – 130) –79
6. Bianjie 0 0 4 (33 – 131) –98

Women's tournament:
1. Valruzia: 3 0 1 (103 – 80) +23
2=. Bianjie: 3 0 1 (92 – 81) +11
2=. Luthori: 3 0 1 (105 – 94) +11
4. Lodamun: 2 0 2 (75 – 85) –10
5. Kalistan: 1 0 3 (88 – 84) +4
6. Mordusia: 0 0 4 (54 – 101) –47

Stay tuned because these results mean that the winner of the Men's tournament will be decided in the last match, between the hosts and the imparable Kalistani team! These are the  pairings for the last round: Valruzia v. Kalistan; Luthori v. Lodamun; Bianjie v. Mordusia. This also means that the rest of the positions are far from fixed, and this last round will decide the final standing!

In the Women's tournament, however, we have a different story. These are the pairings for the last round: Valruzia v. Mordusia; Kalistan v. Lodamun; Luthori v. Bianjie. With the top three virtually in a tie, and two of them facing each other in this last round, this final also promises a nail-bitting round!